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Zero Waste Regulation.

Country/Territory
Türkiye
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 30681, 9th of February 2019.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Basic legislation Capacity building Certification Data collection/reporting Education Inspection Institution Local government Monitoring Offences/penalties Policy/planning Procedural matters Public health Recycling/reuse Sustainable development Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
Articles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the Regulation enter into force six months later than its publication in the Official Gazette. The other provisions of the Regulation enter into force on the day the Regulation is published in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Regulation sets forth the principles and procedures of the establishment, development, monitoring, and financing of a waste management system aiming at the protection of environment, human health and all resources throughout the waste management processes within the principles of effective management of raw materials and natural resources and sustainable development. The system shall apply to the wastes listed in Annex-IV of the Regulation on waste management. In order to use resources efficiently in production, consumption and service processes, the general principles of the system are to prevent waste generation by considering the principles given in Annex-II; reduce wastes, if not possible to prevent waste generation; and evaluate the possibilities of reuse of products and materials. All necessary precautions shall be taken to protect the environment and human health, during the storage of wastes according to their types and to the explanations in the Annex-V. In case the seperately collected wastes cannot be recycled, their final disposal shall be carried out in a way that does not cause environmental pollution. All activities of zero waste system shall be registered into the Zero Waste Information System. The Ministry and the provincial directorates shall encourage environmental awareness-raising activities for the development and extend of the zero waste system. The duties of the Ministry are (I) to develop policies, plans, programs and targets at the national and local level, (II) to develop guidelines on the standards of the system, (III) to raise public awareness and organize training sessions, (IV) to strengthen coordination and cooperation between the relevant institutions for the effective implementation of this Regulation, and improve monitoring and evaluation, (V) to follow the latest developments at the national and international level, (VI) to establish a Zero Waste Coordination Center, (VII) to determine the criteria for the evaluation of process industrial wastes within the scope of zero waste certificate, and (IX) to develop strategies for waste prevention and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of waste prevention measures. Furthermore, this Regulation lays out rules on the duties and responsibilities of the provincial directorates, local administrations as well as the responsibilities of the airports, organized industrial zones; the establishment of the zero waste system; general principles of waste collection systems; the procedures of the zero waste licensing; inspection and monitoring of license holders; and administrative fines in accordance with the Environment Law No. 2872.

Full text
Turkish
Website
www.resmigazete.gov.tr

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Law No. 2872.

Legislation | Türkiye | 1983 (2022)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Management/conservation, Emissions, Protection of environment, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Biodiversity, Climate change, Coastal zone management, Enforcement/compliance, Effluent waste water/discharge, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental fees/charges, EIA, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Framework law, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Subsidy/incentive, Inland waters, Integrated management, Packaging/labelling, Land-use planning, Marine area, Marine pollution, Noise pollution, Offences/penalties, Polluter pays principle, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Public participation, Recycling/reuse, Right to clean/healthy environment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Surface water, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Wetlands, Human rights, Policy/planning, Standards, Aquaculture, Freshwater resources management, Endangered species, Protection of species, Trade in species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation amending the Zero Waste Regulation.

Legislation | Türkiye | 2021

Keyword: Food waste, Waste management, Data collection/reporting, Local government, Public health, Recycling/reuse, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX