Türkiye collected more than 1.5 million beverage containers on the first day of its nationwide Deposit Management System, which was launched across all 81 provinces, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum said on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the system allows consumers to return Deposit Return Packaging (DOA)-labeled glass, PET plastic and aluminum beverage containers through dedicated collection machines for recycling.
Sharing the first-day results on social media, Kurum said the public had embraced the initiative.
"You deposited it, nature benefited. Our nation has loved the DOA system. On the very first day of the Deposit Management System, we reached 649,000 users. We collected 1.5 million beverage containers through DOA machines. Every container collected will be recycled and transformed into a valuable resource, contributing to a cleaner future," he said.
According to official data, the DOA digital application was downloaded by 649,244 users on the first day of the nationwide rollout.
