202209eca_turkey_eu_monthly_exports

After Turkey announced a ban on imports of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene in May 2021, effective July 2, 2021, plastic waste exports by EU member states to Turkey decreased dramatically. The import ban was rescinded just nine days after it went into effect, and the quantity of imports returned to pre-ban levels by the end of 2021.