Environmental analysis of different packaging waste collection systems for Istanbul – Turkey case study

Autor: Gökçen Alev Altun-Çiftçioğlu, Gülşah Yılan-Çiftçi, Eren Yıldız-Geyhan, Mehmet Arif Neşet Kadırgan
Přispěvatelé: Yildiz-Geyhan, E., Department of Chemical Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, Maltepe Municipality Environmental Protections and Control Department, Istanbul, Turkey -- Yilan-Çiftçi, G., Department of Chemical Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey -- Altun-Çiftçio?lu, G.A., Department of Chemical Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey -- Neşet Kadirgan, M.A., Department of Chemical Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 107:27-37
ISSN: 0921-3449
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.11.013
Popis: Source-separated collection of recyclable packaging wastes has been a huge issue for cities such as Istanbul considering their socially, economically, culturally and environmentally cosmopolite structure. In order to apply an environmentally effective separation and collection, system has to be analyzed with a holistic approach including whole recycled packaging material amounts, source consumptions and related emissions. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the environmentally optimum source-separated packaging waste collection system applicable in Istanbul, Turkey for the first time in literature. Eight scenarios for separated collection system were defined and all of them were compared with each other and with the existing system. To measure the efficiency of the system, some efficiency indicators were chosen and effectiveness related variables were determined to predict the participation rate. Calculations of the efficiency indicators for alternative scenarios were based on the existing system. The environmental analysis was conducted by using Life Cycle Assessment methodology. The results of this study showed that existing system was still one of the environmentally most promising scenarios. Following advantageous scenarios were Scenarios 5 and 6 which were two and three fractionated curbside collection systems, respectively. It is also seen that more fractionated scenarios were less beneficial than two fractionated scenarios. And finally, it can be concluded that with an increment on participation rate and changing collection material type, collection efficiency of curbside system would increase and be environmentally more beneficial. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Firat University Scientific Research Projects Management Unit
The authors would like to thank Maltepe Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department for providing required data. Research grant from Marmara University Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit (BAPKO) FEN-C-DRP-150513-0186 project is also acknowledged.
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