Spurred by a letter signed by several NGOs, Greek officials have stopped 37 containers in the port of Piraeus from being shipped to Vietnam. The material had been sitting in Turkish ports for almost a year after officials there denied it entry after they determined the shipments that originated in Germany to be illegal. The waste was sent to be recycled by the company 2BPlast, which had lost their Turkish and German recycling licenses. In an effort to recoup their loss, they attempted to send 218 of the containers to Turkish cement works for incineration, which Turkish officials disallowed.
Further information:
Commission Proposal for New Waste Shipment Regulation Open for Feedback until 17 January 2022
