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

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

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 co…

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