04 Dec 2022 --- Environmental groups are mounting pressure on German authorities over a year-long illegal waste export scandal that saw 114 containers of plastic waste covertly transported to Turkey. Despite what activists say is a clear legal duty, relevant German states have refused to act, resulting in Turkish authorities reexporting the waste to third countries like Vietnam. A collective of organizations including Greenpeace, Basel Action Network (BAN) and Zero Waste Europe are highlighting the issue as an example of how government negligence is facilitating the movement of hazardous waste to less-developed nations, causing serious harm to human and environmental health.
