IFC HELPS TURKEY ADDRESS WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE CITIES
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, hosted a roundtable forum recently bringing together leading international and Turkish waste management companies, Turkish metropolitan municipalities and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to help Turkey’s cities become more sustainable and combat the challenges of rapid urbanization. Turkey’s population of 75 million produces 32 million tons of waste each year, but its landfills complying with EU standards have a total capacity of 400 million tons, and are expected to be full in 10 years. IFC’s roundtable brought together public and private sector...