Route from Germany
Route from Turkey
2
They arrived at three Turkish ports in December 2020 but Turkey banned mixed plastic imports in January 2021, leaving the containers stuck for almost a year
1
At least 141 shipping
containers full of plastic
waste left Hamburg
on 26 November 2020
Gebze
Gemlik
Mersin
3
On 4 November 2021, 37 containers arrived in Piraeus, Greece, but environmentalists prevented an attempt to re-export them to Vietnam
In July, 16 travelled to Haiphong in Vietnam, which plans to impose a plastic import ban from 2025
Route from Germany
Route from Turkey
1
At least 141 shipping containers full of plastic
waste left Hamburg on 26 November 2020
2
They arrived at three Turkish ports in December 2020 but Turkey banned mixed plastic imports in January 2021, leaving the containers stuck for almost a year
Gebze
Gemlik
Mersin
4
On 4 November 2021, 37 containers arrived in Piraeus, Greece, but environmentalists prevented an attempt to re-export them to Vietnam
3
In July, 16 travelled to Haiphong in Vietnam, which plans to impose a plastic import ban from 2025