The 3rd and 4th waste transactions are completed
TMM has achieved another two success in supporting the process of exploring industrial symbiosis opportunities, creating environmental outcomes through circular economy and also improving the economic added value of companies.
The 3th transaction between Rönesans Holding and Exitcom marked the recycling of 340 kg electronic and hazardous waste generated from Vakıf GYO Construction Project Site.
Waste Types and Recovery Rates
Waste air conditioners were collected by MOTAT (National Waste Tracking System). Air conditioners are considered to be hazardous due to the CFC Gas and Oil they contain. Following the extraction of CFC gas and oil the air conditioner parts are broken into pieces such as plastic, metal and cable within the dissambling unit. The recovering rate of air conditioning/cooling devices is 97%. The total weight of waste air conditioners in this transaction is 260kg.
IT waste, cables and printers are considered to be non-hazardous waste and weigh 15 kg. The recovery rate for non-hazardous electronic waste is 100%. The rate for cable recovery is 95%.
1 washing machine was collected within the non-hazardous waste category. The total weight was 65kg with 100% recovery rate.
Through the 4th transaction, a fair amount of electronic waste of Anadolu Etap were donated to Exitcom as part of the social responsibility project “Bir dileğe dönüşsün” which is initiated for children with leukemia.
Totally 139 kg of electronics, fluorescent were sent to Exitcom and successfully recycled.
With these two transactions which has taken place through TMM’s support, environmental problems caused by waste are prevented through duly treatment of hazardous and electronic waste carried out by an authorized recycling company.
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ABOUT RÖNESANS HOLDİNG
Established in 1993 , Ronesans Holding furnished services as the main contractor and investor in more than 20 countries throughout the world.
Operating in such fields as construction, real estate development, energy and health, the Holding is the 36th largest international contracting company of the world and the 9th largest contractor of Europe.
Rönesans Holding’s size of assets climbed to 8,1 billion USD at the end of 2017 with a global turnover amounting to 4,2 billion USD at the end of 2017.
ABOUT ANADOLU ETAP
Anadolu Etap started investing in plantation in order to meet the demand of high-quality raw material for fruit juice concentrate production and also the demand in fresh fruit industry. Anadolu Etap, which was established in cooperation with Anadolu Group, Özgörkey Holding and Brazil-based Cutrale Group, is carrying on its activities with the strategy of being Turkey’s leading fruit juice producing and fresh fruit growing companies.
Anadolu Etap extended fresh fruit operations with Turkey’s first fruit brand “Doal”. As the biggest fruit growth project of Turkey Anadolu Etap is the first company to publish the Sustainable Agriculture Principles and have both Global G.A.P and Best Agriculture Practices Certificates.
ABOUT EXITCOM
Exitcom is the first and only company in Turkey provide services in the field of recovery of light/fluorescent, cartridge/toner and battery. Exitcom has an integrated facility that can treats WEEE Groups and also provides data destruction and archive destruction services to its customers in order to facilitate the management of electronic wastes and reduce the risk that may arise.
