Environmental gains in the collection of packaging waste obtained in Uskudar district by changing the collection type

ABSTRACT

The collection of packaging wastes separately from domestic wastes is a legal requirement and has become a necessity due to the need for raw materials today. Due to the legislative requirements, disruptions in practice constitute an obstacle to create a successful waste management policy. The subject of this study is to provide a system that will help the administrators of the district municipalities who want to collect the packaging wastes with their own means. In Uskudar municipality defined as a pilot area, environmental gains have been achieved by collecting packaging wastes separately from domestic wastes in two different days. The results of the collection of packaging wastes from households separately from domestic wastes were analyzed by separate collection days of district municipalities. Waste characterization studies are carried out, and the evaluation is presented. In this study, it was determined that the environmental gains obtained by changing only the packaging waste collection days yielded important results. The classical collection model, Uskudar Model and the effect of not collecting packaging wastes on ecosystem and people were examined by life cycle analysis.

Implications: The importance of the environmental contribution of the proper packaging waste collection system. Environmental contributions provided by recycling only by changing the collection system. Revealing the environmental contributions of the packaging waste collection system through life cycle analysis.

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Yasar Avsar

Yasar Avsar, Prof. in Yildiz Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering. Research Areas: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Technology, Wastewater Collection and Treatment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecology and Pollution, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management, Noise Pollution Control, Water Pollution and Control, Water Supply and Treatment, Hazardous Waste Management.

Fatma Uksal

Fatma Uksal, Yildiz Technical University Civil Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department Master of Science: Yildiz Technical University Civil Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department Work experience: Uskudar Municipality Waste Management Department, Istanbul-TURKEY Research Areas Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management and their control, Packaging waste management.

Levent Bilgili

Levent Bilgili, Associated Professor in Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Ship Building and Maritime, Ship Construction and Ship Machinery Engineering Department Master of Science: Yildiz Technical University, Institute of Sciences, Ship Construction and Marine Machinery Engineering Doctor of Philosophy: Yildiz Technical University, Institute of Sciences, Ship Construction and Marine Machinery Engineering Scientific Study Areas Road Transport Emission Modelling, Life Cycle Evaluation Workshop and Training, Ship Oriented Air Pollution and its Control, Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Accident Examination, Root Cause Analysis. After graduating from Yildiz Technical University as a Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer in 2011, he completed his master and doctorate degrees at the same university and department in 2014 and 2018, respectively. In 2020, he received the title of associate professor in the same field. He has been working as a faculty member at Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University since 2017 and has studies on ship emissions, life cycle assessment, ship energy efficiency and artificial neural networks.