Waste Management

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28 July 2026

Expired Sterile Supplies Disposal: Medical Device Stock Past Its Expiry Date

How do you dispose of sterile supplies and medical device stock past their expiry date? The label date, waste rules, six steps, records, and the tax side.

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21 July 2026

Misprinted and Obsolete Packaging Stock: Packaging Disposal or Recycling?

Should you destroy misprinted or obsolete packaging or send it to recycling? Brand risk, the scope of the packaging regulation, GEKAP, and a documented process.

Textile products including colourful yarn cones, fabric rolls and folded fabrics Hizmet
19 July 2026

Textiles

Brand-protected waste disposal protocol for end-of-season or defective textile products, even when logoed or branded.

Electronic devices including a laptop, tablet, phone, camera, headphones, smartwatch and virtual reality headset Hizmet
19 July 2026

Electronic Devices

Environmentally compliant dismantling of WEEE-covered devices, registered with TABS, backed by a certified data-destruction report.

Electronic waste segregated at a recycling facility. Illustrative image. Post
14 July 2026

What Is E-Waste? A WEEE Regulation Guide for Businesses

What is e-waste, and what does Türkiye's WEEE Regulation require from your company? Separate collection, take-back, who pays, and the records to keep.

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23 June 2026

Expired Cosmetics Disposal: How to Destroy Products Past Their Expiry Date Safely

Throwing expired cosmetics in the trash is risky. The minimum durability date, waste rules, the tax side, and a five-step disposal process.

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31 October 2025

The Fragile Balance of the Food Sector: Waste Management from Brand Security to the Circular Economy

This article was first published in the November – December 2025 issue of Gıda Türk magazine. Bringing a brand to the top in the food sector takes years of effort, investment, and trust-building. Yet this trust can collapse in an instant through the wrong handling of products that were made faulty, have passed their expiry […]

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6 September 2025

Why Is Medical Device Recycling Important?

This process is not only a legal requirement. It is also critically important for human health, environmental safety, and data privacy. As Scrap Danışmanlık, we offer professional, documented solutions that comply with the legislation in the field of medical device recycling. We remove our clients’ legal risks and contribute to their sustainability goals. 1. Human […]

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19 March 2019

Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Disposal of Hazardous Waste While increasing industrialization contributes positively to a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the waste generated during production—particularly heavy metals—significantly reduces both the quality and longevity of human life. The hazardous waste produced during and after the manufacturing process, or products carelessly discarded into the environment after use, lead to environmental destruction […]

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12 October 2018

Medical Waste Disposal

Medical waste is the general term for all waste generated during medical procedures in healthcare units, including infectious, pathological, and sharp-cutting materials. It is a type of biological waste and is generally classified as hazardous waste. Medical waste must never be mixed with other types of waste or disposed of in the same environment. WHAT […]