Comparison of Solid Waste Management Performances of Turkey and EU countries associated with Malmquist Index

Authors : Zülal Tüzüner, İhsan Alp

Pages : 75-81

Doi:10.2339/politeknik.386857

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Publication Date : 2018-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, it`s aimed to determine the solid waste management performances of Turkey and EU countries with DEA. Waste and environmental data of the countries has been evaluated in this study for a period of seven years and performance changes of the countries has been examined by years through Malmquist Total Factor Productivity by establishing two different models. In first model, performance of the countries has been examined in terms of environment. Benefiting from the variables of waste management according to the waste categories insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(domestic and industrial); of the countries, waste generation excluding the important mineral wastes and municipal waste generation,  it’s aimed to achieve maximum of municipal waste recycle ratio, packaging wastes recycle ratio and packaging waste recovery ratios. In the second model, performance of the countries has been examined in economic terms.  Benefiting from the public sector environmental investment amount insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(as GDP percentage); and environmental protection expenditures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(million Euros); variables, it’s aimed to achieve maximum of municipal waste recycle ratio, packaging wastes recycle ratio and packaging waste recovery ratios. 
Keywords : Data envelopment analysis, solid waste management, Malmquist Index

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