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y Since the beginning of the project, 29.3 million tonnes of paper-cardboard, 7.8 million tonnes
of plastic, 2.9 million tonnes of glass, 3.7 million tonnes of metal and 16.2 million tonnes of or-
ganic and other recyclable wastes, totalling approximately 59.9 million tonnes of recyclable
wastes, have been processed by enterprises licensed by the MoEUCC and brought into the
economy.

y By recycling the collected wastes, 185 billion TRY was saved for the national economy, 2.6
billion kWh of energy was saved, 819 million m of water was saved, 104 million m of landfill
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space was saved, 5.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions were prevented, 498 milli-
on trees were saved, 127 million barrels of oil were saved.

D.18. Wastes from Ships

As emphasised under the heading “C.1.3.1.1.1. Pollution from ships”, the management of wastes
from ships is provided within the framework of the “By-law on Waste Collection from Ships and
Control of Wastes”.
Ship wastes are received by coastal facilities such as ports, shipyards, marinas, fishing harbours
and the related metropolitan municipalities, and these coastal facilities and the related met-
ropolitan municipalities are responsible for the disposal of these wastes. Ship wastes are taken
from ships separately according to their types without mixing and stored in separate tanks in
waste reception facilities.
In this context, “Maritime Wastes Application (MWA)”, which provides service under the Integ-
rated Environmental Information System, is used for online monitoring and effective control
of wastes received from ships. Thus, starting from the waste notifications made by the ships to
the ports, the whole process from receiving and temporary storage of waste to disposal can be
followed online by the relevant stakeholder institutions and organizations.

D.19. Türkiye Environment Agency (TÜÇA) Studies

Zero Waste Management Studies

Türkiye Environment Agency Zero Waste Management Directorate develops and manages pro-
jects on zero waste approach in order to prevent waste generation, reduce waste at source, reu-
se waste, increase recovery rates, improve zero waste practices, and raise awareness and cons-
ciousness on these practices.
In order to improve, develop and support the zero waste system, within the scope of the “By-
law on Financial and Technical Supports and Cooperation to be provided by the Türkiye Envi-
ronment Agency”, which entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated
08.06.2022 and numbered 31860, it is aimed to cooperate with local administrations, special
provincial administrations, educational institutions and other institutions and organizations, as
well as to provide financial and technical support to the places deemed necessary and approp-
riate within the scope of the projects submitted.
Between 2022-2023, “Project for Determining and Developing Environmental Strategies and
Policies Suitable for the Transition to Deposit Management System in Kızılcahamam District of
Ankara Province” and “Project for Establishing Zero Waste Practices and Deposit Management
Systems in University Campuses and Developing Standard Practices in Türkiye” were completed
on zero waste issues.

With the “Project on Determination and Development of Environmental Strategies and Policies
Suitable for the Transition to Deposit Management System in Kızılcahamam District of Ankara
Province”, within the scope of the works for the establishment and operation of “National Scale

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