Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste in Sinop, Turkey: Practices, Problems and Challenges

Abstract

In this study, recycling potentiality of municipal solid wastes of the province of Sinop, being a significant coastal town of Central Black Sea in terms of tourism. The studies related to nonhazardous kinds of wastes formed within the borders of the province have been assessed. The compositions and the changes in the amounts of the wastes formed in the province have been analyzed and assessed in association with the consumption habits. The composition of the recyclable wastes among the municipal solid wastes in the province and the management of these wastes have been studied. The amount of municipal solid wastes occurred has been determined and the mount of the wastes recycled by these wastes has been detected and thus the recycling activities started in the region have been evaluated. Recycling activities started in some regions of the province for recyclable urban wastes such as paper, carton, glass, metal and plastic etc., which are of high incidence within waste composition have been assessed. The analysis and evaluation of the studies conducted to some districts of the city related to packing wastes and management have been conducted. Therefore, applicability of recycling works and management of municipal solid waste in the city has been assessed and besides this “sustainability” has been researched. Furthermore, research and evaluation on production, collection-transportation, recycling applications and phases of these wastes, having an economic value and evaluation on the issue have been carried out in the study.