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D. WASTE

D.1. Municipal Waste (Solid Waste Disposal Facilities)

Municipal waste consists of commercial, industrial and institutional waste that is generated
from households or is similar in content or structure, for which the municipality is responsible
for management. The general composition of municipal waste in Türkiye is given in the graph
below.

Graph 47 Composition of Municipal Waste by 2023 (National Waste Management and Action Plan (2023-2035)
(MoEUCC, 2024)

Other; %3.94
D. Inflammables; %6.99
Biowaste; %50.29
D. Flammables; %13.03

Hazardous Waste; %0.55
AEEE; %0.26

Metal; %1.53
Glass; %4.70

Plastic
%9.98

Paper-
cardboard%
8.71

It is important to know the waste composition in terms of planning and implementation of the
waste management system. Within the scope of the National Waste Management and Action
Plan (NWMAP), province-based waste characterisation studies carried out in various periods
were evaluated regionally and municipal waste characterisation data were created for each re-
gion.

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