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UN Environment Assembly Adopts Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution

UN Environment Assembly Adopts Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Mar 2, 2022 | News

U.N. member states meeting in Nairobi, Kenya as part of the UNEA 5.2 agreed to the first global agreement to tackle plastic pollution. The historical treaty will be developed within two years. It will seek to prevent and reduce plastic pollution in the environment and...
New Report: UK plastic dumpsites in Turkey found to be highly contaminated with toxic chemicals

New Report: UK plastic dumpsites in Turkey found to be highly contaminated with toxic chemicals

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Feb 9, 2022 | News

A report released by Greenpeace Mediterranean today, Game of Waste, reveals that five sites in southern Turkey are extensively contaminated with hazardous chemical pollutants following the illegal dumping and open burning of imported plastic waste. Last year...
New Study: Single-use plastic items represent about 75% of the total benthic marine litter found in Iskenderun Bay

New Study: Single-use plastic items represent about 75% of the total benthic marine litter found in Iskenderun Bay

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Sep 4, 2021 | News

A new study done by our group member Dr Ferhat Büyükdeveci has recently been published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. According to the results, 75% of the total benthic marine litter found in Iskenderun Bay is single-use plastics! In this paper, we investigated the...
New article: Why Turkey should not import plastic waste pollution from developed countries?

New article: Why Turkey should not import plastic waste pollution from developed countries?

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Aug 2, 2021 | News

A new article written by our group leader Dr Sedat Gundogdu and his colleague Dr Tony R. Walker was published in the highly reputable journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. The paper discussed Turkey’s decision on waste trade with an emphasis on marine plastic...

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