Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling

Periye Abdulganioğlu Yoruç; Nesli Aydın

doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155

Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling

Abstract

The success of waste management has become one of the most important parameters showing the development of a city. Revealing and evaluating the resource value contained in waste is a component of the circular economy concept. In this study, waste management of Edirne, a geopolitically important city in Türkiye, is discussed in detail. Municipal waste produced in Edirne is collected and processed by three different solid waste management associations (Edikab, Orekab and Günekab). In this study, the process from collection to disposal of waste produced in the city was modelled by using the Stan software. Wastes other than dry recyclables in the city are disposed of in landfill sites belonging to these associations. In landfill sites of Edikab and Günekab, electricity is generated from methane gas. In addition, in the city where waste is collected commingled, recycling is carried out by mechanical separation units located in the facilities of these associations. Model results show that the amount of registered and unregistered waste was approximately 138,000 tonnes per annum (133,392 tonnes in 2023, 135,792 tonnes in 2022, and 145,104 tonnes in 2021). Approximately 39% of the waste produced in Edirne was recycled and brought into the economy (40% in 2023, 38% in 2022, and 39% in 2021). Of this recovery, around 10% is attributable to waste pickers, while 32–33% is achieved through mechanical separation processes at treatment facilities.

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This study was produced from Periye Abdülganioğlu's master's thesis “Wasteaware Benchmark Indicators for Solid Waste Management Analysis: A Case of Edirne”. This project is currently being carried out at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Department of Environmental Engineering. Authors' Contribution Periye Abdülganioğlu: Drafted the manuscript and collected data. Nesli Aydın: Assisted on the model structure, and the results of model simulation, supervised the progress, result interpretation and helped in manuscript preparation and writing. There is no conflict of interest. No artificial intelligence tools were used while writing this article. Authors own the copyright of their work.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Waste Management, Reduction, Reuse and Recycling

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Periye Abdulganioğlu Yoruç
0009-0004-4266-1074
Türkiye

Nesli Aydın ^*
0000-0002-7561-4280
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

June 29, 2026

Publication Date

June 29, 2026

Submission Date

October 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 13, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 30 Number: 3

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https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155

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APA

Abdulganioğlu Yoruç, P., & Aydın, N. (2026). Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling. Sakarya University Journal of Science, 30(3), 349-359. https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155

AMA

1.Abdulganioğlu Yoruç P, Aydın N. Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling. SAUJS. 2026;30(3):349-359. doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155

Chicago

Abdulganioğlu Yoruç, Periye, and Nesli Aydın. 2026. “Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling”. Sakarya University Journal of Science 30 (3): 349-59. https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155.

EndNote

Abdulganioğlu Yoruç P, Aydın N (June 1, 2026) Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling. Sakarya University Journal of Science 30 3 349–359.

IEEE

[1]P. Abdulganioğlu Yoruç and N. Aydın, “Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling”, SAUJS, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 349–359, June 2026, doi: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155.

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Abdulganioğlu Yoruç, Periye - Aydın, Nesli. “Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling”. Sakarya University Journal of Science 30/3 (June 1, 2026): 349-359. https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155.

JAMA

1.Abdulganioğlu Yoruç P, Aydın N. Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling. SAUJS. 2026;30:349–359.

MLA

Abdulganioğlu Yoruç, Periye, and Nesli Aydın. “Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling”. Sakarya University Journal of Science, vol. 30, no. 3, June 2026, pp. 349-5, doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155.

Vancouver

1.Periye Abdulganioğlu Yoruç, Nesli Aydın. Edirne Solid Waste Management: Stan2 Material Flow Modelling. SAUJS. 2026 Jun. 1;30(3):349-5. doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1807155