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How Europe's waste ends up on Turkey's beaches

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In the space of just a few years, Turkey has become the world's biggest importer of European waste, including plastic. The rubbish is bought by Turkish firms to be recycled, representing a growing source of revenue for a country whose economy is suffering more every day. But not all of the waste actually gets recycled. Our correspondents in Turkey investigated an industry that's still in its early days.

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