TOFD - Plastic Cap Campaign
Dear Member,
In a letter submitted to our Association by the Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association (TOFD), the support of businesses that are members of the Hotel Association of Türkiye (TÜROB), along with their employees, is requested for the Plastic Cap Collection Campaign that has been running for many years.
As is well known, the plastic cap campaign carried out by the Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association is a social responsibility initiative recognized and supported by everyone nationwide. The collected caps are recycled, and the proceeds are used to purchase manual and electric wheelchairs, pressure-relief cushions, and medical supplies. Through your support for this campaign, which has attracted considerable public interest, the aim is to recycle plastic caps that would otherwise become waste and thereby benefit more individuals living with spinal cord injuries. In line with these aims and objectives, we invite all our Members to take part in the campaign.
Thanks to the plastic caps collected through the campaign, manual and electric wheelchairs, pressure-relief cushions, and medical supplies are provided to those in need. When the weight of the collected caps reaches 400 kg, one manual wheelchair is provided, and when it reaches 4 tons, one electric wheelchair is given free of charge to disabled individuals in need.
Collecting the caps;
- To collect the caps, collection points are set up throughout your business. Caps may be collected in water carboys, large plastic water bottles, or specially prepared boxes. In addition, specially prepared plastic cap collection boxes can be requested from TOFD on a cash-on-delivery basis.
- Within the campaign, plastic caps of all types and all colors can be collected (water bottle caps, shampoo caps, toothpaste caps, deodorant caps, yogurt lids, etc.).
Delivering the collected caps to the Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association (TOFD);
- When the weight of the collected plastic caps reaches 100 kg or more for the European Side of Istanbul and 200 kg or more for the Anatolian Side, the caps can be collected from businesses by TOFD officials in exchange for a record, after notifying the TOFD WhatsApp line at 0537 655 52 82.
- Through the TOFD-PTT Courier partnership, you can send them to the TOFD Headquarters in bags prepared to measure 60-50-45 cm and a maximum of 45 desi (by paying the current courier fee of 18.65 ₺). (Address: Türkiye Omurilik Felçlileri Derneği - Ataköy 7-8. Kısım, Mimar Sinan Villaları Karşısı, Rekreasyon Alanı, 34750 Bakırköy/İstanbul)
- You can deliver them free of charge by hand to Shell gas stations in all 81 provinces of Türkiye. If, when dropping them off in this way, you send a photo you have taken along with the name of the business and the approximate weight of the plastic caps to the TOFD WhatsApp line at 0537 655 52 82, your delivery will also be recorded.
- You can reach the other free drop-off and collection centers throughout Türkiye via the link https://www.tofd.org.tr/plastik-kapak-toplama-merkezlerimiz.
For any issues you may encounter regarding cap delivery or campaign processes, you can contact the Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association. https://www.tofd.org.tr/
Given its importance, we present this matter for your information.
Respectfully,
TÜROB - Hotel Association of Türkiye
Müberra ERESİN
Chair of the Board