Pollution

Only by stopping industrial pollution can Turkey rid the Marmara Sea of the 'snot' spreading across its surface, experts say.

The mayor promised a mass tree-planting effort, new construction legislation, more inspections, a rethink on public transportation, the gasification of households and a host of other measures.

According to the available data and the opinions of experts, some progress has been made towards cleaning up Skopje and its air.

Eco Burn SRL, the waste incinerator based in Brazi, Prahova County, where a violent fire broke out this night, had its plant shut down since January due to the suspension of the company's activity, the Environment Ministry informs on its Facebook page after the visit of Minister Tanczos Barna to the site.

Turkey on May 18 banned the import of polymer waste such as plastic bags and styrofoam cups.

A notice from the Trade Ministry published in the government's Official Gazette removed polymers from the waste products that can be imported into Turkey.

Turkey has become the No. 1 destination for garbage, including plastic waste, from Europe, but experts say it can barely recycle its own, meaning the environment and public health are in danger.

Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing U.S. criticism over lack of transparency.

Debris from a Chinese rocket threatens to fall to Earth in the next few days after it was used to launch the core module of China's new space station.

Space experts warned of an "uncontrolled" re-entry of the 20-ton main section of the launch vehicle into the Earth's atmosphere.

Today (April 22) is Earth Day, an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations. This year's theme for Earth Day is 'Restore Our Earth'.

In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 as 'International Mother Earth Day'.

Air pollution in Istanbul has decreased by 10 percent amid the pandemic when compared to figures in 2019, according to a study Istanbul Technical University conducted for the first anniversary of COVID-19.

The Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, which has initiated works to become a member of the International Dark Sky Association, will set up Turkey's first Dark Sky Park in the city. Milky Way observation activities, educational activities and sports activities will be organized in the Dark Sky Park, which has only 92 examples in the world.