1 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey.
Waste Manag Res. 2019 Jun;37(6):621-630. doi: 10.1177/0734242X19838619. Epub 2019 Apr 11.
Marine waste management is crucial for Istanbul because of the significant location for intercontinental transition, international trade, tourism, industry and shipping. This study is the first one realised in Turkey for the detailed characterisation of marine waste. The amount and characteristics of solid wastes originating from beaches, coastlines, sea surface cleaning processes and ships (both cargo and cruise ships) were determined. It was observed that marine wastes includes a significant amount of recyclable materials. Although, it was ascertained that the amount and composition of waste differs according to the collecting sources, the majority of wastes are composed of different types of plastics. The average calorific value of marine waste was determined as 2500 kcal kg, which is higher than that of mixed municipal solid waste. There is a lack of studies on the pathways of disposal alternatives of marine waste after collection. As landfilling is the common pathway for disposal after collecting, it is clear that recycle/reuse and energy recovery options are possible for marine waste.
由于伊斯坦布尔在洲际转运、国际贸易、旅游、工业和航运方面具有重要地位，因此海洋废弃物管理对其至关重要。本研究是土耳其首次对海洋废弃物进行详细特征描述的研究。对海滩、海岸线、海面清洁过程以及船舶（包括货船和游轮）产生的固体废物的数量和特性进行了确定。研究结果表明，海洋废弃物中包含大量可回收材料。尽管如此，我们可以确定，由于收集来源的不同，废弃物的数量和组成也有所不同，但大部分废弃物都由不同类型的塑料组成。海洋废弃物的平均热值为 2500kcal/kg，高于混合城市固体废物的热值。目前，有关海洋废弃物收集后处理替代途径的研究还很少。由于在收集后最常见的处理方式是填埋，因此很显然，对于海洋废弃物来说，回收/再利用和能源回收是可行的选择。
