Importance of packaging waste recycling plants in reverse logistics and an assessment of plant selection using the AHP method in Turkey

Reverse logistics is one of the adopted supply chain processes and becomes more important because of economic and ecological conditions, administrative and social responsibilities, sustainable development, environment protection laws, and the aim of material and resource use.

International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 7, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2016, pp 109-122, Article ID: IJM_07_01_012 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=7&IType=1 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.1920 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 © IAEME Publication IMPORTANCE OF PACKAGING WASTE RECYCLING PLANTS IN REVERSE LOGISTICS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF PLANT SELECTION USING THE AHP METHOD IN TURKEY Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Business Administration Department, Celal Bayar University, Manisa TURKEY Lecturer Seckin Salvarli, Izmir Vocational School Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, TURKEY ABSTRACT Reverse logistics is one of the adopted supply chain processes and becomes more important because of economic and ecological conditions, administrative and social responsibilities, sustainable development, environment protection laws, and the aim of material and resource use Recycling is a term that means recyclable waste materials are processed with various recycling methods and prepared to use in manufacturing as raw materials Especially, used materials such as paper, glass, plastics and metals which are called 'packaging waste' are revalued in favour of economic In most of the countries, local authorities are responsible for waste handling issues such as collection, transportation and disposal In relation to waste management, the whole cycle of generation of wastes, their storage, collection and transport, and their eventual treatment and disposal are taken into condsideration Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey, consists of the metropolitan municipality and thirty district municipalities According to the proposals and thoughts taken from the authorities of metropolitan municipality and some companies, in the last chapter of this study, an application to choose an appropriate recycling center for packaging waste in Izmir city using the analytic hierarchy process is carried out The software of Expert Choice which supports AHP has provided data to be analyzed statistically and the results have been given in detail Key words: AHP, Packaging Waste, Recycling, Reverse Logistic http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 109 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Cite this Article: Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using the AHP Method in Turkey International Journal of Management, 7(1), 2016, pp 109-122 http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=7&IType=1 INTRODUCTION What is of interest for logistics activities is its inclusion of forward flow of materials in the supply chain Yet, as reverse logistics picks reverse flow which commences with the users as its topic of interest, its aim is to ensure the re-usability of products With environmental issues becoming more important lately, the concept of reverse logistics is becoming a focus of attraction As a result of the damage on and the depletion of natural resources and with the growing interest on environmentconsciousness, today, demand for reverse logistics-related matters and recyclable manufacturing systems is also on the rise In the process of reverse logistics, the importance of the supply chain will be revealed more clearly with the return and recycle of products carried out in a more planned fashion In other words, reverse logistics that concerns issues of effective and efficient re-collection and processing of wastes can be handled differently from waste management With the growing importance of environment-related issues, the concept of reverse-logistics, and as a result the issue of recycling are making it to the top of agendas On the other hand, businesses' aspiration to have the competitive upper hand is another important factor in recycling practices Forward flow of materials in the supply chain is considered among logistics activities whereas the reverse flow that starts from the consumers' end so that the products can be reused concerns reverse logistics Recycling systems and issues pertaining to reverse logistics will naturally become further points of interest as natural sources are damaged and depleted and environment-awareness increased As a result, logistics structures to allow product flow must be set up [Nakıboğlu, G., (2007); Yıldız, D.,(2013) ] As it is known, issues such as product return, re-production, reuse, disposal, repair come under reverse logistics Product returns account for a considerable portion of organizational costs In order for an organization to have the competitive advantage, it will have to reduce costs in product returns and related transportation and storage activities And for that, determination of appropriate recycling locations is important for reverse logistics networks [Gülsün, B., et al., (2008)] Benefits of reverse logistics, generally, for businesses can be summarized as follows [Dyckhoff, H., et al., (ed)., (2004 ); Nakıboğlu, G., (2007) ; Yıldız, D.,(2013) ]     Recovery of value: This concerns the recovery of the product, with added value during its production, that would perish if not reused Maximization of profit: This when raw material, labor, energy etc costs are reduced thanks to the recovery of the product Performance of environmental obligations: All liabilities that are also legally defined are such as waste recycling, management of hazardous materials, etc Improvement of management of customer relations: In order to improve customer relations, one must work on issues such as post-sale services and on the provision of customers with return guarantee, etc http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 110 editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey In order for products to be recovered and used as input in the economy, there are three processes that reverse logistics focus on and which also relates closely to waste management These are: reuse, reproduction and recycling [ Setaputra, R., (2005)] REASONS FOR RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS AND REVERSE LOGISTICS As stated in the respective literature, there are many reasons behind the inclusion of products that are subject to reverse logistics, in the reverse logistics network These reasons are grouped, generally, on the basis of the source that returns the product (on the basis of the supply chain hierarchy comprising of the producer, distributor and the consumer) According to this grouping, returns that take place during production are referred to as production returns, distributor returns if the return takes place during the distribution of the product to the consumer and returns by the consumers that are the users of the final product are referred to as consumer returns In addition to such grouping, there is also producers' recall of the products in cases when an problem with the product is encountered or when the product is being replaced and also functional returns arising from the re-usability feature of the product [Rogers, D.S., Tibben-Lembke, R., (2001) ; Brito, M.P., et al., ( 2002); Brito, M.P., Dekker, R., ( 2002); Subramaniam, U., et al., (2004)] Moreover, reasons for the return of products that are subject to reverse logistics are provided in further detail, below: a Production Returns Within this scope, issues such as the product being raw material surplus or being production surplus are specified b Distributor Returns Here, four sub-headings that a have been specified, namely as wrong or damaged delivery, products that have expired, stock surplus or unsold products and seasonal fluctuations, stock adjustments c Consumer Returns Reasons in relation to this topic can be listed as return under guarantee, reuse of products after repair, value gains (scrap value and consideration of other recovery options), returns from after-use (such as second hand sales), returns at the end of lifecycle, legal regulations concerning hazardous materials or the customer considering the product as damaged/deficient d Producer's Recall of the Products This reason is defined as the producer's recall of the product for a deficiency, or a safety or a health related problem in the product e Functional Returns Packaging materials that are of reusable quality, containers, pallets, packages, boxes are under this title Increased practice of reverse logistics also benefits from businesses' becoming aware of the benefits of product returns in addition to product returns, customer satisfaction or legal conditions mentioned above As stated in the existing literature, these benefits are listed as better relations with customers and partners in the supply http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 111 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil chain, considerable cost savings and gains from replacement of the new product with the used one [(Avitatthur, B., Shah, J., (2004)] SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT When classified as per their sources, solid wastes comprise, most generally, substances such as: - domestic solid wastes - domestic wastes - industrial wastes - industrial solid wastes - dangerous wastes - medical wastes - special solid wastes In businesses where Environmental Management System is effectively implemented in parallel to environmental awareness, waste management outcomes are successful As explained in the literature, basic aspects of the Waste management System are specified as follows:  Prevention of wastes especially at the source,      Segregation of wastes generated at the source, Bringing recyclable wastes back to economy, Energy recovery, Reduction of wastes to be stored, Ensuring the storage of non-recyclable wastes in ways that are not detrimental to the environment and human health 3.1 Integrated Waste Management System Volume and composition of wastes are diversified in tandem with fast-increasing population and changing living standards, making control and management of wastes even harder As explained also by Kemirtlek, the issue of solid waste management will become more important, even more complex, both today and in the future considering pollution from solid wastes and the dimensions of existing as well as potential related risks, diminution of natural resources, economic and other reasons It is for this reason that one must know very well all aspects of an integrated waste management comprising of all stages from the generation of wastes to final disposal, as well as the their inter-linkages [ Kemirtlek, A., (2007)] A single approach in this regard might not be sufficient for provision of solutions concerning wastes that are observed to lead to increased problems and impacts on the environment becomes harder At the end of the day, an effective waste management system can be ensured by way of joining all methods This approach named 'Integrated Waste management' has been embraced by all countries All aspects of waste management has been assessed as a whole to develop integrated waste management sustainability of which would be ensured with environmental and economic aspects So, one cannot expect integrated waste management to relate to only a single type of waste or a single source [Waste management Action Plan, (20082012)] http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 112 editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey In another research, according to White et al., an effective and efficient waste management system in general shall have the features below [White, P.R., et al., (1995)]: 1) It must be an integrated system Integrate waste management shall be planned in a way that it includes all substances that make up the composition of all wastes generated in a settlement area and all sources of production 2) It must be able to create economic value Economic values to be reaped from the solid waste management system are recoverable materials, compost and biogas that can be obtained (landfill and anaerobic compost) and inputs from similar sources Revenues to be obtained from these are closely related to market conditions and the cost of the investment that will be made For this reason, the economic analysis must be carried out aptly during the planning stage 3) It must be flexible Integrated waste management system has to be so flexible as to adapt to various changes that can occur in the environment and in waste characteristics that occur in relation to time 4) Regional planning has to be carried out Efficiency of planning depends on the amount of waste to be collected Amount of waste generation, on the other hand, depends on the population It is for this reason that regional planning has to be carried out in settlement areas other than metropolitan areas Some researchers recommend that the population linked to an integrated management should not be less than 500.000 [Waste Management Action Plan, (2008-2012)] As a result, integrated waste management is a concept where the appropriate method needed, technology and management programs are selected and applied in connection with the targets Integrated waste management covers issues prescribed in the legislation and comprises of the steps below [Waste Management Action Plan, (2008-2012)]: Prevention of wastes Reduction of wastes Re-use Recovery/Recycling Pre-process (including incineration) Final disposal AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SELECTION OF A LOCATION FOR A PACKAGING WASTE RECYCLING PLANT IN THE PROVINCE OF IZMIR 4.1 AHP Management AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) is a model developed by Saaty, a technique used in the solution of a multi-criteria decision making problem [Saaty, T.L., (1980)] As http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 113 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil such, AHP is a mathematical method that can assist in the improvement of the decision-making process by taking into consideration the priorities of the group or the individual and by evaluating qualitative as well as quantitative variables together Those that work using this method are expected to make more effective decisions 4.2 Literature Survey Concerning the Mathematical Modeling of the Problem Concerning the Selection of a Location As product returns demonstrate uncertainties in reverse logistics depending on the product itself as well as depending on time, the fact that the network that will be established will have a complicated structure is known to researchers The justification and determination of the location of regional collection centers within the regional network organization that plays an important role within such a complex structure are important [Kara, K., et al., (2013)] In literature, there are studies making use of mathematical models concerning the establishment of reverse logistics networks for the establishment of collection centers for the inclusion in the reproduction process or for destruction of many expired products, wastes, products returning from the end consumer, product packages and packs as well as concerning the control of product movements within the scope of the reverse supply chain Majority of these studies are seen to be studies that focus on international and private businesses [For example, Li, R.C., Tee, T.J.C., (2012); Dat, L.Q., et al., (2012)] The aim is to determine a location by way of handling the issue as to the locality of special collection centers within a mathematical process With this aim in view, a study to optimize the determination of location for solid waste recycling plants shall be carried out using the AHP model 4.3 Implementation In this study, an assessment has been carried out to determine the district that would be the most appropriate for the establishment of a package waste recycling center in the province of İzmir has been carried out with a consideration for the AHP method There are 30 districts within the remit of the İzmir metropolitan municipality and these districts have been compared and contrasted against different criteria that have been determined in order to decide on the most appropriate location Accordingly, in line with the solid waste master plan, the province of İzmir has been handled as two regions (North and South - Table 1) and then an aggregation has been performed to evaluate alternative provinces [Waste management Action Plan, (2008 2012)] Izmir South Izmir North Table The Structure of the İzmir Association Bayındır Beyda ầeme Karaburun Kemalpaa Kiraz Menderes ệdemi Seferihisar Selỗuk Tire Torbal Urla Aliaa Balỗova Bayrakl Bergama Buca ầili Dikili Foỗa Gỹzelbahỗe Karabalar Karyaka Knk Menemen Narldere http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 114 Bornova Gaziemir Konak editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey Information available n the literature (Table 2, Table and Table 4) as well as views obtained from respective authorities in public and private bodies including the, firstly, the İzmir metropolitan municipality have been have been widely used in the determination of the criteria that effect the selection of the location of the recycling plant [Waste Management Action Plan, (2008 - 2012); TURKSTAT, (2012a); MoEU, (2014)] Table Municipal Waste Basic Indicators, 2012 Total Population in Adress based Population Registration System Total Number of Municipalities Total Municipal Population The Number of Municipalities Surveyed Municipal Population Survied The Number of Municipalities served by Municipal Waste Services Population of Municipalities served by Municipal Waste service Rate of Population served by Municipal Waste Services in Total Population (%) Rate of Population Served by Municipal Waste Services in Total Municipal Population (%) Amount of Municipal Waste Collected (Thousad tonnes/Year) Amount of Municipal Waste Per Capita (Kg/Capita-day) SUMMER SEASON Amount of Municipal Waste (Thousand tonnes/Summer) Amount of Municipal Waste (Thousand tonnes/day) Amount of Municipal Waste Per Capita(Kg/Capita-day) WINTER SEASON Amount of Municipal Waste (Thousand tonnes/Winter) Amount of Municipal Waste (Thousand tonnes/day) Amount of Municipal Waste Per Capita(Kg/Capita-day) The Medhods of Waste Disposal And Quantities Metropolitan Municipalty Dump Municipalities Dumps Other Municipalities Dumps Landfill Composting Plant Incineration Pour out of Streams and Lakes Let-in Others Waste Disposal Facilities Rate of Population Served by Waste Disposal and Recovery Facilities in Total Municipal Population (%) Rate of Population Served by Waste Disposal and Recovery Facilities in Total Municipal Population (%) 75 627 384 950 63 743 047 950 63 743 047 894 63 105 474 83 99 25 845 1.12 14 615 72 1.14 11 229 68 1.09 107 217 448 15 484 155 105 33 94 202 64 54 Source: TURKSTAT, 2012a http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 115 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Table Figurative Indicators from the Districts of İzmir Rate of Population Served by Waste Disposal and Recovery Facilities in Total Municipal Population (%) Amount of solids collected by Municipalies and others (ton/yr) Amount of solid waste collected per person Total municipal population Waste Total management environmental service expenditures expenditures (kg/personday) (thousand) (mio TRY) (mio TRY) Aliaa Balỗova Bayndr Bayrakl 100 100 100 100 28 706 49 870 460 115 650 1,38 1,76 1,11 1,03 77 78 41 309 4,4 6,4 1,7 12,2 Bergama Beydağ Bornova Buca Çeşme Çiğli Dikili Foỗa 100 100 100 100 97 100 100 100 23 278 743 152 685 160 346 37 022 38 930 19 448 12 251 0,93 2,28 1,01 1,05 3,52 0,68 2,43 0,83 101 13 423 446 35 169 35 32 2,1 0,45 15,8 14 15 0,8 0,47 Gaziemir Gỹzelbahỗe Karabalar Karaburun Karyaka Kemalpaa Knk 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 43 276 10 345 256 276 10 360 102 180 45 990 14 843 0,91 1,23 1,53 4,77 0,9 1,76 2,13 128 28 466 315 95 28 4,2 0,61 17,8 1,7 18 2,8 1,7 Kiraz Konak Menderes Menemen Narldere ệdemi Seferihisar Selỗuk 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 95 981 226 865 53 600 62 554 17 155 38 850 15 717 20 941 0,95 1,53 2,65 1,51 0,65 1,12 1,47 2,01 44 391 75 138 63 129 31 35 1,9 17,7 6,5 3,04 4,7 20,6 6,8 Tire Torbalı Urla 100 100 100 33 520 36 500 26 780 1,7 0,86 1,62 80 138 55 2,9 4,3 Source: TURKSTAT, 2012b http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 116 editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey Table Distribution of Establishments Licensed/with Permit in İzmir, 2014 Districts CollectionSegregation Businesses Packaging Waste Recovery Businesses Non-hazardous Waste Recovery Businesses Metal-Scrap Processing Businesses Recovery Companies Aliağa - - - Bergama Bornova Buca ầili Foỗa Gaziemir Karabağlar 3 - 1 - 14 - - 143 11 11 14 Karşıyaka Kemalpaşa Konak 2 Menderes Menemen Torbalı - 16 37 10 - - - - Source: MoEU, 2014 In this way, criteria that are of importance in the selection of the location of the center have been determined as environmental factors, technical and economical factors and socio-cultural factors With the help of existing data, that the sub-criteria that have an impact on the main criteria specified have been considered to be environmental expenditures, land and development status, proximity to main roads, proximity to existing recovery plants, proximity to transfer/storage facilities, logistics and service costs, amount of collected waste and the average amount of waste per population and per capita; and thus 30 provinces in İzmir have been compared It is known that in order for waste management to be efficient, the amount of waste to be collected depends on the population And since administrative, financial and technical capacities become more important in waste recovery activities, districts with a population of 50.000 with low amounts of waste have not been taken into consideration in the selection of the location of the package waste recycling plant [ Waste Management Action Plan ( 2008 - 2012) ] Districts that have not been included in the study compose 9% and 8% of the total amount of waste that is applicable for İzmir and the population served, respectively On the other hand, districts Bayraklı , Bornova , Buca , Karabağlar , Karşıyaka and Konak comprise 60% and 59% of the total amount of waste that is applicable for İzmir and the population served, respectively For this reason, in the study concerning the determination of the package waste recycling plant, districts Bayındır , Beyda , ầeme , Dikili , Foỗa , Gỹzelbahỗe , Karaburun , Knk , Kiraz , Seferihisar and Selỗuk have been excluded from among the alternatives and the selection has been made from among the remaining 19 districts The objective, main criteria, sub-criteria and alternatives have been demonstrated in Table Within this framework, Expert Choice 11 package program was used to establish the hierarchical structure http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 117 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Table The Hierarchical Structure Established for the Selection of the Location of the Packaging Waste Recycling Plant in the Province of Izmir Objective Selection of the Location of the Packaging Waste Recycling Plant Main Criteria Environmental Factors Environmental Sub-criteria Expenditures Land and Development Status Alternatives Proximity to Main Roads Aliaa,Balỗova , Bayrakl , Bergama , Bornova , Buca Çiğli , Gaziemir , Karabağlar Karşıyaka , Kemalpaşa , Konak Menderes , Menemen Narlıdere , Ödemiş , Tire Torbalı , Urla Technical and Economic Factors Proximity to the Existing Recovery Companies Proximity to Transfer/Storage Facilities Logistics and Service Costs Aliaa,Balỗova , Bayrakl , Bergama , Bornova , Buca Çiğli , Gaziemir , Karabağlar Karşıyaka , Kemalpaşa , Konak Menderes , Menemen Narlıdere , Ödemiş , Tire Torbalı , Urla Socio-cultural Factors Amount of Waste Collected Population Average Amount of Waste per Capita Aliaa,Balỗova , Bayrakl , Bergama , Bornova , Buca Çiğli , Gaziemir , Karabağlar Karşıyaka , Kemalpaşa , Konak Menderes , Menemen Narlıdere , Ödemiş , Tire Torbalı , Urla Diagram The Overview of the Analytic Hierarchy Process Structure Used in the Study http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 118 editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey Diagram Overview of the AHP Analysis Results In Diagram and Diagram 2, the examples of the general outcomes of paired comparisons that have been carried out between alternative districts on the basis of level of importance of the factors In Diagram it is seen that the main criteria are as follows: socio-cultural (0.648) factors are the first, technical and economic (0.230) factors second and environmental factors (0.122) third Then, as a result of the paired comparisons that have been carried out among the sub-criteria of each criteria it was seen that the value of those in relation to environmental factors was as follows: Land and Development Status (0.540) Proximity to Main Roads (0.297) Environmental Expenditures (0.163) The value of those in relation to technical and economic factors was as follows: Logistics and Service Costs (0.429) Proximity to Transfer/Storage Facilities (0.429) Proximity to the Existing Recovery Companies (0.143) the value of those in relation to socio-cultural factors was as follows: Population (0.528) Amount of Waste Collected (0.333) Average Amount of Waste per Capita (0.140) And in Diagram the outcomes of the comparison of all districts that have been included in the study as per sub-criteria are given together with their proportional values Then a comparison of the criteria and on the basis of these criteria a paired comparison of the districts have been carried out Later, eigenvector values for environmental, technical and economic and sociocultural factors and the evaluation of location-selection criteria as a result of running the program has been achieved (Diagram 3) http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 119 editor@iaeme.com Assist Prof Mustafa Gersil Diagram Location-selection Alternatives for the Packaging Waste Recycling Plant According to the AHP Method As it can be seen in Diagram 3, Bornova and Karabağlar are respectively the first and the second most appropriate districts in terms of selection of the location of the packaging waste recycling plant in İzmir; and Narlıdere the third EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mistakes made in the selection of the location of the packaging waste recycling plant lead to outcomes such as failure to attain the desired environmental, social and economic benefits The considerable increase of the population density, hence the amount of waste in metropolises is indicative of the fact that the selection of the location of the waste recycling plant for managers and authorities is growing more important recently Solid wastes the generation of which cannot be prevented as per waste hierarchy and that cannot be re-used have to be recycled and recovered Only half of the total of 5.5 - tons of domestic packaging wastes consumed in Turkey can be collected through paper/carton collection bins and street pickers However, the aim must be to increase the rate of collection of packaging wastes only half of which can be processed by recycling plants to around 70% as is the case in the EU states It is estimated that in İzmir, only 50% i.e a mere 150-160 thousand tons of packaging wastes are being collected All parties to ensure the sustainability of the recovery system must fulfill their portion of obligations Within the framework of the sustainable development approach, waste management strategies that aim to transform packaging wastes into economic inputs have to be promoted and disseminated and the best locations for recovery plants have to be determined For this, the role of metropolitan municipalities is especially important When 750 tons of packaging wastes that constitutes 30% of about 2500 tons of domestic wastes collected daily in the province of İzmir are factored out of the equation, municipalities will have transported 750 tons less waste In other words, municipalities will have a chance to save from transportation and storage costs, as well as from time On the other hand, packaging wastes fill up landfills quickly, shortening the useful-life of these areas and as they require new landfills they multiply municipalities' disposal costs When packaging wastes that constitute half of all wastes volume-wise are segregated at the source and recycled, this will almost double the useful-life of landfills, hence significant cost savings for municipalities It http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 120 editor@iaeme.com Importance of Packaging Waste Recycling Plants in Reverse Logistics and an Assessment of Plant Selection Using The AHP Method in Turkey is for this reason that the rate of segregation of domestic wastes at the source as well as the number of collection/segregation plants must be increased In this study, three main criteria (environmental factors, technical and economic factors and socio-cultural factors) have been determined to solve the issue pertaining to the selection of the location of the package waste recycling plant Following an assessment of existing data and deliberations with and opinions and data collected from authorities at the licensed waste recycling plant operators in the province of İzmir and also at respective departments of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, the sub criteria that impact the criteria set forth have been considered as environmental expenditures, land and development status, proximity to main roads, proximity to existing recycling plants, proximity to transfer/storage facilities, logistics and service costs, amount of waste collected, average amount of waste per population and per capita These have been 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