Turkiye: The government bans the import of plastic waste following a Greenpeace report

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18 May 2021

On 18 May 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced introducing an import ban on plastic waste.

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Number of interventions

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

02 Jul 2021

Revocation date:

10 Jul 2021

Updated: 18 May 2021

Import ban

<p>On 18 May 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced introducing an import ban on plastic waste, parings, and scrap of polymers of ethylene. Subject good is classified in the Turkish Custo...

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