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New Study: Plastic Waste Trade: The Hidden Numbers

New Study: Plastic Waste Trade: The Hidden Numbers

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Mar 9, 2023 | News

Plastics are a mixture of fossil fuels and chemicals, and many chemicals in plastics are known to cause serious health problems. Exports of plastic wastes have been identified as a significant global health and environmental threat, but current reporting systems...
Declaration of Solidarity: Journalists under attack for their investigative work on global plastic waste trade

Declaration of Solidarity: Journalists under attack for their investigative work on global plastic waste trade

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Aug 9, 2022 | News

On July 27, 2022, independent freelance journalists Vedat Örüç and Elif Kurttaş, were attacked while visiting an industrial area with dozens of recycling facilities in Adana, Türkiye. According to a post on Twitter by Vedat Örüç, the journalists entered a plastic...
New Report: The Perceptıon of Turkısh Socıety on Envıronmental Problems and Waste Import

New Report: The Perceptıon of Turkısh Socıety on Envıronmental Problems and Waste Import

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Jan 28, 2022 | News

Turkey’s plastic waste import issue is a problem that we have been working on for a long time. There is no study that measures the perception of society on this issue, which is mostly brought to the agenda with illegal waste dumping and incineration activities....
EIA study reveals a ten billion tonne plastic pollution bomb ticking away in every corner of the planet

EIA study reveals a ten billion tonne plastic pollution bomb ticking away in every corner of the planet

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | Sep 29, 2021 | News

In a new report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) with the title The Truth Behind Trash: The scale and impact of the international trade in plastic waste, EIA’s Ocean team has pulled together and analyzed available plastic waste export data to...
Record fines for recycling facilities polluting the environment in Adana

Record fines for recycling facilities polluting the environment in Adana

by Mikroplastik Araştırma Grubu | May 3, 2021 | News

In the investigation conducted in 133 waste recovery facilities in Adana, 26 facilities found to be operating without a Temporary Activity Certificate or Environmental Permit and License Certificate were banned from operations. In addition, a total of 7 million 20...
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