Turkey is the largest destination for waste exported from the EU, with a volume of around 14.7 million tonnes in 2021 – more than three times as much as in 2004 and almost half of the total exports of waste. The second largest destination was India.
Turkey is the largest destination for waste exported from the EU, with a volume of around 14.7 million tonnes in 2021 – more than three times as much as in 2004 and almost half of the total exports of waste. The second largest destination was India.
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In 2021, exports of waste from the EU to non-EU countries reached 33.0 million tonnes, an increase of 77% since 2004. Imports of waste from non-EU countries increased by 11% since 2004, amounting to 19.7 million tonnes in 2021.
**Ferrous metals waste accounts for half of all waste exports from the EU**
In 2021, exports of ferrous metals waste (iron and steel) amounted to 19.5 million tonnes, accounting for more than half (59%) of all waste exports from the EU. The main destination was Turkey which received 13.1 million tonnes, around two thirds (67%) of all ferrous metal waste exported from the EU. Moreover, the EU imported 5.5 million tonnes of ferrous metal waste, with almost a third (32%) coming from the United Kingdom.
Although at a far lower level, considerable amounts of paper waste were also exported from the EU. The 4.4 million tonnes exported accounted for 13% of the EU’s waste exports in 2021. India was the major destination of paper waste, receiving 1.2 million tonnes (26%), followed by Indonesia (0.9 million tonnes or 22%) and Turkey (0.4 million tonnes or 10%).
this should be illegal. I’d wager most of the plastic is just illegally burned in open fires
Trash wagons for trash countries 💋💋
This is why Europeans should thank Erdoğan. It is us Turks who is supposed to hate him, not you.
You have a guy who hates Turkey, whom you can bribe for anything, who will happily turn Turkey into an actual and refugee dumpster.
With a politician who cared about our interests, things would be way more different.