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Turkey bans plastic waste imports

Christian Fernsby |
Turkey banned the import of polymer waste on Tuesday after environmental group Greenpeace said it had been illegally dumped and burned in the country.

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Topics: TURKEY   

Polymers, commonly used in the production of items such as plastic bags and bottles, pipes, cables, packaging films, toys and food wraps, were removed from a list of waste products that can be imported, Sözcü newspaper reported, citing a government decision published in the Official Gazette.

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