Waste minimisation

Within the scope of the "Zero Waste Project," the Education Ministry has announced that 66,416 tons of paper has been recycled and 167.7 million Turkish Liras ($5.25 million) in revenue generated to contribute to the national economy by recycling free textbooks which have been distributed every year.

In anticipation of the forthcoming adoption of regulations on packaging and packaging waste, the Association Polymers is spearheading a critical discussion on the pivotal role of recycling.

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The U.N. Zero Waste Advisory Board, chaired by Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan, has convened in their first official face-to-face meeting in Istanbul, following their initial online meeting held in July.

As part of Türkiye's endeavor to contribute to recycling and reduce its waste burden, the Zero Waste Foundation was established, and efforts have commenced to create a global fund for this purpose, First Lady Emine Erdoğan has announced.

The Zero Waste Project, which aims to reduce the volume of non-recyclable waste, has achieved an economic gain of 96 billion Turkish Liras ($3.7 billion), Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki has said.

As the water level in dams and reservoirs is decreasing significantly due to the lack of precipitation, the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) has called on citizens to save water, stating that the drought obliges the water usage habits to change in Türkiye.

Following environmental inspections carried out by the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry in the first nine months of this year, 3,165 facilities were fined over 385 million Turkish Liras ($21 million), while 285 of them were closed for polluting the environment.

Some 154 thousand tons of waste has been collected from the seas since 2019 and demolished within the scope the "Zero Waste Blue" project prepared by the Environment, Urbanization and the Climate Change Ministry.

Türkiye's industrial production increased by 9.1 percent in May from a year ago, after rising 10.8 percent in the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed yesterday.

On a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the country's industrial output rose 0.5 percent in the month from April, TÜİK said.