Türkiye’s plastic waste per person 45 pct above global average
Türkiye generated an estimated 48 kilograms of municipal plastic waste per person in 2020, 44.9 percent above the global average, according to a report released by the Zero Waste Foundation.
The Plastic Waste Report examines plastic production, consumption, waste management, recycling, pollution and waste trade at global and national levels.
Zero Waste Foundation President and COP31 Climate High-Level Champion Samed Ağırbaş presented the report at a press conference in Istanbul on Aug. 4. Istanbul Governor Davut Gül also attended the event.
Citing OECD data, Ağırbaş said global plastic use nearly doubled from 234 million metric tons in 2000 to 460 million tons in 2019.
