Recycling Contribution Fees (GEKAP) Consultancy

What is the Recycling Contribution Fee (GEKAP)?

It is the declaration and payment obligation arising from the importation of the products/goods/materials included in the Annex-1 list of the Environmental Law No. 2872 / their placing on the domestic market.


Who submits the Recycling Contribution Fees (GEKAP) Declaration?

Those who place their products on the domestic market (releaser) and/or import (importers) the products/goods/materials in the Annex-1 list of the Environmental Law make the payment by submitting a recycling contribution fees declaration.


Marketer (Releaser): They are natural/legal persons who supply or manufacture a product/good/material and put it on the market using their name/trademark.

Importer: They are natural/legal persons who buy a product/item/material from abroad and put it on the free market in their own country.

Supplier: Natural/legal persons who supply/produce a product/item/material on behalf of someone else.

Sales Points: Real and legal persons who ensure that unpackaged products are packaged and placed on the market or that carry out the packaging process. Points of sale are in the position of placing on the market for the packaged products they sell under their name and/or trademark.


As ULUS ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY EDUCATION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFET LTD. CO., we are ready to support you in making your GEKAP Declarations and other environmental issues.