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Preparation of inventory of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCB/
PCT), used PCBs and PCB-containing substances and equipment, obligations of the holders,
carriers, temporary storage, decontamination and/or disposal operators are determined by the
By-law. It is obligatory to ensure the decontamination or disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
and Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCB/PCT), used PCBs and PCB-containing equipment. PCBs are
waste types that tend to remain in the environment for a long time because they are highly re-
sistant to degradation. They are known to have negative effects on the environment and human
health. During the transport of such wastes, all materials contaminated with PCBs are processed
and disposed of within the scope of hazardous waste. Expenses incurred for the elimination of
any environmental damage arising from the management of PCBs shall be borne by the real or
legal persons causing pollution according to the “polluter pays” principle. Those who hold PC-
B-containing substances and equipment are obliged to register them in the PCB inventory of the
MoEU. Used PCBs and PCB-containing substances and equipment must be decontaminated or
disposed of by the end of 2025.

D.9. End of Life Tyres (EoLT)

The principles regarding the management of end-of-life tyres generated in Türkiye are carried
out under the By-law on Control of End-of-Life Tyres. Original or retreaded tyres, which are re-
moved from the vehicle by determining that they have completed their useful life and cannot
be used as tyres on the vehicle again, and discarded tyres generated during production are defi-
ned as end-of-life tyres and must be recycled.

It is forbidden to use end-of-life tyres as filling material in valleys or pits, to accept and store
them in solid waste storage facilities, to use them for heating, to burn them in a way to cover
demonstrations and similar acts. It is essential to ensure the recovery of end-of-life tyres.

In order to ensure the management of end-of-life tyres in harmony with the environment with
the zero waste approach and circular economy principle in Türkiye, manufacturers and impor-
ters, which are obliged within the scope of producer responsibility, are obliged to ensure that
the wastes they collect are sent to licensed recycling facilities by creating their own waste ma-
nagement plan.

End-of-life tyres collected by authorised carriers throughout Türkiye are primarily used in ma-
terial recovery facilities to obtain rubber granules, steel wire and textile particles by physical
crushing method, and rubber granules are used in regenerated rubber, shoes and shoe soles,
sports and playgrounds, furniture parts, floor covering materials. End-of-life tyres that cannot
be processed in material recovery facilities are sent to cement factories to be used as additional
fuel for energy recovery.

End-of-life tyres have become an important raw material and energy source as raw materials
such as pyrolytic oil and carbon black are obtained as a result of the recovery and processing
of end-of-life tyres. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of material recovery
facilities and pyrolysis facilities in Türkiye to recover end-of-life tyres, but the amount of EoLT
collected in Türkiye remains far below the current waste processing capacities of the facilities.
For this reason, it is aimed to increase the amount of collection by establishing a more effective
collection system for end-of-life tyres in the future.

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