Turkey

Legal basis

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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.

Years Glass Plastic
Metal
Paper/Cardboard Wood
2005 32 32 30 20
2006 33 35 33 30
2007 35 35 35 35
2008 35 35 35 35
2009 36 36 36 36
2010 37 37 37 37
2011 38 38 38 38
2012 40 40 40 40
2013 42 42 42 42 5
2014 44 44 44 44 5
2015 48 48 48 48 5
2016 52 52 52 52 7
2017 54 54 54 54 9
2018 56 56 56 56 11
2019 58 58 58 58 13
2020 60 60 60 60 15

 

Facts and figures

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Data 2012

 

Population 17,170,178 inhabitants covered by system
No. of companies in system 1,509 contract economic operators
Packaging introduced to the market 2,516,094 tons (2010)
Recovered waste 391,943 tons packaging waste
Types of packaging Household and commercial

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