Disaster waste management process: The case of february 6 earthquake

3rd International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference (ICEARC'23), Trabzon, Türkiye, 12 - 14 Ekim 2023, ss.490-500, (Tam Metin Bildiri)

Purpose: Many disaster wastes are generated after earthquakes and these wastes harm the environment and living

things. In order to minimize this damage, it is important to store and sort these wastes. The aim of this study is to reveal

the importance of disaster waste collection areas and to determine the general criteria for the location of these areas.

Study design/methodology/approach: This study consists of three phases. In the first phase, the existing storage and

sorting areas in the February 6 earthquake region will be identified, in the second phase, the disaster waste management

process in this region will be identified, and in the last phase, the importance of disaster waste collection and sorting

areas will be revealed and recommendations for their location will be presented.

Findings: According to the data obtain from TUIK, there is no storage and sorting area for disaster waste in this region.

in the region

is not managed properly. The regulations on waste management were examined, but it was also seen that there was no

special decision taken for disaster waste. All these are the reasons why the waste management process is not carried out

correctly.

Originality/value: The importance of this study is to reveal the gap in the legislation on disaster waste and to develop

recommendations for the construction and correct location of waste storage and sorting areas in order to prevent similar

situations in the future earthquakes.