CALL TO MUNICIPAL STAFF FOR A WASTE-FREE DAY

Ahead of the European Week for Waste Reduction, Ataşehir Municipality staff will be informed by e-mail, drawing attention to the importance of resource efficiency at both the institutional and individual level, in line with the Week’s theme, “Resources Are Not Limitless!”, and its slogan, “Question Our Choices, Value Our Resources!”.

In this context, municipal staff will be encouraged to review the consumption habits in their daily work routines, avoid unnecessary use of resources and adopt practices that minimise waste generation.

The communication will focus in particular on the following:

Moving away from single-use products: Staff will be encouraged to reduce their consumption of plastic cups, straws and similar single-use products, and to use their own water bottles, mugs and reusable food containers.

Reducing paper consumption: Staff will be reminded not to print unless necessary, to use digital documents wherever possible and to opt for double-sided printing when printing is unavoidable.

Reusing stationery: Staff will be encouraged to reuse pens, files, folders, paper and other office supplies that are still in usable condition instead of throwing them away, and to share surplus supplies in common areas.

Promoting conscious consumption habits: Awareness will be raised about not purchasing supplies that are not needed, using existing resources efficiently and taking waste generation into account in every consumption decision.

Through this work, the aim is for the European Week for Waste Reduction not to remain an awareness event limited to certain days, but for environmentally responsible practices to become an integral part of the municipality’s daily working culture and institutional operations.