Municipal Solid Waste Management and Evaluation of Zero Waste Strategy in Ordu
Abstract
Zero waste management is a broad concept that covers all areas that produce waste such as public institutions and organizations, local governments, industrial facilities, hospitals, educational institutions, tourism facilities and workplaces. In this study, the amount, composition, management and transition process to zero waste management system of municipal solid waste in Ordu were investigated. In Ordu, a coastal city of the Eastern Black Sea region, municpal solid waste is collected by the dual collection method and disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Approximately 69% of the municipal solid waste composition consists of organic waste and 7% consists of hazardous and non-recyclable waste. The recycling potential of municipal solid waste in the province is 24%. The zero waste approach has reduced the amount of solid waste going to landfills, increased the amount of waste going to recycling and facilitated energy recovery from non-recyclable waste in Ordu.
Keywords
Zero waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Recycling, Double Collection
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