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Cooperation Protocol For

The Establishment And

Operation Of The Deposit

Return System Signed

Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and
Climate Change, Murat Kurum, attended
the signing ceremony for the protocol for the
establishment and operation of the Deposit
Return System (DSYS).

Alongside Minister Kurum, the President of the Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu;
the President of the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Crafts-
men (TESK), Bendevi Palandöken; and the President of the Turkish
Environment Agency (TÜÇA), Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pirinççi, signed the
protocol to establish the company that will manage the operations of
DSYS. Minister Kurum noted that all stakeholders involved will be
part of the company acting as the operator for the system.

the corporate structure, laying "While preventing bottles from
the foundation for a recycling polluting the environment, we Pirinççi: Recycling
system that we can leave as a will also encourage zero-was- Quality Will Improve.
legacy for future generations." te habits in our citizens. This
system, with its high added Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pirinççi, Presi-
“The System Will Roll Out value, aligns with the principles dent of TÜÇA, emphasized that
Nationwide in 2025” of a circular economy, which will the system will help conserve
help us accelerate our 2053 Net Türkiye’s resources: "The qua-
Minister Kurum assured that Zero Emissions target. Moreover, lity of recycling will improve,
packaging will no longer contri- as we’ve always said, the Euro- and the production of materials
bute to environmental pollution pean Green Deal, announced in and resources will be more
in public spaces like streets, 2019, is not just a climate policy; cost-effective and efficient, in
beaches, and parks. "We won’t it also represents an economic line with circular economy
allow forest fires to be caused by transformation, bringing new principles. We’ve designed
waste anymore," he said, adding the system with our citizens'
that packaging will now be tre- commercial restrictions. In this consumption habits and daily
routines in mind. Our ministry,
National Deposit System. He ated as raw material in deposit context, every piece of producti- along with several partners such
“This Initiative Will added, return machines rather than on and employment in Türkiye as Emlak Katılım Bank and
Generate €520 Million in waste. He explained that the using recycled materials will the Mint and Stamp Printing
help us bypass international
Annual Revenue for Our "We conducted thorough con- Deposit Management System trade barriers." House, has played a key role in
will serve 85 million citizens,
sultations with relevant institu-
Country” tions, industry associations, re- with plans to gradually roll it supporting this initiative."
tailers, and beverage producers. out across the country, starting
Minister Kurum highlighted Based on these consultations, we with a pilot program in Sakarya
that Türkiye generates around decided that the field opera- in 2025. "By the end of the year, What is DOA?
30-35 million tons of solid tions would be managed by a we plan to have established the
waste each year, with beverage structure that includes industry national deposit system, with Deposit-Labeled Packaging (DOA)
packaging accounting for 20- associations representing be- machines and infrastructure is a digital application. Beverage
25% of that in terms of volume. verage producers and retailers, set up in every province and packaging made of plastic, glass,
"To manage this substantial similar to models used across district."
waste effectively, we established Europe. We've reached an agre- or aluminum featuring the DOA
the Turkish Environmental ement to create an institutional “The System Will logo can be returned to inte-
Agency," he said. "We've begun framework through a company grated deposit return machines.
the infrastructure work for the formed by the partnership of Accelerate the Efforts For each returned packaging, an
Deposit Management System, TÜÇA, TOBB, and TESK. This towards Our 2053 Net incentive will be credited to the
which will contribute €520 cooperation protocol is not only Zero Emissions Target” citizen’s e-wallet account. This
million annually to our country the result of our efforts but also system will ensure that beverage
and will be a crucial step in the the beginning of a promising Minister Kurum noted that once packaging waste is collected
Zero Waste Project, led by First new chapter. With this collabo- the system is fully operational, separately and efficiently for
Lady Emine Erdoğan. We part- ration, we will swiftly establish citizens will earn incentives for recycling at its source. The
nered with the Mint and Stamp every packaging they return. system is expected to help collect
Printing House to implement and recycle approximately 25 billion items
the registration and labeling
process for beverage packaging. of packaging annually across Türkiye’s 783,000 km²,
Over 20 billion beverages have significantly boosting the country’s recycling efforts.
now been introduced with de-
posit-labeled packaging."

“This Partnership Will
Help Establish the
Institutional Framework
in No Time”

Minister Kurum pointed out
that the second phase of the
project is transitioning to the