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NEWS 9

The 'Zero Waste Blue'

Movement Completed

The First Action Plan

Zero Waste Blue Movement completed Marine debris were
the "First 5-Year Provincial Action Plans" cleaned from the surface

within the scope of the Zero Waste Project, and floor of the sea

which was launched by the First Lady The Provincial Action Plans in-
cluded region-specific measures
Emine Erdoğan and implemented by The to prevent the accumulation of

Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and marine debris at its source. Ac-
tivities were carried out to clean
Climate Change. In 5 years, 245 thousand up the garbage on the coast, sea
surface and seabed. Further-
tons of marine debris, which can fill 20,500 more, training programs and
awareness-raising activities were
trucks, were collected from the seas. rolled out at the national level.

20,500 truckloads of
?
debris were removed
from the seas in 5 years
What is
245 thousand tons of debris were ?
cleaned from the seas thanks to Marine
the Zero Waste Blue Movement
and the "First 5-Year Provincial Debris
Action Plans". Now, the seas are
free from 20,500 truckloads of Marine debris is
marine litter. Proper disposal
methods were used to remove any persistent
and manage the debris in a way solid material that
that did not harm the environ- harms the marine
ment. In 2024, 25,480 tons of ecosystem, such
marine debris was collected as plastic bags,
from the seas. As of 2025, the bottles, fishing
"Second 5-Year Provincial
Action Plans on Marine Debris" nets, single-use
entered into force. These plans plastics and ciga-
will expand the scope of combat rette butts.
against marine debris.

ZERO

WASTE