Turkey’s Plastic Recycling Industry Is Booming. But It Comes at a Cost.
Andrew Craigie Andrew Craigie

Turkey’s Plastic Recycling Industry Is Booming. But It Comes at a Cost.

Dotted across the southern Turkish city of Adana are illegal dump sites for plastic recycling waste that never got recycled. The labels show they've come from consumers in Europe and the United States. These countries now ship recyclable plastic waste to countries like Turkey. But this rapidly growing industry often skirts regulations, leading to health and environmental risks for the surrounding community. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports from Adana.

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