Hazardous waste, especially from industrial plants, is an indicator of an important pressure factor in terms of environmental values.
Under the By-Law on Waste Management (BWM), annual waste declarations are made by waste producers using the Waste Management Application/Waste Declaration System (WDS) under the Integrated Environmental Information System (ecbs.cevre. gov.tr) of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Hazardous waste data in the WDS consists of waste generator declarations and contains information about the hazardous waste generated by the waste generator at the facility during the reporting year and sent to the waste processing facility for recovery/ disposal. The waste declarations provide information on the amount of hazardous waste generated throughout Turkey. By the end of 2019, 76,496 companies were using the Waste Declaration System (WDS). The amount of hazardous waste declared by these companies and generated throughout Turkey for 2019 was set at 1,650,106 tons. percent 85.74of the 1,650,106 tons of waste was sent for recycling. percent 12.01 was disposed, percent 2.09 was stored, percent 0.15 was exported [55].
GRAPH 83- WASTE DECLARATION SYSTEM DATA (2009-2019)
TABLE 12- WASTE DECLARATION SYSTEM DATA (2009-2019) (**)
|
YEARS |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Number of Declarant Facilities |
15,664 |
18,685 |
18,428 |
32,803(*) |
39,134 |
44.922 |
60,233 |
63,741 |
66,478 |
76,496 |
|
Total amount of hazardous waste (tons) |
629,933 |
786,418 |
938,498 |
1,373,368 |
1,413,220 |
1,357,340 |
1,363,227 |
1,425,045 |
1.513.624 |
1,650,106 |
Source: The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, General Directorate of the EIA, Permit and Inspection, Waste Declaration System (WDS) Data
Notes:
Wastes generated during exploration, extraction, operation, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals listed in the list of wastes (code 01) were excluded from these quantities.
(**) Data for 2012 are not included here because the 2012 Hazardous Waste Statistics Bulletin was not published..
(***) The amount of waste processed at the facility was evaluated under the amount of waste recycled and dispo- sed of according to the 2013 Statistics Bulletin.
