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Table 72 Material-Based Recycling Rate (%) (MoEUCC, 2021)
Annual Recycling Rate Based on Material Type (%)
(Including Preparation for Reuse)
Years
Glass Plastic Metal Paper/Card- Wood
board
Until 2026 70 55 60 75 25

Until 2031 75 55 70 85 30
2031 and after 75 55 70 85 30

Composite packages are subject to evaluation within the scope of Material Based Recycling Ra-
tes in terms of the type of material in the composition of the unit package and constituting the
highest amount by weight.

A healthy and sustainable waste management system requires that recyclable wastes are colle-
cted separately at source without mixing with garbage and that the recovery process is carried
out in an organised structure. With the recycling process, it is possible to protect natural resour-
ces, prevent waste of resources and reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of. In addition,
both the amount of waste going to landfill can be reduced and recyclable wastes can be brought
into the economy as raw materials. For this purpose, separation of packaging wastes at source is
accepted as a principle in the By-law and a system for separate collection has been established.
Within this system defined in the By-law, since municipalities are responsible for the collection
of wastes under the Metropolitan Municipality Law No. 5216 and Municipality Law No. 5393, the
responsibility of separate collection and transport of packaging wastes at source is also assigned
to municipalities.

According to the By-Law, packaging waste collection-sorting facilities and recycling facilities
have to obtain a licence from the MoEUCC. The licence application was started for the first time
in 2003. The distribution of licenced facilities by years is given in Graph 50.

Graph 50 Number of Packaging Waste Processing Plants with Temporary Activity Certificate/Licence (MoEUCC, Pac-
kaging and Packaging Waste Bulletin 2020, 2022)
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
TAT 15 23 31 69 101 137 176 210 266 340 403 465 527 566 527 731 850 882
GDT 13 14 19 70 81 89 134 170 276 366 433 572 627 751 665 1.128 1.399 1.526

Before the By-law on Packaging Waste Control was published on 26 June 2021, municipalities
were preparing a packaging waste management plan to ensure effective management of pac-
kaging waste. The number of municipalities with approved packaging waste management plans

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