Policy, Process and Practice on Waste Disposal - Covering Hazardous
IZTECH’s 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, Indicator 2.1.2 (Page 70) measures “Realization rate of sustainable hazardous waste management system in indoor and outdoor areas on campus (%)” and Indicator 2.1.3 measures “Realization rate of the sustainable non-hazardous waste management system (IZTECH Zero Waste Project) in indoor and outdoor areas on the campus (%)”. For the year 2021 both non-hazardous and hazardous waste collection and disposal activities reached 100% on campus.
Policy created: 2019 – Strategic Plan (https://strateji.iyte.edu.tr/wp- content/uploads/sites/108/2019/10/İYTE-Stratejik-Plan-2019-2023.pdf)
Policy reviewed: 2022 – for the preparation of the new Strategic Plan 2024-2028.Monitoring: Twice a year (March and September)
In IZTECH, organic waste is produced at canteens and cafeterias of varying capacity. All of the organic waste produced on campus is collected by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s garbage trucks and is transported to a transfer station and then to Harmandalı Landfill Area, where it is landfilled according to health and safety regulations. The Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s Harmandali Landfill Area has a biogas production facility (https://www.izmir.bel.tr/tr/AtikKabuluVeBertarafUcretleri(harmandaliDuzenliKatiAtikDepola maAlani)/46/91). IZTECH is bound by national legislation to give its organic waste to the municipality so that it can be disposed safely and according to the national law.
Inorganic waste treatment is done extensively at IZTECH in cooperation with the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. IZTECH is bound by the Solid Waste Directive that is in effect in Türkiye. Therefore, IZTECH is bound by law to give all its inorganic waste to the garbage trucks of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. The Waste Commission of IZTECH is also responsible for collecting electronic waste, batteries and ink cartridges from printers. E-waste items are collected separately and not disposed of in regular trash bins.
Hazardous/toxic waste management is managed by the Waste Commission at IZTECH. Every lab at IZTECH has one person assigned to inform the lab staff and students on how to manage toxic/hazardous waste within the lab. Wastes are collected in temporary storage rooms in the buildings. Every year, the Waste Commission collects the data on the type and amount of the waste before getting quotes from licensed waste transport and disposal companies. Once the data is collected, the company that gives the best service and economic quote is contacted to visit the campus to collect all hazardous/toxic waste. Also every three years the fuel tanks are also cleaned to remove the toxic fuel waste, for which the data is entered to a national database and the collected waste is sent to licensed incineration facilities.
