Izmit Bay is Protected from Ship Waste

Waste from ships the size of an Olympic swimming pool anzp jpg
Waste from ships the size of an Olympic swimming pool anzp jpg

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality groups collected liquid and solid waste, the volume of 2023 full Olympic swimming pools, from ships entering the Izmit Bay in 31. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, which has established treatment plants in many parts of the city to prevent the Izmit Bay from being polluted, has worked hard in 2023 to prevent the ships entering the gulf from polluting the sea. Metropolitan teams collected liquid and solid waste, the volume of which is exactly 31 Olympic swimming pools, from ships coming to Izmit Bay.

74 THOUSAND 301 KG OF SOLID, 22 THOUSAND 779 CUBIC METERS OF LIQUID WASTE

According to the 2023 year-end report of the Marine and Coastal Services Branch Directorate of the Environmental Protection and Inspection Department, 7 thousand 22 cubic meters of liquid waste (bilge and other types) in the volume of 779 full Olympic swimming pools and 24 thousand 74 kg in the volume of 301 full Olympic swimming pools from ships coming to Izmit Bay and other shores. solid waste was collected.

LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES CAN BE RECYCLED

Solid waste collected from ships throughout 2023 is separated and recycled at İZAYDAŞ. Liquid wastes are sent to the relevant institutions, where they are separated according to their types and reused in different branches. Other wastewater is treated.