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Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Facility

With 153,755 housing units and businesses already completed in the rebuilding process, recovering demolition and construction debris represents a concrete opportunity on both environmental and economic grounds.

Construction materials being processed at a recycling facility

Hatay's rebuilding process is generating a substantial volume of demolition and construction debris. Recovering this material reduces disorganized dumping while creating a direct market for the recycled aggregate produced by crushing and screening plants, aggregate that new construction projects can use directly.

What Project Types Are Worth Considering?

  • Mobile or fixed concrete/debris crushing and screening plant
  • Recycled aggregate production and sale
  • Metal and scrap sorting line integrated with the facility
  • Demolition debris collection and transport service

Which Areas Should You Consider?

The Antakya area, where demolition activity is most concentrated, carries the strongest raw-material potential. İskenderun's OIZs offer an advantage for industrial reuse or export of recycled materials.

Licensing and Permit Process

  • Environmental permit/license from the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change
  • Temporary activity certificate for waste processing
  • Zoning compliance for industrial/storage use
  • Business opening and operating license

Incentives and Support

Activities under NACE code 38.2 (materials recovery) are specifically flagged for additional support through the end of 2026; general Region 6 incentives also apply.

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What to Keep in Mind

The primary buyers for recycled aggregate are the region's ongoing TOKİ and private-sector construction projects; establishing contact with these projects early helps size facility capacity correctly.

Sources

From the official data

Post-Earthquake Production and Debris Management: Development Agency Records

DOĞAKA's 2025 Activity Report records that a 1,125 m² common production facility was built for the Antakya Tanners' Estate destroyed in the earthquake, that Hatay YİKOB's earthquake-debris processing project was contracted under the 2025 CMDP, and that the private-sector Green Transformation Technical Support Programme received 8 applications (6 successful).

IndicatorValueYearSource
Antakya Tanners' Estate: common-use facility (m²)1,1252025[1]
Leather Common Production Facility: statusLicence done; transfer approved; electricity connection pending2025[1]
Processing Earthquake Debris with Zero-Waste Awareness (YİKOB, 2025 CMDP)Contract signed; tender preparations under way2025[1]
Green Transformation Technical Support Programme: applications · successful8 · 62025[1]
Furniture-sector development axes support programmeNot implemented; removed from the 2026 programme2025[1]

What does this data mean for an investor?

The records show post-earthquake recovery moving at two speeds: a common facility for small-trade production has been built and is nearly ready (electricity connection pending), while debris recycling is still before tender. Debris processing shows the public side starting the process for a demolition-waste recycling investment; but debris volume, plant capacity and revenue model (gate fees, secondary-product sales) are not in this source (interpretation). The furniture support programme not being implemented suggests not relying on a ready support channel in that sector.

Limitation: The source is the development agency's own activity statement; project statuses relate to the period of the report and may have changed. It contains no amount, capacity or debris-volume data.

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Sources

  1. [1] DOĞAKA, 2025 Activity Report (data period: 2025)

Figures come from official sources; interpretations are Invest Hatay's own and are not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions about construction debris recycling investment

With proper processing and compliance with relevant standards, recycled aggregate can be used for fill and certain non-structural applications; we evaluate suitable use cases by project.

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