Cases / Space debris and re-entry · Türkiye · 2025
Satellite survey ranks Istanbul's Silivri landfill among top methane plumes
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
A 2025 satellite measurement recorded 8.4 tonnes per hour of methane from the Silivri landfill in Istanbul, and UCLA Law lists the site among the world's 25 largest landfill methane plumes. At stake is the climate impact of methane escaping from the site.
What?
A satellite survey recorded a methane plume of 8.4 tonnes per hour at the Silivri landfill in Istanbul in 2025. UCLA Law
Where?
Silivri landfill, Istanbul, Türkiye UCLA Law
When?
Measured in 2025; listed by UCLA Law in 2026 UCLA Law
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Satellite detection of methane plumes at landfill sites, as listed by UCLA Law. UCLA Law
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What happened
The record, in order.
A 2025 satellite measurement recorded a methane plume of 8.4 tonnes per hour at the Silivri landfill, according to UCLA Law's spotlight on landfill methane plumes.
The spotlight draws on 2,994 plumes detected at 707 landfill sites worldwide.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
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What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record Not stated in the sources reviewed: the operator and owner of the Silivri landfill, and any regulatory response to the plume.
- None on record Not stated in the sources reviewed: whether the 8.4 tonnes per hour reading was sustained over time or taken at one point.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Researchers
- Spotlight: Top 25 methane plumes 2025 landfillsUCLA Law · 2026