The impact of the European Landfill Directive on waste management strategy and current legislation in Turkey's Specially Protected Areas

摘要: Abstract The European Landfill Directive (ELD) 99/31/EC has become the most influential piece of waste management legislation to have been produced for some time and calls reduction amount biodegradable municipal solid disposed landfill. Moreover, national strategies need be changed achieve increased recycling recovery rates will modified ultimately meet targets set in ELD. This paper outlines strategy implemented Specially Protected Areas (SPAs) Turkey gives key requirements On other hand, it also adaptation Turkish Solid Waste Legislation (TSWL) ELD comments on improvement TSWL. study showed that although TSWL shares broad objectives includes corresponding landfill waste, is less detailed; there are fewer specific many missing There no target going landfills. hand deposit schemes being applied packaging without including with long term targets. states 45% total (by weight) should recovered 1995. However, Control Packaging specifies between 2005 2014 prohibits made carton landfilled. Authority Protection Special (APSA) responsible implementation by Ministry Environment Forest. Implementation directive must remain a long-term goal, achieved through succession incremental steps, line economic institutional development. standards can therefore only progress small steps pace A quick step change towards EU cannot achieved. In short term, policy allow keep number larger sites operation, use resources available upgrade them leachate environmental protection systems. As per realities Turkey's economy, construction new sites, composting or incineration plants planned term.