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UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland

The Guardian World · Published 1h ago · Impact 67%
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland

A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste • ‘Nobody cares’: Turkish farmers bear the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem High levels of microplastics and other plastic contamination have been discovered in a waterway clo

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