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General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations / Bulletin

ˇʸʴ ʿʸʹˇ˂ˉʸ˅ˆ ˇ˅ʴˁˆʹ˂˅ˀʸʷ

INTO CHARCOAL
The factory established to produce charcoal from leftovers of tea,
which is the main source of Rize’s income, started to operate. Gene-
ral Director of the EU and Foreign Relations and Head of the Opera-
ting Structure Aytaç Yüksel visited the factory, which sets an examp-
le for the circular economy, and he obtained information from Rize
ʷ˘ˣ˨˧ˬ ˀ˔ˬˢ˥ ʴˬ˗ͻˡ ʵ˜˟˦˘˟ʡ

The factory, established by the Rize Municipality for the use of tea
leftovers in the production of charcoal and electricity, became ope-
rational. Trial production was started, and tea waste was processed
and turned into charcoal. It is planned to generate electricity from
the gas that is the byproduct of the oil from tea waste in the future.

The Municipality to Earn an Additional Income of 30
Million Liras Annually

40 people will be employed in the first stage and this number will
increase with intermediate staff. The municipality aims to generate
an income of 30 million liras from the 2 thousand tons of charcoal
to be put on the market in the first year. Their target for the following
period is to reach 4 thousand tons of charcoal production per year.
The 0.8 megawatts of electricity that will be produced daily after the
full capacity commissioning of the factory will cover the expenses.

˅ͺˍʸϠˆ ˅ʼˉʸ˅ˆ ˇ˂ ʵʸ ˃˅˂ˇʸʶˇʸʷ

WITH THE IPA II WASTEWATER
PROJECT
General Director of the European Union and Foreign Relations of the
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and Head
of Operating Structure, Aytaç Yüksel examined the wastewater proje-
cts in Rize that are under construction within the scope of IPA II.

Wastewater collectors of 18 km in total length and 3 new wastewater
pumping stations will be built within the scope of the project. Thus, the
urban wastewater of Rize will be transported to the wastewater treat-
ment plant with a capacity of 27 thousand cubic meters per day and
the wastewater will be discharged to the Black Sea after being purified
with the advanced treatment project. In this way, it will make a great
contribution to keeping both the streams that are at risk of carrying
pollution loads to the sea and the Black Sea cleaner.

UNCCD 15TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF

THE PARTIES (COP15) TOOK PLACE IN ABIDJAN

The 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD) took place in the city of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Representa-
tives from the General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and the General
Directorate of the European Union and Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Environment, Urbani-
zation and Climate Change attended the conference themed “Land. Life. Legacy: From Scarcity
to Prosperity” Within the scope of the conference, “land management, drought, migration, effe-
ctive and sustainable use of resources” were discussed.

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