Turkish Setting Company was established by the legislation that got here into power on December 30, 2020. The Setting Company, which carries out actions in step with the environmental methods and insurance policies decided by the Ministry of Setting, Urbanization and Local weather Change, has managed to attain 8 necessary objectives prior to now 4 years with the imaginative and prescient of elevating public consciousness in step with the Zero Waste strategy, defending inexperienced areas and establishing a Deposit Administration System.
Zero Waste administration
With a purpose to stop waste by spreading the Zero Waste tradition all through Türkiye, technical help is offered in cooperation with municipalities and universities. The 'Zero Waste' challenge and its practices, which began in Turkey and unfold world wide, make sure the safety of pure sources.
Deposit Administration System
One of the vital necessary causes of environmental air pollution is beverage packaging, of which thousands and thousands are used every single day. With a purpose to cut back this air pollution, a Deposit Administration System was developed for beverage packaging. With this technique, customers deliver the beverage packaging they use to assortment factors as an alternative of leaving it to the setting. Each environmental air pollution is prevented and returnable merchandise are recycled. The system, which was piloted in Ankara's Kızılcahamam district for two years, will unfold all through Türkiye in 2025. The consumer interface of the system, 'Deposited Packaging (DOA) software, has been made accessible to be used in software shops for cellular units.
Inexperienced Certificates
Turkish Setting Company encourages environmentally pleasant, energy-saving and sustainable initiatives in buildings and residential areas. Buildings that meet these {qualifications} at the moment are given a 'Inexperienced Certificates' by the establishment to advertise sustainable city growth.
Prolonged Producer Accountability
Turkish Setting Company provides options for the recycling of product teams equivalent to packaging waste, digital waste and batteries with a view to cut back the environmental impression of merchandise all through their life cycle. With this technique referred to as Prolonged Producer Accountability (GÜS), much less technological waste is launched into nature.
Management of marine air pollution
Maintaining the seas clear is essential for points equivalent to stopping mucilage disasters like within the Sea of Marmara and sustainable fishing. For that reason, ship-based air pollution inspections at the moment are carried out on a 24/7 foundation to maintain the seas clear.
Marine waste is collected
Marine litter assortment ships started for use to gather floating strong waste in designated areas of the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. These ships assist clear the ocean floor and defend coasts. Within the 2024 season, Turkish Setting Company groups carried out sea floor cleansing in Izmir, Istanbul, Mersin and Muğla-Marmaris. The groups collected roughly 10 tons of waste from the seas.
Marine ecosystem is protected
Fethiye-Göcek area, one among Turkey's most necessary tourism facilities, additionally has a novel biodiversity. This area was declared a Particular Environmental Safety Space for the safety of seagrass meadows and marine ecosystem. For this goal, the Mapa Buoy challenge is deliberate to be applied quickly. With the challenge, yachts and boats will be related to ecological vaults positioned on the seabed. Thus, ships will be unable to wreck pure, historic or cultural constructions by connecting to them.
Campuses have been seized
Turkish Setting Company moved its actions to college campuses in 2024. Data actions for main and secondary faculties have been additionally launched for college college students. Whereas environmental and Zero Waste consciousness coaching was given to three,500 younger folks in 8 completely different camps, the 'Inexperienced Campus Pageant' was organized. The primary cease of the “Setting Truck”, which took motion with the slogan “We’re on the Street for the Setting, We Stand by the Youth”, was Sakarya College. Conferences with college college students proceed in cities equivalent to Bolu, Bursa, Niğde, Nevşehir and Kırşehir.
Our lesson is setting
In 2024, with the theme “Our Lesson is the Setting, Collectively for the Future”, the environmental consciousness coaching challenge was launched in Edirne by TÜÇA for main, secondary and highschool college students in 81 provinces. The challenge, which continues with Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and Çanakkale, is increasing to different cities. TÜÇA additionally supported dozens of initiatives that may defend the setting and contribute to the purpose of Zero Waste and a sustainable future.