What is the Zero Waste Project?

The Zero Waste Project is an approach that both contributes to the Turkish economy and protects the environment by ensuring waste prevention and the use of resources more efficiently.

Today, many recyclable resources are wasted, thus, leading to both waste of energy and waste of resources. Waste, which is one of the most adversely affecting factors not only for the environment but also for the national economy, is recycled into reusable resources by applying Zero Waste Project.

The consumption has increased more than ever due to the increase in population and living standards in the world. This leads to the rapid depletion of natural resources both for the world and Turkey.

Each country has its specific recycling projects due to the deterioration in the balance of the world and the increase in the need for limited resources. The Zero Waste Project is among the most important and valuable projects that is a model to all countries in the world and enables the reuse of natural resources.

The Zero Waste Project has been becoming more and more widespread in terms of both individual and institutional use.

What is Zero Waste? 

Thanks to the efficient use of resources, zero waste is a project that provides to prevent and minimize waste. It ensures collection and the recycling of the wastes.

Due to the increasing population of the world as well as the developments in industry and economy, the scarce natural resources have been depleting. Therefore, existing resources should be used wisely and efficiently.

Many countries in the world have developed new regulations for the conscious management of the waste both for individual and institutional purposes. One of them is also Turkey. The Zero Waste Project, which is completely a national project, ensures a cleaner and greener world for future generations thanks to its sustainable development principle.

The Zero Waste Project is widely implemented for both individual and institutional purposes throughout Turkey.

What are the advantages of the Zero Waste Project?

The Zero Waste Project has various benefits in many respects. The overview of the benefits of the Zero Waste Project:

• Increasing abundance due to using resources more efficiently,
• Increasing performance due to a clean environment,
• Minimizing costs due to preventing waste,
• Reducing environmental risks,
• Increasing sensitive consumption due to gaining environmental protection awareness,
• Enhancing reputation in the national and international context due to having “environmentalist” title,
• Becoming locally and nationally stronger by contributing to the national economy.

In Which Areas Has Zero Waste Project Been Put Into Practice?

The Zero Waste Project has been launched to be used in many areas in Turkey. The Zero Waste Project has been particularly put into practice in the following areas:

• Public institutions / organizations
• Shopping malls and stores
• Hospitals
• Educational institutions
• Leisure and recreation facilities
• Large workplaces and offices
• Houses for individual use

The Zero Waste Project has been becoming more and more widespread day by day. By preventing waste, the efficiency is increased and environmental damage is prevented.

The Zero Waste Projects, especially those implemented in the institutions, ensure that employees develop sensitive consumer awareness and thus increasing this awareness in the whole country.

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