GCA Awards Top Contributing Employees to Recycling Project, EKOMAT

GCA, along with its partners, initiated the EKOMAT Project to reintroduce recyclable waste into the economy and leave a cleaner environment for future generations. In the first nine months of the project, 1,239,148 glass, plastic, and metal bottles were recycled. The top 12 contributing employees to the project, dubbed the "digital transformation of recycling," were awarded at a ceremony held at GCA's factory in Kütahya Organized Industrial Zone (OSB).

EKOMAT Project, which set out with the aim of bringing recyclable packaging waste into the economy and leaving a cleaner environment for future generations. The project continues to contribute to sustainability with the financial support of GCA and Park Cam companies, one of the most important glass packaging manufacturers in Türkiye, and the waste management organization of the Bircam Foundation. Launched on June 17, 2022, the project successfully recycled a total of 1,239,148 packaging waste items in its first nine months, using deposit return machines to ensure 100% recycling of glass, plastic, and metal beverage packaging.

The top 12 contributors were awarded prizes and certificates of appreciation 

GCA awarded the top 12 individuals who contributed the most to recycling through the 33 EKOMAT deposit return machines in the pilot city of Yalova, as well as the GCA and LAV production facilities in Kütahya and GCA and LAV marketing offices in Istanbul. During the award ceremony held at the GCA production factory in Kütahya Organized Industrial Zone, the top three contributors to each of the four recycling machines were presented with prizes, as well as certificates of appreciation and congratulations. GCA aims to further promote recycling awareness by rewarding those who contribute to sustainability for a cleaner environment and a more livable world.  The awards and certificates were presented by GCA General Manager Dr. Abdullah Gayret. 

Over 100 tons of natural resource consumption prevented in nine months

In the first nine months of the EKOMAT project, dubbed the "digital transformation of recycling," 106,155 kilograms of natural resource consumption was prevented, as well as 201 barrels of oil consumption.   Carbon footprint savings amounted to 3,048 kgCO2, energy consumption savings to 71,958 kilowatt-hours (kWh), and storage area savings to 342 cubic meters. The recycling of a total of 1,239,148 packaging waste items resulted in energy savings sufficient to meet the annual energy needs of 30 households, reducing the waste sent to regular storage facilities by the equivalent of 34 garbage trucks. The project prevented the release of greenhouse gases equivalent to what approximately 136 trees would clean in a year and saved an amount of oil equivalent to the average daily fuel consumption of 13,335 vehicles.

 

31.05.2023