This project is part of the European Commission's Twinning Program, which was established in 1998. This program forms the axis of institutional reforms and modernization projects of the administration for candidate countries for EU membership.
One of the important components of this period is the control and monitoring of the industry by environmental authorities, as well as the simplification and improvement of its activities. The results of these practices are a significant reduction in pollution and less bureaucracy for all stakeholders.
What is Its Main Purpose?
To protect the environment as a whole, it is to establish an integrated environmental pollution prevention and control system based on the reference of best available techniques (BAT) to prevent or, where prevention is not possible, to reduce emissions and waste generation resulting from industrial facilities with high pollutant characteristics, specifically targeting air, water, and soil pollution.
What is Best Available Technique (BAT)?
Best available technique refers to the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and operational methods that demonstrate the feasibility of specific techniques to serve as a basis for emission limit values and other conditions of the permit, aimed at preventing the overall environmental impacts of emissions or minimizing them where prevention is not possible.
Which Activities and Facilities are Covered by Eco?
What Can Companies Covered by Eco Do?
Companies within the scope have filled out surveys regarding best available techniques through the EKÖK Metal application in the Integrated Environmental Information System, in line with published directives and announcements. Companies can focus on situations where the applicability of best available techniques questions is relevant to them and carry out improvement and investment activities related to preventing or reducing the pollution they have created.