Hazardous Waste Management in Turkey

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 312 - 318, 30.12.2019

Nesli Aydın

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.558213

Cited By: 1

Abstract

An increase in population,
energy demand, industrial activities and other technological developments
inevitably cause large amount of waste to be produced. It is a known fact that
traditional methods for the collection, transportation and disposal of wastes
are not capable anymore to prevent health problems and economic losses. Any
deficiency in the management of hazardous wastes, which constitute a
significant part of solid wastes, has a range of negative effects for
environmental health and safety. The aim of this study is to assess the
situation of hazardous solid-waste management in Turkey. This was achieved by
reviewing the rates of waste generation across the country. Current
requirements and challenges in hazardous waste management are also discussed,
and suggestions for solving problems are presented.

The study results that the Kocaeli and Izmir, as the two cities with
the larger population and industrial activities of Turkey, produces the largest
amount of hazardous waste in Turkey. On the other side, Istanbul, which is the
mostly populated city with advanced health service, is by far the largest
medical waste producer across the country. This is followed by Ankara, the
capital city of Turkey and Izmir. Although hazardous waste management in Turkey
has improved because of a strong governance and institutional involvement in
recent years, efforts directed by scientific research are still required to
enable robust waste management. These efforts will greatly aid decision makers
such as municipal authorities.

Keywords

hazardous waste, waste generation

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