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Turkey's DOA system expands with mobile units

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2026-07-28 18:43 UTC → 2026-07-31 08:39 UTC · added removed

Turkey’s nationwide Deposit‑Return System (DOA) began full operation became fully operational on 1 July 2026, covering all 81 provinces and 973 districts. Within In the first ten days nearly 2 million users returned about 18.8 million PET, glass and aluminium containers were returned by nearly 2 million users, who and received a 1 TL credit per eligible container item in a digital wallet. Businesses The scheme pays businesses such as hotels and cafés earn 0.20 TL per container; the system is tracked on a digital platform run by the Environment Agency (TÜÇA). The Ministry set a container and obliges registration deadline for businesses by the end of October and aims end‑October deadline. Authorities aim to recycle roughly 25 billion containers annually, targeting a 50 % recovery rate initially and 80 % when mature. Environmental projections include a reduction mature, with projected cuts of about 37 000 tonnes of t CO₂, a saving of 1.3 billion kWh of energy and avoidance of 3.6 million barrels of oil. Soon after launch launch, merchants reported price hikes rises of up to 29 % on bottled water and soft drinks, prompting investigations by the Ministries of Trade and Treasury. Treasury ministries. Street‑collector groups say the scheme has created a lucrative income stream, with some earning note earnings of up to 60 000 TL per month. month for high‑volume participants. To reduce ease queues at machine‑based return points, bulk‑return Counting and Verification Centres were opened, offering a 0.50 TL incentive per item while retaining the 1 TL credit for up to 200 items per day at machines. A video posted by Environment Minister Murat Kurum from day; the Sakarya Counting Centre showed PET and aluminium bottles being separated, baled and compressed, while glass is routed to recovery plants; the centre now handles processes about 7 000 containers daily and daily, with PET collection volumes have tripled since launch. tripling. In late July the agency introduced Environment Agency rolled out a free Mobile DOA application handheld terminal for markets, small retailers. Registered businesses receive the device at no cost; citizens scan a QR code, hand over labelled containers and earn 1 TL, while the retailer receives 0.50 TL per item. Pilot sites such as Diyarbakır already operate seven points with plans for fifty. A parallel pilot in Denizli, run by ART Group, equips shops, kiosks and cafés that lack fixed machines. muhtarlık offices with similar handheld terminals.

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  1. 2026-07-31 08:39 UTC Turkey's DOA system expands with mobile units
  2. 2026-07-28 18:43 UTC Turkey's DOA system expands with mobile units
  3. 2026-07-26 10:56 UTC Turkey's DOA system faces complaints, adds bulk centres
  4. 2026-07-26 09:44 UTC Turkey's DOA system faces complaints, adds bulk centres

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