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144 TONNES OF PLASTICS GO TO SEAS DAILY IN TURKEY
Workshop on Environment-Friendly Production, Responsible Consumption and Effective Recycling held with UNDP participation
The “Time to Act for Plastic Waste in Turkey: Workshop on Environment-Friendly Production, Responsible Consumption and Effective Recycling” was held in Istanbul. Attention was drawn in the workshop to the fact that the Mediterranean, an environmental heritage, became a sea with highest plastic pollution in the world. It was emphasised that civil society, academia and national & local governments should collaborate for more intelligent and sustainable plastic production. Meeting in the workshop organised by Boğaziçi University in cooperation with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN Turkey) and WWF Turkey, stakeholders in the plastics sector discussed problems, projects for awareness-raising on plastic waste, and principles of work for positive change.