Melikgazi Municipality and Erciyes University, on the occasion of European Waste Reduction Week An event called “European Waste Reduction Bazaar Cleaning - Awareness Event” held an event.

Melikgazi Municipality teams, Erciyes University Environment and Zero Waste Club, Erciyes Republic Square and the university faculty members and students It raised awareness about zero waste and cleanliness by cleaning its environment.

Melikgazi Cleaning expenses are among the most important expenses of the Municipality. Stating that Melikgazi Mayor Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Palancıoğlu, Referring to the importance of the awareness event for a clean environment, he said, “ Cleaning expenses are among the most important expenses of our Melikgazi Municipality. taking it. We spend one third of our budget on cleaning. we spend. One third of our staff does cleaning. 40 garbage trucks, 22 road sweeping vehicles, 15 recycling vehicles and over four hundred We are cleaning our Melikgazi with our employees. We clean every day, every day it gets dirty. Therefore, the event is very important in terms of awareness-raising. important. Erciyes University faculty members who contributed to this beautiful event “I would like to thank our members, students and colleagues.” he said.

Erciyes University Environmental Problems and Clean Production Research and Application Center Lecturer Berna Akın said, “Erciyes University at European Waste Reduction Week in cooperation with students and Melikgazi Municipality staff. We are here to raise awareness. By cleaning the environment To attract the attention of environmentally conscious citizens and to encourage them to address this issue. “We are together to provide their contributions.” he said.

Social Melikgazi continues similar activities within the scope of the Responsibility Project. Erciyes stated that they achieved this with the support of the Municipality. University Faculty Member Nilgün Karsan thanked President Palancıoğlu for their support. He thanked me.