Country profile

Türkiye

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Türkiye.

Indicator years 2021–2024Eur. & Cent. AsiaUMIC

Municipal waste generated402kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generated

Collection coverage99.4%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate12.3%2021 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rate

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares

Food and organics55.5%

Other materials25.3%

Paper and cardboard8.1%

Plastic5.9%

Glass3.4%

Metal1.4%

Hazardous waste0.4%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified81.2%

Recycling in treatment mix12.0%

Unaccounted6.5%

Composting0.3%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Waste Management And Action Plan, 2016–2023

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment and Urbanisation [Cevre ve Sehircilik Bakanligi]; Turkish Environment Agency [Cevre ajansi]

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemYes