Collection Volume in the DYS Field Reaches 520 Million Packaging Units

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change announced that 520 million packaging units have been collected and brought into the economy under the DOA deposit packaging implementations carried out within the framework of the Deposit Management System (DYS). This announced volume demonstrates the field performance of the system across Türkiye, while indicating that the Deposit Information Management System (DBYS) data flow and infrastructure capacity are undergoing an operational test. For producers placing products on the market, authorised DRS operators (DSYS operators) and return point operators, this situation highlights the load of the material flow on logistics and counting and verification.

Packaging collection volume increases operational load on the system

The volume of 520 million packaging units reached within the system escalates physical transaction traffic at counting centres (SDM) and reverse vending machines (RVM/DİM). In order to classify, bale and bring the collected packaging to standards that will generate scrap revenue, the verification capacity on the counting and verification lines (SDH) needs to operate uninterruptedly. The escalation in packaging flow brings with it the risk of periodic bottlenecks in Mobile Return Point (MİN) and HoReCa collection networks that lack adequate infrastructure.

Material type and regional distribution are not detailed in the dataset

The source text does not provide any numerical details regarding the breakdown of the 520 million packaging units into PET, aluminium and glass, or their regional distribution. Financial equivalents corresponding to the total figure, fee schedule reflections or scrap sales revenues are also not among the published data. Since the source text contains fewer than 3 concrete data points, no data table has been created, and detailed official data is expected to be published to measure the net return rates of the system.

BLN assessment

• DSYS Operator: In the face of the increase in collection volume, SDM capacities and logistics dispatch optimisation urgently need to be reviewed.
• Producers: As the circulation of deposit-labelled packaging in the market increases, tracking data matches and responsibility shares on DBYS becomes critical.
• RVM / Return Point Operators: High return frequency makes uninterrupted management of device faults and bin fullness essential.
• Recycling Industrialists: The increase in secondary raw material supply originating from SDMs directly impacts recycled PET and aluminium procurement planning.