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3rd International Congress of Engineering and Natural Sciences Studies, 24 - 25 May 2023, pp.142-150, (Full Text)
With the recycling and recovery of packaging, our natural resources are protected,
energy savings are achieved and thus the country's economy is contributed. With the recycling
and recovery of packaging waste, not only does it contribute to the country's economy, but also
the health of people and the environment. With the “Packaging Waste Control Regulation”
published in the Official Gazette dated 26/06/2021 and numbered 31523, it is stated that it is
essential to reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of by primarily reusing, recycling,
recovering and/or using the packaging wastes as an energy source. Arrangement for collecting
packaging wastes within a zero waste management system based on the provisions of the Zero
Waste Regulation, taking material recycling as the primary basis for the recycling of packaging
waste, not sending recyclable packaging waste to landfills, and not accepting recyclable
packaging waste by landfill facilities. has been made. In this study, an evaluation of the
recycling of packaging waste was made by using the data obtained from the Packaging Waste
Separation Facility of Pendik Municipality, which has been operating since 2018. With the
effect of the pandemic process in 2020, it was observed that there was a decrease in the amount
of recycled packaging waste compared to 2018 and 2019.