Battery Collection in Turkey, Case Study of Küçükçekmece Municipality

Year 2019, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 116 - 121, 30.09.2019

Selçuk Yeşiltepe , Mustafa Kelami Şeşen

Abstract

Batteries
are classified as hazardous waste according to European Union and Turkish laws
and regulations. Battery waste contains electrolyte solutions as basic or acidic
forms that could get involved with underground water or soil. Metallic
ingredients on the other hand, are valuable source for metal recovery. This
paper evaluates status quo in battery collection schemes in Turkey and
Küçükçekmece Municipality as a case study. Population over 80 million people
with use of over 10.000 kilograms of battery every year makes Turkey an
interesting example in developing countries in case of battery collection.
Küçükçekmece Municipality waste battery collection scheme is explained and
collected amounts are given in this paper. Küçükçekmece has a population of
750,000 people approximately with being one of the most crowded cities in
Turkey. High population density and being a recently urbanized region makes
Küçükçekmece an interesting example of Turkish battery collection scheme. 

Keywords

Waste Battery, Battery Collection, Waste Management, Case Study

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