Waste exports from the European Union 2015-2021, by destination
Turkey is the largest destination for European Union (EU-27) exports of recyclable raw materials, with shipments amounting to nearly 15 million metric tons in 2021. Annual waste exports to Turkey have more than doubled since 2015. That year, the EU shipped the majority of its waste to China, but exports there have fallen substantially since it imposed a ban on most waste materials in 2018.