Subject:
Investment Incentives for the Recycling Sector
Reading Time:
10 Min
Date:
Dec 8, 2025
What is the Recycling Sector?
In recent years, the rapid depletion of natural resources, ecological imbalance, climate issues, and more have prompted companies to take action. Necessary work has been done for everything that can be recycled, such as paper, plastic, or metal, with an understanding that does not allow the extinction of natural resources. In this sense, there are many companies in the sector. The recycling sector not only produces reusable products but has also established systems that generate energy with these products. Significant investments have been made in recent years, and the sector continues to grow at full speed.
What is the Waste Recovery Investment Incentive Certificate?
SUPPORT ELEMENTS PROVIDED FOR REGIONAL INVESTMENTS | REGIONS | |
Support Elements | 5th Region | |
VAT Exemption %18 | YES | |
Customs Duty Exemption %2 | YES | |
Tax Discount | Tax Discount Rate | %80 |
Investment Contribution Rate | %40 | |
Tax discount during the investment period | %50 | |
Tax discount during the operating period | %50 | |
Employer Share Support for Insurance Premium | Application Duration | 7 Years |
Maximum Amount of Support (Ratio of Support Amount to Fixed Investment Amount) | %35 | |
Investment Site Allocation | YES | |
Interest Support | Domestic Credit | 5 Points |
Foreign Currency / Foreign Currency Indexed Loans | 2 Points | |
Maximum Support Amount (Million TL) | 1.4 Million | |
Insurance Premium Support | NONE | |
Income Tax Withholding Support | NONE | |
Construction-Building Fee Exemption | YES | |
Property Tax Exemption | YES | |
Stamp Duty Exemption | YES | |
• Investments in waste recovery and disposal facilities have been included in priority investment projects.
Waste recovery and disposal facility investments meeting the following conditions will benefit from the 5th region incentives.
At least 5 million TL of waste recovery investments and/or at least 5 million TL of disposal facility investments.
NOTE:If investments classified among priority investment topics are made in Organized Industrial Zones, no special privileges will be granted.
Regions;
1st Region | 2nd Region | 3rd Region | 4th Region | 5th Region | 6th Region |
Ankara | Aydın | Adana | Afyonkarahisar | Bayburt | Adıyaman |
Antalya | Balıkesir | Burdur | Aksaray | Çankırı | Ağrı |
Bursa | Bilecik | Düzce | Amasya | Erzurum | Ardahan |
Eskişehir | Bolu | Gaziantep | Artvin | Giresun | Batman |
İstanbul | Çanakkale | Karaman | Bartın | Gümüşhane | Bingöl |
İzmir | Denizli | Kırıkkale | Çorum | Kahramanmaraş | Bitlis |
Kocaeli | Edirne | Kütahya | Elâzığ | Kilis | Diyarbakır |
Muğla | Isparta | Mersin | Erzincan | Niğde | Hakkâri |
Tekirdağ | Karabük | Samsun | Hatay | Ordu | Iğdır |
| Kayseri | Trabzon | Kastamonu | Osmaniye | Kars |
| Kırklareli | Rize | Kırşehir | Sinop | Mardin |
| Konya | Uşak | Malatya | Tokat | Muş |
| Manisa | Zonguldak | Nevşehir | Tunceli | Siirt |
| Sakarya |
| Sivas | Yozgat | Şanlıurfa |
| Yalova |
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| Şırnak |
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| Van |
9 PROVINCES | 15 PROVINCES | 13 PROVINCES | 14 PROVINCES | 14 PROVINCES | 16 PROVINCES |
Current Status of the Recycling Sector in Turkey and Worldwide
According to last year's data released in Turkey, 1.1 million tons of plastic waste have been recycled. By consuming less energy both globally and in Turkey, recycling a previously produced product economically supports sustainable development. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Turkey's recycling rate is only %12.
Leading Companies in the Recycling Sector
Many applications abroad are available to accelerate recycling. These include urban furniture made from plastic waste, furniture made from recycled coffee cups, or new cups made from the peels accumulated in orange juice vending machines. Although our recycling rate as a country is somewhat low, in recent years, the world has also taken swift actions in this regard, leading us to take action as well. Our work on Europe's largest solar power plant in Konya is continuing at full speed.
