Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul
Abstract
Istanbul, with a population of around 13 million people, is located between Europe and Asia and is the biggest city in Turkey. Metropolitan Istanbul produces about 14,000 tons of solid waste per day. The aim of this study was to assess the situation of municipal solid-waste (MSW) management in Istanbul. This was achieved by reviewing the quantity and composition of waste produced in Istanbul. Current requirements and challenges in relation to the optimization of Istanbul's MSW collection and management system are also discussed, and several suggestions for solving the problems identified are presented. The recovery of solid waste from the landfills, as well as the amounts of landfill-generated biogas and electricity, were evaluated. In recent years, MSW management in Istanbul has improved because of strong governance and institutional involvement. However, efforts directed toward applied research are still required to enable better waste management. These efforts will greatly support decision making on the part of municipal authorities. There remains a great need to reduce the volume of MSW in Istanbul.
- Authors:
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- Yildiz Teknik Universitesi Cevre Muh Bolumu, 34220 Davutpasa-Esenler, Istanbul (Turkey)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 21418139
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Waste Management
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 8-9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.036; PII: S0956-053X(10)00082-6; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Journal ID: ISSN 0956-053X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN POPULATIONS; METHANE; MUNICIPAL WASTES; OPTIMIZATION; SANITARY LANDFILLS; SOLID WASTES; TURKEY; URBAN AREAS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ALKANES; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HYDROCARBONS; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE EAST; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POPULATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES
Citation Formats
Kanat, Gurdal. Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.036.
Kanat, Gurdal. Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.036
Kanat, Gurdal. 2010.
"Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.036.
@article{osti_21418139,
title = {Municipal solid-waste management in Istanbul},
author = {Kanat, Gurdal},
abstractNote = {Istanbul, with a population of around 13 million people, is located between Europe and Asia and is the biggest city in Turkey. Metropolitan Istanbul produces about 14,000 tons of solid waste per day. The aim of this study was to assess the situation of municipal solid-waste (MSW) management in Istanbul. This was achieved by reviewing the quantity and composition of waste produced in Istanbul. Current requirements and challenges in relation to the optimization of Istanbul's MSW collection and management system are also discussed, and several suggestions for solving the problems identified are presented. The recovery of solid waste from the landfills, as well as the amounts of landfill-generated biogas and electricity, were evaluated. In recent years, MSW management in Istanbul has improved because of strong governance and institutional involvement. However, efforts directed toward applied research are still required to enable better waste management. These efforts will greatly support decision making on the part of municipal authorities. There remains a great need to reduce the volume of MSW in Istanbul.},
doi = {10.1016/j.wasman.2010.01.036},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21418139},
journal = {Waste Management},
issn = {0956-053X},
number = 8-9,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}