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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
By Karen McVeigh

In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/waste-colonialism-the-turkish-city-carrying-the-weight-of-britains-pollution-problem

#Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #Ethicalandgreenliving #Plasticbags #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh

‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
By Karen McVeigh

In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/waste-colonialism-the-turkish-city-carrying-the-weight-of-britains-pollution-problem

#Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #Ethicalandgreenliving #Plasticbags #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh

‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/06/waste-colonialism-the-turkish-city-carrying-the-weight-of-britains-pollution-problem #Environment #Turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Waste #EthicalAndGreenLiving #PlasticBags

UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in Adana

A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey

#Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UKnews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #Worldnews #Plasticbags #Marinelife #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana

UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in Adana

A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey

#Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UKnews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #Worldnews #Plasticbags #Marinelife #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana

UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UkNews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #WorldNews #PlasticBags #MarineLife #EthicalAndGreenLiving

UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/uk-plastic-waste-colonialism-recycling-exports-contaminating-water-crops-turkey #Plastics #Recycling #Turkey #UkNews #Business #Pollution #Environment #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Waste #WorldNews #PlasticBags #MarineLife #EthicalAndGreenLiving

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling #Plastics #Recycling #Environment #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Waste #PlasticBags #Pollution #WorldNews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UkNews

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling #Plastics #Recycling #Environment #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Waste #PlasticBags #Pollution #WorldNews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UkNews

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in Adana

Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling

#Plastics #Recycling #Environment #Ethicalandgreenliving #Waste #Plasticbags #Pollution #Worldnews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UKnews #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana

‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem
By Karen McVeigh and Ayça Aldatmaz in Adana

Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smoke

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/04/plastic-waste-microplastics-exports-recycling-turkey-farmers-pollution-environment-recycling

#Plastics #Recycling #Environment #Ethicalandgreenliving #Waste #Plasticbags #Pollution #Worldnews #Turkey #Europe #EuropeanUnion #UKnews #TheGuardian #KarenMcVeigh #AyaAldatmazinAdana

Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They’re impossible to avoid and harder…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #environment #plastic #plasticbags #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #Waste
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/618003/

Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/plastic-food-drink-packaging-worlds-most-common-coastal-litter #Plastics #Pollution #Coastlines #Environment #WorldNews #PlasticBags #Research

#PhiladelphiaPA -🌱 #EarthDay Party & #ToySwap! 🎉

A celebration of community & sustainability!

"Join us for Rutabaga’s Earth Day Toy Swap & Celebration—a fun-filled day of community, sustainability, and play.

📅 Date: April 25th, 1pm- 4pm
📍 Location: East Falls Presbyterian Church, 3800 Vaux St.
💚 Event Cost: FREE to ALL
🎟 Toy Swap Ticket: $25 per bag (Donate in advance & get $5 off!)

What to expect:
- Plant a seed with Dirt Baby Farm
- Earth Day Circle Time with Greene Towne Montessori
- Live music from the Blumbellies
- Rutabaga merch
- Tie Dying Station - Buy a shirt or Bring your own Item to Dye!
- (Mostly Native) #PlantSwap – Bring your seedlings or transplants to swap
-Rabbit #Recycling table. Bring your recyclables: #PlasticBags, #Electronics/Tech (handheld or small), #Cables, #cords, #wires, #Cork, #RubberBands, #BreadClips, and #TwistTies
- Games with East Falls Presbyterian Church
- Decorate Tree Cookies with The Miquon School


How the Toy Swap works

Donate (optional, but awesome).
- Drop off toys and goodies the week before the event at EFPC or Rutabaga Toy Library to get $5 off your bag.

Show up on Saturday.
- Check in at the door, grab your ticket, and get to “shopping” the swap.

Fill your bag.
- Browse toys, books, games, decor, and stocking stuffers for all ages and fill your bag to the brim.

Feel good.
- You’re keeping great stuff in circulation, skipping new manufacturing and extra waste, and supporting Rutabaga’s Scholarship Fund.


How to Donate

To help us set up thoughtfully, please drop off donations ahead of time (starting 4/20) rather than bringing them the day of the swap.

You can donate toys ahead of time in two ways:

Bin outside East Falls Presbyterian Church (by the entrance) @ 3800 Vaux Street, East Falls

At Rutabaga Toy Library during our open hours, listed here

We just ask that donations are:
✨ Clean
✨ In working condition
✨ With all important pieces

Basically, if it’s something you’d be happy to find at a swap, it’s perfect.


Volunteer & Get Early Access

We’d love some helping hands to make the swap magical.

- Friday: Sorting and setting up donated toys
- Saturday: Welcoming folks, keeping tables tidy, and supporting the flow of the event

As a thank you, volunteers get early access to shop the swap before doors open."

👉 Sign up to volunteer and FMI...
https://www.rutabagatoylibrary.com/earth-day

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDay2026 #BuildingCommunity #Recycling

#PhiladelphiaPA -🌱 #EarthDay Party & #ToySwap! 🎉

A celebration of community & sustainability!

"Join us for Rutabaga’s Earth Day Toy Swap & Celebration—a fun-filled day of community, sustainability, and play.

📅 Date: April 25th, 1pm- 4pm
📍 Location: East Falls Presbyterian Church, 3800 Vaux St.
💚 Event Cost: FREE to ALL
🎟 Toy Swap Ticket: $25 per bag (Donate in advance & get $5 off!)

What to expect:
- Plant a seed with Dirt Baby Farm
- Earth Day Circle Time with Greene Towne Montessori
- Live music from the Blumbellies
- Rutabaga merch
- Tie Dying Station - Buy a shirt or Bring your own Item to Dye!
- (Mostly Native) #PlantSwap – Bring your seedlings or transplants to swap
-Rabbit #Recycling table. Bring your recyclables: #PlasticBags, #Electronics/Tech (handheld or small), #Cables, #cords, #wires, #Cork, #RubberBands, #BreadClips, and #TwistTies
- Games with East Falls Presbyterian Church
- Decorate Tree Cookies with The Miquon School


How the Toy Swap works

Donate (optional, but awesome).
- Drop off toys and goodies the week before the event at EFPC or Rutabaga Toy Library to get $5 off your bag.

Show up on Saturday.
- Check in at the door, grab your ticket, and get to “shopping” the swap.

Fill your bag.
- Browse toys, books, games, decor, and stocking stuffers for all ages and fill your bag to the brim.

Feel good.
- You’re keeping great stuff in circulation, skipping new manufacturing and extra waste, and supporting Rutabaga’s Scholarship Fund.


How to Donate

To help us set up thoughtfully, please drop off donations ahead of time (starting 4/20) rather than bringing them the day of the swap.

You can donate toys ahead of time in two ways:

Bin outside East Falls Presbyterian Church (by the entrance) @ 3800 Vaux Street, East Falls

At Rutabaga Toy Library during our open hours, listed here

We just ask that donations are:
✨ Clean
✨ In working condition
✨ With all important pieces

Basically, if it’s something you’d be happy to find at a swap, it’s perfect.


Volunteer & Get Early Access

We’d love some helping hands to make the swap magical.

- Friday: Sorting and setting up donated toys
- Saturday: Welcoming folks, keeping tables tidy, and supporting the flow of the event

As a thank you, volunteers get early access to shop the swap before doors open."

👉 Sign up to volunteer and FMI...
https://www.rutabagatoylibrary.com/earth-day

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDay2026 #BuildingCommunity #Recycling

La Corée du Sud rationne les sacs poubelle à cause de la guerre en Iran

https://vid.freedif.org/w/cPjCw2mk4W19yY75pjmN1s

Ana Silva, “Bag #1” from the Water Series, 2020, broderie, drawing, acrylic on polypropylene bag, 50 × 80 × 25 cm ★ Angola/Portugal ★ https://www.magnin-a.com/en/artists/333-ana-silva/works/ #AnaSilva #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #plasticbags #Angolanartists #2020sAna Silva, “Bag #1” from the Water Series, 2020, broderie, drawing, acrylic on polypropylene bag, 50 × 80 × 25 cm ★ Angola/Portugal ★ https://www.magnin-a.com/en/artists/333-ana-silva/works/ #AnaSilva #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #plasticbags #Angolanartists #2020s

Ana Silva, “Bag #1” from the Water Series, 2020, broderie, drawing, acrylic on polypropylene bag, 50 × 80 × 25 cm ★ Angola/Portugal ★ https://www.magnin-a.com/en/artists/333-ana-silva/works/ #AnaSilva #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #plasticbags #Angolanartists #2020sAna Silva, “Bag #1” from the Water Series, 2020, broderie, drawing, acrylic on polypropylene bag, 50 × 80 × 25 cm ★ Angola/Portugal ★ https://www.magnin-a.com/en/artists/333-ana-silva/works/ #AnaSilva #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #plasticbags #Angolanartists #2020s

"'The plastic divide'—how carrier bag bans impact the poorest communities"

#Plastic #Pastics #PlasticBags

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-plastic-carrier-bag-impact-poorest.html

"'The plastic divide'—how carrier bag bans impact the poorest communities"

#Plastic #Pastics #PlasticBags

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-plastic-carrier-bag-impact-poorest.html

#BulletResistant Armor from #PlasticBags

#LightWeight #DIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAUh3DspOgs

#BulletResistant Armor from #PlasticBags

#LightWeight #DIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAUh3DspOgs

Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/three-sugar-cubes-worth-of-plastic-enough-to-kill-a-puffin-study-finds #Environment #Plasticbags #Marinelife #Pollution #Plastics

Cat treats come in stand up zip top plastic bags. To my cat all such bags contain cat treats. He’s carried a party size bag of mnms up a flight of steps and into the bedroom, taken croutons off the counter walked thru 2 rooms and dropped them at my feet. Just had to hide the raisins and walnuts from Nuts2You.

#catsofmastodon #PlasticBags #Cats

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/08/uk-plastic-waste-exports-to-developing-countries-rose-84-in-a-year-data-shows #Globaleconomy #Plasticbags #Environment #AsiaPacific #Indonesia #Worldnews #Pollution #Recycling #Plastics #Business #Malaysia #Europe #Waste #OECD

"Turning shopping bags into streets: Research tackles plastic waste"

#Plastic #Plastics #PlasticBags

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-bags-streets-tackles-plastic.html

"Turning shopping bags into streets: Research tackles plastic waste"

#Plastic #Plastics #PlasticBags

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-bags-streets-tackles-plastic.html

Ocado worst for plastic bags as total single-use sales rise for first time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/25/ocado-worst-plastic-bags-total-single-use-sales-rise #Consumeraffairs #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Plasticbags #Environment #Plastics #Business #UKnews

Banning #PlasticBags Works to Limit #Shoreline #Litter, Study Finds
Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted #plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/climate/plastic-bag-bans-litter.html
https://archive.ph/QBfUL

Banning #PlasticBags Works to Limit #Shoreline #Litter, Study Finds
Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted #plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/climate/plastic-bag-bans-litter.html
https://archive.ph/QBfUL

Banning #PlasticBags Really Works: #Shoreline #Litter is Slashed by Almost Half Where Policies in Place

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/banning-plastic-bags-really-works-shoreline-litter-slashed-by-47pt-in-us/

Banning #PlasticBags Really Works: #Shoreline #Litter is Slashed by Almost Half Where Policies in Place

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/banning-plastic-bags-really-works-shoreline-litter-slashed-by-47pt-in-us/

A very short ride this morning as I got a flat tire for the first time in more than a year.
Actually the first time with my #gravelbike. It's on tubeless and I use very good tires but this one didn't resist a small sharp piece of glass... And of course, as I am a very intelligent bikerider I didn't have the tools to fix it!! 🤔
Anyway. I walked back home and still enjoyed the blue sky, the birds singing, the little flowers and the white plastic bags living in the green grass.
.
#flattires #Velo #Bike #gravel #gravelbike #gravelride #cycling #gravelcycling #nature #flowers #PlasticPollution #plasticbags #BlueSky #biketoot #biketooter

A very short ride this morning as I got a flat tire for the first time in more than a year.
Actually the first time with my #gravelbike. It's on tubeless and I use very good tires but this one didn't resist a small sharp piece of glass... And of course, as I am a very intelligent bikerider I didn't have the tools to fix it!! 🤔
Anyway. I walked back home and still enjoyed the blue sky, the birds singing, the little flowers and the white plastic bags living in the green grass.
.
#flattires #Velo #Bike #gravel #gravelbike #gravelride #cycling #gravelcycling #nature #flowers #PlasticPollution #plasticbags #BlueSky #biketoot #biketooter

https://www.alojapan.com/1232028/british-tourist-in-hokkaido-arrested-after-failing-to-pay-for-plastic-bag/ British Tourist in Hokkaido Arrested After Failing to Pay for Plastic Bag #JapanTours #PlasticBags #tourism #tours .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-color:#7C383B;}.elementor-49068 .elementor-element.elementor-element-23932f6{transition:background 0.3s, border 0.3s, border-radius 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;}.elementor-49068 .elementor-element.elementor-element-23932f6 > .elementor-background-overlay{t…

Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2025/feb/27/tin-cans-chicken-bones-technofossils-humanity-lasting-legacy-podcast #Palaeontology #Plasticbags #Environment #Plastics #Science #Fossils #Waste

Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2025/feb/27/tin-cans-chicken-bones-technofossils-humanity-lasting-legacy-podcast #Palaeontology #Plasticbags #Environment #Plastics #Science #Fossils #Waste

Plastic bags and chicken bones: the fossils scientists believe will become our eternal legacy https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/22/technofossils-how-plastic-bags-and-chicken-bones-will-become-our-eternal-legacy #Palaeontology #Architecture #Plasticbags #Environment #Pollution #Fastfood #Plastics #Fossils #Chicken #Geology #Fashion #Waste

Plastic bags and chicken bones: the fossils scientists believe will become our eternal legacy https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/22/technofossils-how-plastic-bags-and-chicken-bones-will-become-our-eternal-legacy #Palaeontology #Architecture #Plasticbags #Environment #Pollution #Fastfood #Plastics #Fossils #Chicken #Geology #Fashion #Waste

#Oregon bill would limit access to #plasticbags, #utensils and hotel shampoo bottles
#bagban
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/14/oregon-legislative-bill-would-limit-plastic-bags-utensils-hotel-shampoo-bottles/

#Oregon bill would limit access to #plasticbags, #utensils and hotel shampoo bottles
#bagban
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/14/oregon-legislative-bill-would-limit-plastic-bags-utensils-hotel-shampoo-bottles/

They're making wicker on the telly and instead of plastic bags, we should be using reusable wicker bags!

#PlasticBags #Wicker

They're making wicker on the telly and instead of plastic bags, we should be using reusable wicker bags!

#PlasticBags #Wicker

My sewing group makes reusable produce bags - cutting back on plastic and textile waste https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/23/reusable-grocery-bag-plastic-ban #Ethicalandgreenliving #Climatecrisis #Environment #Plasticbags #Recycling #Plastics #USnews #Waste #Food

My sewing group makes reusable produce bags - cutting back on plastic and textile waste https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/23/reusable-grocery-bag-plastic-ban #Ethicalandgreenliving #Climatecrisis #Environment #Plasticbags #Recycling #Plastics #USnews #Waste #Food

#PlasticBags and #Batteries could soon be collected from Powys kerbsides https://buff.ly/3CZxVVI
#SoftPlasticsRecycling #PlasticRecycling #BatteryRecycling

#PlasticBags and #Batteries could soon be collected from Powys kerbsides https://buff.ly/3CZxVVI
#SoftPlasticsRecycling #PlasticRecycling #BatteryRecycling

Street Art

In 2008 Joshua Allen Harris created sculptures out of recycled plastic bags attached to subway gratings in New York City. When the sculpture is at rest, it looks like trash in the street. But as as the subway passes the sculptures come to life.

#joshuaallenharris #streetart #recycledart #artworld #sculpture #plasticbags #grocerybags #reusedbags #airbears #artist #streetartist #streetsculpture #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #floating #sunkilmoon

Street Art

In 2008 Joshua Allen Harris created sculptures out of recycled plastic bags attached to subway gratings in New York City. When the sculpture is at rest, it looks like trash in the street. But as as the subway passes the sculptures come to life.

#joshuaallenharris #streetart #recycledart #artworld #sculpture #plasticbags #grocerybags #reusedbags #airbears #artist #streetartist #streetsculpture #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #floating #sunkilmoon

Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/sweden-abolishes-tax-on-plastic-bags-warnings-usage-could-rise #Plasticbags #Environment #Worldnews #Plastics #Sweden #Europe

It's law:
#California’s Gavin Newsom signs law banning all #PlasticBags at grocery stores

State had already banned thin plastic shopping bags, but new measure bans all plastic bags starting in 2026.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/california-plastic-bag-ban

California’s Gavin Newsom signs law banning all plastic bags at grocery stores https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/california-plastic-bag-ban #Plasticbags #Environment #California #WestCoast #USnews

California’s Gavin Newsom signs law banning all plastic bags at grocery stores https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/california-plastic-bag-ban #Plasticbags #Environment #California #WestCoast #USnews