TÜROB took part in the Deposit System Implementation Workshop...

Özlem Dağ, the Ankara Office Manager of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB), took part in the Deposit System Workshop held at the TOBB Twin Towers.​ At the workshop, the topics of "The Transition Process to the Mandatory Deposit Management System," "Developments and Expectations," and "The Current Status of the Turkish Environment Agency's Deposit Management System Preparations" were addressed.

As is known, the mandatory "Deposit Scheme" begins as of 1 January 2022. Accordingly, under the system, which will initially be introduced for producers and retail trade, a deposit system will apply to packaging produced in Turkey using paper, plastic, glass and metal, and when the packaging is returned to the store, the fee will be refunded or the option of exchanging it for another packaged product of the same nature will be available. Packaging labels will bear the clearly visible, legible and not easily erasable or degradable phrase "Deposit Included," and barcodes specific to the system will be used. Empty packaging will be collected from points of sale or dealers through a system established by those who place the products on the market.

In order to reduce the waste discarded into the environment and to increase the recycling rate, our country, like many others, aims to implement a mandatory deposit system.