About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of the UK's plastic waste export to Turkey and its recycling industry.

The UK is sending huge amounts of plastic waste to Turkey, but what actually happens to it when it gets there? We dig into the numbers behind the headlines to find out what we're really exporting, why Turkey has become such a major destination, and how much actually comes from our household recycling. It turns out the story isn't simply about waste being dumped overseas. Turkey has a huge recycling industry, but new research from Adana raises a more complicated question; what happens when our...

People in this episode

Hosts: James Piper, Robbie Staniforth

Topics covered

• plastic waste
• recycling
• export
• Turkey
• household recycling
• environmental impact

Keywords

• plastic waste
• recycling
• Turkey
• UK
• export
• household recycling
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adana

Places: Turkey, UK

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