Recycling Solutions Empower Waste Pickers in Türkiye
WWF-Turkiye partners with local NGOs to improve informal recycling in Şahinbey, Türkiye’s second-largest district In January 2024, WWF-Türkiye launched a groundbreaking three-year project titled “Innovative Business Models for Gaziantep Recycling Workers,” funded by the European Union. This initiative targets Şahinbey Municipality—Türkiye’s second-largest district—as a strategic pilot area for transforming waste management practices while improving the […]
Transforming Waste Management and Lives in Izmir, Türkiye
WWF-Türkiye has been working with the Metropolitan Municipality (MM) of Izmir since 2019 when the city joined Plastic Smart Cities. At the time, waste segregation at the source was not widely practised in Türkiye. Project Objectives Download the Case Study to learn more about the Izmir Transformation. Note: The IzDönüşüm project is now ending due […]