The Republic of Turkey State Railways (TCDD) collected 1 million 219 thousand 100 kilograms of waste by making a significant contribution to the "Zero Waste" project initiated throughout the country. TCDD, which prevents the cutting of 3 thousand 60 pine trees with the amount of waste it collects, and saves 3 million 700 thousand 102 kilowatt-hours of energy and 12 thousand 404 cubic meters of water, has shown that it acts with the understanding of sustainable environment and sustainable development by preventing the emission of 108 thousand 394 kilograms of greenhouse gases.
TCDD gave great support to the "Zero Waste" project initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change across the country in 2017. TCDD, which first started by collecting waste in the Headquarters building in 2019, later included 233 workplaces across the country into the project. Railroaders who collected 44 million 1 thousand 219 kilograms of waste in the past 100 months; It both prevented the cutting of 3 thousand 60 pine trees and saved 3 million 700 thousand 102 kilowatt-hours of energy and 12 thousand 404 cubic meters of water. Preventing the emission of 108 thousand 394 kilograms of greenhouse gases with the amount of waste it collects, TCDD has created added value for our country by acting with the understanding of sustainable environment and sustainable development. Railwaymen; It continues to support the "Zero Waste" project in order to prevent waste, use the country's resources more efficiently and leave a clean and livable world to future generations.
Stating that they attach great importance to the Zero Waste project as an institution, TCDD General Manager Hasan Pezük said, “We have achieved great gains by spreading our 'Zero Waste' project, which we started in our Headquarters, to our workplaces throughout the country. As railwaymen, we collected 1 million 219 thousand 100 kilograms of waste and prevented the cutting of 3 thousand 60 pine trees. We have fulfilled our responsibility to the environment and nature by saving 3 thousand 700 cubic meters of water with 102 million 12 thousand 404 kilowatt-hours of energy and preventing the emission of 108 thousand 394 kilograms of greenhouse gases. We have great responsibilities towards our country and our future children. Among these responsibilities, there is also the protection of our nature, which has an important share. As railroaders, we are paying close attention to this issue. In order to show our respect for blue and green, each of us meticulously produces works. I would like to express my thanks to everyone who contributed to this project.” used the phrases.
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