The 8th Monthly OCU (Operation Coordination Unit) meeting of the DEEP Project was held on 5th January 2023 with the participation of the European Delegation to Türkiye, Contracting Authority, End Recipient, Consortium Representatives, and OCU Members.
The hybrid meeting has been chaired by Mr. Salih Eminoğlu, Branch Manager of the Circular Economy Policies Branch Office, Circular Economy and Waste Management Department, and hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. In the meeting, which has an agenda that will further the vision of the project, the activities carried out since the 7th OCU meeting were evaluated. Moreover, the timetable for the upcoming activities was discussed.
During the meeting, the focus was on ongoing and planned activities within the scope of "Component 1: Exploration of potential in Türkiye in the context of EU Circular Economy Package" and "Component 2: Development of National Strategy and Action Plan on waste and resource management harmonised with the EU Circular Economy Package." In this context, the General Assessment Report, Circular Economy Network, First Workshop for Strategy Development, and Sectoral Impact Assessment (SIA) activities were discussed. A general evaluation of communication and social media activities was also conducted.