Waste reduction final report -4 - Test Input

Turkey
Contributed by:
Soofia Tahira Elias-Ozkan, BArch, MS, PhD.
Associate Professor of Architecture and Director Building Science Graduate Program,
Department of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
1. Current national statistics
Statistics related to material specific waste are not available; however, those related to waste
produced by the manufacturing sector are published as overall figures. According to the
Turkish Statistics Institute the industrial sector produced 20 million tons of waste in the year
2004; of this amount 8% was recycled, 47% was dumped and 45% was sold or given away
free of cost.
According to the guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, C&D
waste constitutes 13 to 29% of the urban solid waste by volume and by weight. This amount
is produced during the construction, renovation, repairs and demolition works carried out on
residential / commercial buildings, roads and bridges. The proportions of inert or active
aggregate is not known, neither is the specific activity which generated the waste.
2. Benchmark Data
Material Process Waste %
Portland Cement production, transportation and storage 5 to 6%
White Cement production, transportation and storage 10%
Mosaic chips storage and transportation 2%
Brick storage and transportation 8 to 10%
Roof tiles storage and transportation 3 to 4%
Steel production and construction 10 to 11 %
Source: Ankara Chamber of Trade and Industries for 2010
3. Policies, strategies and legislation
Policies and legislation to reduce waste in general and C&D waste were finalized in 2004 to
comply with the EU Directives. National targets to reduce construction waste, wastage rates,
tax on waste production are not available.
The legislation for Excavation, Construction and Demolition Waste Control (Hafriyat
Toprağı, İnşaat ve Yıkıntı Atıkların kontrolu) was promulgated under Directive No. 25406 on
18.03.2004. It was prepared in accordance with the Environmental Law No 4856 section 8,
11 and 12; and the legislation for the Organisation and Duties of the Ministry of Environment
and Forestry (Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı Teşkilat ve Görevleri Hakkında Kanunun) Law No.
4856, section 9, sub-sections (d), (h), (o), (p) and (s).
The aim of this legislation, consisting of 48 sections, is outline the technical and
administrative issues as well as the rules and regulations to be followed in taking care of the
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