Waste Management
Bulgaria was the first country on our route where we observed land fill sites which were fenced.
Recycling
Recycling was available in the larger towns. However, from discussions with residents, recycling seems not to be widespread and recycling facilities are not always available.
Plastic Consumption
Waste Management
We found that Turkey had an organized rubbish collection system, and the landfills were centralized, serving a number of communities, and were therefore very much larger than in Iran. The landfills we saw were not fenced.
Rubbish bins were widespread, even in remote locations.
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