Zero Waste Staff Training

by Jun 09, 2026
The Zero Waste Training for ITU staff was given by Gamze Tepeyurt, an expert engineer from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Adnan Serkan Toröz from the ITU Zero Waste Unit.

Zero Waste Staff Training


The Zero Waste Training for ITU staff was given by Gamze Tepeyurt, an expert engineer from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Adnan Serkan Toröz from the ITU Zero Waste Unit.


The Zero Waste Training was organized as part of the June 5 Turkey Environment Week activities and to contribute to our University’s Zero Waste Certification Renewal process. The training took place on June 8, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Prof. Dr. Remzi Ülker Hall of the Disaster Management Institute on our University’s Ayazağa Campus.


The training was delivered to our staff by Gamze Tepeyurt, an expert engineer from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, and Serkan Toröz from the ITU Zero Waste Unit.


In addition to cleaning and administrative staff responsible for waste management and cleaning services in your units, all academic staff interested in the subject were invited to attend the training.

 

ITU Zero Waste Institute

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ITU Zero Waste Institute aims to integrate the zero waste approach into education, research, and governance processes at Istanbul Technical University through a holistic perspective. The Institute conducts scientific research in line with resource efficiency, circular economy, and sustainable production and consumption models, supports interdisciplinary collaborations, and contributes to the development of innovative practices.

Operating in alignment with ITU’s strong academic infrastructure and research capacity, the Institute seeks to develop exemplary practices at the campus scale, establish collaborations with national and international stakeholders, and contribute to the wider dissemination of the zero waste approach at the societal level. In this context, the ITU Zero Waste Institute carries out its activities at the institute level to contribute to knowledge production, educational activities, and policy development for a sustainable future.