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Recycling logistics is more profitable than disposal!

Reverse logistics, produced an alternative way to the energy crisis that has been experienced more and more in recent years also directs corporate companies to sustainability. What is reverse logistics, in other word recycling logistics, has been explained by an expert in this field.

In order to prevent energy waste and the energy crisis that has emerged in recent years, recycling activities in the world have been accelerated in order to recycle and use the waste. "Reverse Logistics", also called recycling logistics, enables businesses to obtain value again from used products by providing them cost advantages.
 
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Emphasizing that one of the main objectives of reverse logistics is taking back especially the unused or unsold products from the consumer to disassemble, reassemble or recycle them, Faculty Member Dr. Filiz Sivaslıoğlu, Department of Logistics Management, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University, said:

“The most important movements in the take-back of products are experienced in the automotive industry. In a research conducted in the USA, it was announced that 10% of the logistics market finance is provided by reverse logistics. According to the estimates worldwide, an average of 1.15 trillion kg of waste is produced annually. The unhealthy disposal and burning of such wastes, which were considered garbage in previous practices, has increased the environmental pollution. Consequently, in order to find solutions, waste management practices and regular landfills, reuse, recycling and recovery methods began to come to the fore with legal regulations in order to bring waste into the economy. Recycling of used products such as plastics, metals, composites, paper and glass is more economical than their disposal.’’

THERE ARE 35 LICENSED RECYCLING FACILITIES IN TURKEY

The European Union stated that by 2030, around 65% of recycling activities will be implemented for all EU countries. At the same time, with the understanding of the benefits of recycling by businesses, the activities started to become widespread in Turkey.

Stated that there are 35 different licensed recycling facilities in 10 different areas such as plastic, glass and batteries in Turkey, Faculty Member Dr. said that the businesses where reverse logistics applied successfully, both the image of an "Environmental Enterprise" is drawn as a social responsibility and customer loyalty is provided for the business.