Mr. Phillippe Le Houerou's (Vice President of The World Bank)Speech in The Investment Advisory Council (IAC)for Turkey, June 10th 2010; "Last year I saw here in Turkey what innovation can achieve. At the Mamak waste processing site in Ankara, Mr. Ali Kantur adapted technologies creatively to turn garbage and bad smells into electricity and even tomatoes—plus profits and jobs! It is an example of how innovation can improve the environment, and be a source of economic growth."
The notoriously foul Mamak landfill is now the source of heat and energy for greenhouses outside Ankara thanks to aid from the World Bank and a garbage-recycling station. If Turkey can focus on alternative energy sources, it could create more jobs, says a World Bank deputy chief.
Mamak Landfill and Recycling Plants
Mamak Landfill and Recycling Plants (ANKARA)
Capacity: 3000 ton/day (t/d)
Sincan-Çadırtepe Recycling Plants and Landfill
Sincan-Çadırtepe Recycling Plants and Landfill
Capacity: 1500 ton/day (t/d) (ANKARA)
Adana Integrated Solid Waste Management
Adana Integrated Solid Waste Management (Sofulu/ADANA)
Capacity: 1500 ton/day (t/d)
ANKARA Energy from Biomass
Energy from Biomass (ANKARA)
Capacity: 22,6 MW
ANKARA Packaging Waste Management
Packaging Waste Management (Yenimahalle-Mamak/ANKARA)
106.000 households are reached as from January 2009
ANKARA Utilization of Waste Heat
Utilization of Waste Heat (ANKARA)
Capacity: 4000 m2 greenhouse
ANKARA Plastic Recycling Plant
Plastic Recycling Plant (ANKARA)
ANKARA&ADANA Waste Battery Temporary Storage
Waste Battery Temporary Storage (ANKARA&ADANA
ANKARA Excavation Waste Recycling Plant
Excavation Waste Recycling Plant (Mamak/ANKARA)