In Turkey, the annual food waste exceeds TRY 214 billion. This situation necessitates taking actions in this field urgently.
SRST, which started production in Turkey, provides recycling of 300 kg of food waste in a short time as 24 hours using machines produced entirely with domestic resources. Thanks to recycling the waste into water and organic fertilizer, the cost of transportation and storage problems of the garbage are eliminated.
The annual food waste in Turkey has exceeded TRY 214 billion. This grave situation reveals the necessity of implementing various policies and taking compulsory measures required for awareness in this field. Swiss Recovery Systems Turkey (SRST), which started production in Turkey, provides recycling of 300 kg of food waste in a short time as 24 hours using machines produced with domestic resources.
The company offers national solutions for domestic production and food waste with its machines that recycle waste into water and organic fertilizer.
DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL PRODUCTION
Stating that serious steps were taken to achieve the objectives of the Turkish economy, Zeki Yıldırım, the Chairman of the Board of SRST says that “We channel our strong human resources and know-how in line with domestic and national production strategies”.
Emphasizing that it is aimed to prevent the financial losses due to food waste in Turkey, Mr. Yıldırım reminds that “According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates, one-third of food production is wasted.
The food waste is considered to be around 1.3 billion tons. This amount is enough to feed 3 billion people. One of the five major themes of the United Nations ‘Zero Hunger’ campaign has been identified as minimizing food waste”.
SOLUTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ZERO WASTE PROJECT
Stating that 16 million tons of organic waste is produced annually in Turkey, and half of it is estimated to be domestic food waste, Mr. Zeki Yıldırım says: “Preventing waste and ensuring sustainable environmental management has great importance for Turkey.
In this context, our machine, which is our joint product and whose prototype is ready, brings national solutions within the framework of ‘Zero Waste’ project”. Saying that “It is humanity’s responsibility to restore this situation”, Mr. Yıldırım expresses that “Thanks to our recycling machines, we give what we received from nature back to nature”.
R&D and P&D investments will continue in the future for the project implemented at the end of work and investment spanning approximately 2 years in total with the equity of Mr. Zeki Yıldırım and his business partners.
In this context, stating that they plan to produce a household-type machine for 1-2 kg and large-scale machine (2,000 kg) in the first stage, Mr. Yıldırım says that they forecast TRY 20 million turnover as the year-end target in 2019.
Saying that the current production capacity of the enterprise is 10 machines (300 kg capacity) per month, Mr. Yıldırım states that they aim to complete the production of 5 machines by the end of March.
PRODUCING FERTILIZER WITH A YIELD RATE OF 70%
Pointing out that the food issue is a serious problem facing us, which needs to be solved, Mr. Zeki Yıldırım says: “Thanks to our recycling machine, which we realized with domestic resources, 300 kg of domestic waste is completely recycled and approximately 70–90 kg of fertilizer is produced.
Also, water is obtained and 300 kg of garbage generated due to domestic wastes, is completely recycled”.
Stating that the cost of transportation and storage problems of the garbage has been eliminated by the project, Mr. Yıldırım said: “We give what we received from the soil back to the soil as water and fertilizer.”