Turkey

The history of the legal perspective of the packaging waste management starts with the Solid Waste Control Regulation (SWCR) in 1991. According to this regulation, there were certain recovery obligations for some sectors. Only the sales packaging of certain products were covered and paper&board was excluded. In the period of 1991-2005, the covered companies fulfilled their obligations in cooperation with collectors and sorters. There were some obligations even for the local authorities but they were not clearly defined. This period may be called as a “voluntary phase” for the local authorities.

The related articles of the SWCR and the 94/62/EC Directive are harmonized and “The Packaging & Packaging Waste Control Regulation” came into force by the beginning of 2005. The new regulation for packaging waste was covering “all packaging”. The obligations for all related parties including the local authorities are clearly defined. In 2005, ÇEVKO was authorized by the Ministry of Environment & Forestry as the recovery organization for packaging waste.

In 24.6.2007, the regulation was revised. The main changes in this revision were the extended period of the recovery rates, the voluntary marking and simplified declaration forms.

On August 24th, 2011 the regulation was revised again. By this revision, some new definitions such as “Supplier” were added. The solution alternatives for packers/fillers/importers are defined as authorized recovery organizations and/or municipalities and/or deposit implementation.

Data 2012