Liar, liar, plastic on fire: Turkish recyclers discovered arsoning facilities to destroy waste

Source: https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/liar-liar-plastic-on-fire-turkish-recyclers-discovered-arsoning-facilities-to-destroy-waste.html

Author: Louis Gore-Langton

Recycling companies throughout Turkey are intentionally burning down their facilities as a means of cheaply destroying hazardous packaging waste, according to Microplastic Research Group (MRG), a team of scientists who study pollution and waste crime in the country.