âWaste colonialismâ â the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britainâs pollution problem
In this weekâs newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left
In this weekâs newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris ⢠Donât get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A year ago this month, when global talks to end our spiralling plastic crisis collapsed, Emma Hardy, Britainâs then marine minister and the UKâs head of delegation, said she was âhugely disappointedâ.
The UK is committed to working, at home and abroad, to âprotect the environment and pave the way to a circular economyâ, she pledged. But Britain, one of the worldâs largest exporters of plastic waste, remains part
of a global trade that enables us to send mountains of plastic rubbish to other, mostly poorer countries, fuelling pollution, health impacts and waste crime. âDanger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the stateâ:
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