Turkey

Legal basis

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

Fact and figures

Data 2012

Population

17,170,178 inhabitants covered by system

No. of local authorities

104 municipalities (Contracted with ÇEVKO)

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

Packaging organisation/s in Turkey: