Turkey tightening rules around domestic recyclers

The Turkish government is expected to clarify rules and restrictions around the import of plastic wastes later this month with the introduction of measures such as stricter regulatory criteria for the country’s plastics recycling plants. This will come as exports of plastics remain a contentious issue, with some UK recycling exporters reasoning that the export of suitable waste plastic material should continue while other recyclers as well as campaign groups, such as Greenpeace, arguing that it should not be sent abroad.