Waste Management
Communiqué on the Import Inspection of Wastes Controlled for Environmental Protection (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/3)
The Communiqué on the Import Inspection of Wastes Controlled for Environmental Protection (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/3) was issued by the Ministry of Trade and published in Official Gazette No. 33124 (4th Repeated) of 31 December 2025. It governs the procedures and principles of conformity inspection, from the standpoint of environmental protection, of the wastes […]
Highway Traffic Law No. 2918
Highway Traffic Law No. 2918 was adopted on 13 October 1983 and published in Official Gazette No. 18195 of 18 October 1983. Its purpose is to ensure traffic order on highways in terms of the safety of life and property and to determine the measures to be taken on all matters affecting traffic safety (Article […]
Regulation on the Control of End-of-Life Vehicles
The Regulation on the Control of End-of-Life Vehicles falls within the responsibility of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change and was published in Official Gazette No. 27448 of 30 December 2009. Its aims are to prevent the generation of waste from vehicles, to regulate the reuse, recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) […]
Communiqué on Technical Procedures for the Storage, Depollution, Dismantling and Treatment of End-of-Life Vehicles
The Communiqué on Technical Procedures for the Storage, Depollution, Dismantling and Treatment of End-of-Life Vehicles was published in Official Gazette No. 27986 of 6 July 2011. Its purpose is to set the criteria that end-of-life vehicle (ELV) collection points, temporary storage areas, individual storage sites and treatment facilities must meet (Articles 1 and 2). It […]
Regulation on Vehicle Sales, Transfer and Registration Services
The Regulation on the Conduct of Vehicle Sales, Transfer and Registration Services was prepared jointly by the Ministries of Justice and the Interior and published in Official Gazette No. 30318 of 31 January 2018. It sets out the procedures and principles for vehicle sales, transfer and registration services and the fees charged for these transactions […]
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Food Recall: Where Does the Collected Product Go?
After a food recall, does the collected product pass to the state or get destroyed? Law No. 5996, imported consignments, waste rules, and disposal steps.
Procedures and Principles on the Establishment and Operation of Waste Collection Centres and Zero Waste Practices
The Procedures and Principles on the Establishment and Operation of Waste Collection Centres and Zero Waste Practices were presented by the Environmental Management General Directorate of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, approved by the Minister and put into force by a document dated 31 December 2021. They are not a regulation published […]
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Expired Food Disposal: Procedure, Minutes, and Records
Food past its use-by date counts as unsafe food. A six-step procedure for expired food disposal, the record, waste rules, the files to keep, and the tax side.
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Lithium Battery Disposal: Storage, Transport, and Recovery Rules
You cannot throw a waste lithium battery in the trash, store it with other waste, or burn it. Fire risk, the battery regulation, storage, ADR transport, and recovery.
Regulation on Waste Management
What does the Waste Management Regulation cover? The Waste Management Regulation was published in the Official Gazette dated 2 April 2015, No. 29314, and is administered by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. Its purpose is to ensure that waste is managed from generation to disposal without harming the environment or human health, […]
Zero Waste Regulation
What is the Zero Waste Regulation and why was it issued? The Zero Waste Regulation was published in the Official Gazette dated 12 July 2019, No. 30829, and is administered by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. Its purpose is to set the general principles for establishing, spreading, monitoring and certifying a zero […]
Regulation on the Management of Waste Oils
The Regulation on the Management of Waste Oils was published in the Official Gazette No. 30985 on 21 December 2019 and entered into force on 1 January 2020 (Article 16). It repealed the 2008 Waste Oils Control Regulation (Article 15). The current text includes two amendments, published in the Official Gazettes of 23 December 2020 […]