Current State of Waste Management in Turkey >>>

20 cities worldwide have been named the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste, an initiative led by the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste.

A recent article details the complex web of misdeclarations and corruption that keeps the flood of Europe’s plastic waste flowing into Türkiye

Contrary to current estimates, new research suggests that there is twice as much plastic waste exported to non-OECD countries

One of the main challenges is the inadequate waste collection infrastructure, especially in rural areas.

The WtE power plant in Istanbul is expected to be operable in 2021 which will be the first one in Turkey and will enhance the beneficial use of solid waste in Turkey.

The only proven alternative of landfilling for the management of the post-recycling waste, that means the waste with no value in the market or recovery potential, is thermal treatment for the recovery of energy (waste-to-energy or WTE).

Prof. Samet Öztürk, head of WtERT-Turkey presented a paper at the recent Eurasia Waste Management Symposium on status of waste management in EU, Asia and Turkey

Practices of municipal solid waste (MSW) management vary based on related rules and regulations of the countries as well as their dedication to attaining sustainable waste management. Most of the developing countries suffer from lack of optimal MSW management which cause environmental problems and economic losses whereas in many developed countries better management of MSW brings environmental and economic benefits.

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How the Hong Kong Convention will ensure safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships at the end of their operational lives

In the metropolitan city of Istanbul with almost 16 million inhabitants a WtE plant is under construction since 2018.

This Outlook can help decision-makers understand the direction in which we are heading and help to assess which policies can support a more circular economy. The OECD stands ready to assist governments in making this transition by designing, developing and delivering better resource efficiency policies for better lives.

Turkey is a developing country which has high urbanization and population growth which lead to a need for a good MSW management. Dumping has been reducing while sanitary landfilling has been increasing in the share of methods. Recovery has recently been applied and gradually increased in the share of MSW methods.

One of the major concerns of biogas plants can’t be operated economical and environmental sustainable manner. In order to produce biogas in rural areas, using anaerobic systems with high organic content of farm wastes can be able to remove these concerns.

Scrap for recycling is Kosovo’s number one export. It is a 40-million-euro industry built on the backs of exploited minorities and children.

Access to water is a problem the magnitude of which increases day by day. In addition to water scarcity, water contamination also plays an important part in the exacerbation of this problem.

Packaging wastes arise as a result of the use of packaging materials, which are natural resources.

The pyrolysis of the walnut shell was carried out in a lab-scale continuous fluidized bed reactor at a temperature range of 400 to 600 °C.

The waste management action plan drawn up by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Affairs for the years 2016 to 2023, taking into account relevant international standards, national circumstances and priorities and the appropriate European Union regulatory framework, assumes that the national waste management strategy must meet the requirements of sustainability and integrative action. The hierarchy of avoidance of waste, recovery and disposal is considered as a high priority, so too the polluter pays principle regarding responsibilities and financing issues. In the frame of political and strategic considerations, the plan takes into account various activities such as avoidance of waste, collecting at source, separation, transportation, temporary storage, recovery, recycling, mechanical, biological and thermal treatment and final disposal.

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On the subject of "Germany's Experiences in Waste Management Systems” German experts have been invited to Fairmont Quasar Hotel, Istanbul for a workshop within the export initiative Environmental Technologies of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) on February 14, 2018.

Packaging wastes arise as a result of the use of packaging materials, which are natural resources. Packaging wastes have an important share in solid wastes. For this reason, it is necessary to address the issue with a sustainable waste management plan, to promote recycling activities and to prevent pollution. Another important issue is the data logging system of packaging wastes. The fact that collection activities originating from scavengers can not be recorded, therefore, a proper waste management plan can not be created and it is not known exactly where the raw materials are recycled. Collection and recycling of packaging waste is important and necessary in order to ensure the continuity of sustainable development.

Europe’s largest energy-from-waste plant for municipal solid waste is to be built in Istanbul. The turnkey contract, together with one-year operation has been awarded to the Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova together with its Turkish partner Makyol. The plant will process 1 million tonnes of waste per annum generating around 70 MW of electricity.

This paper focused on the composting of vegetable and fruit scraps in simple composting Units.