We are at the Tire Cologne trade fair.
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13th Turktay Symposium: Financing of Raw Material and Energy Production from Waste and its Impact on Climate on the 100th Anniversary of our Republic
The 13th Turktay Symposium brought together the stakeholders of many industries once again. This year, the theme of the symposium was “Financing of Raw Material and Energy Production from Waste and its Impact on Climate on the 100th Anniversary of our Republic”. Public institutions, representatives of different sectors, and scientists who have carried out important studies in their field shared the common problems encountered along with their proposed solutions. Our Vice Chairman Mr. Ömer Faruk Mekik was also a guest as a panelist in the session on Import and Export of Waste and Raw Materials Obtained from Waste.
In the final declaration, the following articles were emphasized:
Türkiye’s waste inventory should be created and updated periodically. A strong coordination is needed both for the supply of critical raw materials from waste recycling as needed by industrialists, and for a healthy waste management process that directly affects areas such as health, energy, defense industry, education, economy and current account deficit. Türkiye needs to quickly create critical and strategic raw material lists, and micro policies need to be maintained in harmony with macro policies.
Green growth oriented economic policies are reshaped in our country and around the globe. For them to be successful, it is necessary to revolutionize financial policies in waste management. Being successful in waste management and recycling fields, the magnitude of which is expressed in billions, depends on financing and transferring the relevant funds to the right investments. An investment environment should be prepared, especially for the recycling of domestic waste into industry and the economy, and this issue should be resolved quickly. Studies on separate collection of waste at the source should be accelerated, taking into account the zero-waste perspective and the carbon neutral targets of 2035 and 2053.
Individual criteria for waste management facilities should be determined depending on the type of waste, and inspections should be carried out with precision. Import of waste raw materials by facilities that meet developed country facility standards should be facilitated. Controlled import of certain wastes should be possible in line with the capacity of the facilities, the added value created and the export potential. Controlled imports should be allowed for material recovery facilities of waste types that cannot currently be supplied domestically and therefore cause the waste facilities to operate at low capacity, and imported waste should be reduced according to the domestic collection rate.
Increase with the use of recycled raw materials in the manufacture of exported products will create a competitive advantage. Considering that quotas for the use of recycled materials may be established for the exported products in the coming periods, domestic waste processing facilities must be established at appropriate standards and existing enterprises must be improved and operated.
High technology investments, energy efficiency practices and incentives should be expanded in the waste management and recycling sector.
Critical raw materials that can be obtained from wastes, especially electronic and domestic waste, should be identified and technologies for converting them into raw materials should be developed.
In order for all these issues to be resolved efficiently and quickly; there is need for very close communication and cooperation between the public authority and the relevant industries. The Turkish Environment Agency needs to urgently establish and activate its infrastructure for inspections with an effectively independent perspective. In addition, continuity, unity of practice, institutional memory, determination and consistency are extremely important and necessary for Türkiye to achieve its macro goals.
Lagedo is a Platinum Sponsor at the 5th IREMCON International Environment Conference
The main theme of the 5th Iremcon International Environment Conference was “Strengthening International Cooperation in Combating Global Climate Change and Waste Management”. At the conference, our Vice Chairman of the Board, Mr. Ömer Faruk MEKİK made a presentation on “The Green Deal and The Circular Economy as part of the New Economy Model”.
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We were on the cover of Recycling Industry Magazine
LAGEDO, which participated in the 12th TURKTAY as the Gold Sponsor last year and attracted attention with its new technology; has built a pioneering facility where it will recycle tires endlessly with a proper, modern, eco-friendly process, without creating odor and pollution, and most importantly without subjecting it to any chemical treatment.
FIRST IN TURKEY…
Making a difference in the recycling industry and setting an example, LAGEDO recycles end-of-life tires with an environmentally friendly method, using water pressure.
Chairman of the Board Kemal Körpe explains the secret of LAGEDO technology: “LAGEDO processes the components that make up the tire separately. All the materials that make up the tire are recovered so that they can be used in the most appropriate places where they belong in the circular economy.”
Around the world, approximately 1.5 billion tires end their useful life every year.
At Lagedo facility, which was established with the idea of how to provide efficient raw materials by recycling end-of-life tires within the scope of the circular economy, no resources other than water are used in the recycling process and production, and 95% of the water used is recovered and reused.
How Do We Recycle Used Tires?
When the tires we use in our vehicles reach the end of their life, we recycle them so that they no more pose a threat to the nature, and they turn into an opportunity for the country’s economy. We locally produce economic and high quality raw materials from the components of the tires.
We participated at the 12th Türktay Symposium as a Gold Sponsor
The 12th Türktay Symposium was held at Ankara Hilton SA on 19-20 October 2023. The main theme was “Waste; The Energy of Green Development in Turkey”.
The importance of waste in preventing the raw material and energy crisis was discussed at the symposium, and the message to all was that “Waste is just as valuable as gold when managed and brought back into the economy.”
In the final declaration; it was emphasized that:
- the effective management of waste is of critical and strategic nature for Türkiye,
- the waste management potential in the country should be taken into account while preparing macro-level policies in order for the Green Development move based on the Green Economy to be successful,
- it is essential to win the fight against climate change, to reduce emission rates, and to bring wastes into the economy and industry by managing them with a holistic approach,
- coordination between ministries and other public institutions should be strengthened.
We are happy to have sponsored the Symposium which helps guide the solutions that will contribute to waste management and to our country. We are also glad that we had the chance to exchange ideas with the leading companies of the sector and the institutions of the state during the event.
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