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Turkey signs 'eco-friendly' ship recycling Convention [1]

Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world, has signed the United Nations-backed treaty promoting the environmentally friendly recycling of ships.

The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, adopted in May 2009, is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled at the end of their operational lives, do not po

Publication Date: 
06/09/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]
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Turkey [3], Recyclable Waste [4], Shipping [5], Environment [6], NGO [7]
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