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15.1.2. Initiatives Supporting

In Türkiye, some financial support is provided by the state depending on the socio-economic

development level of the region where vermicompost production will take place. These supports

are investment incentive supports provided through the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and
entrepreneurship supports provided by the Small and Medium Scale Industry Development and

Support Administration (KOSGEB).

Basic supports provided to investors through the investment incentive support program; Tax

exemption up to 50% of the total investment, exemption of all expenditures made for

investment from value added tax and customs duty, free land allocation for investment, payment
of employees' insurance premiums by the state for up to 10 years, 7% discount on interest rates

on bank loans to be used for investment. (2% for foreign currency loans).

The fully non-refundable supports provided by KOSGEB for organic fertilizer, which is

evaluated within the scope of Medium-High Technology Investments, are as follows; company

establishment support (10.000 TL), consultancy-mentoring support (10.000 TL), machinery-
equipment purchasing support (200.000 TL), product certification support (5.000 TL) and

performance support (20.000 TL).

15.2. Composting Regulations in The United States and Europe

According to organic waste activities, Europe is examined in four classes. It is found in Austria,

Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain (Catalonia), Sweden and the

Netherlands in the first class. These countries have spread their policies throughout the country
and have established their policies. These countries recover 80% of their organic waste

collected separately at source by composting. Refutation is used sparingly. Denmark, England
and Norway are in the second grade. These countries have established the quality and

organization policy required for separate collection and composting. Finland and France are in
the third grade. These countries have defined their composting strategies and are at the starting

point of implementation. In the fourth grade, countries such as Spain, Greece, Ireland and

Portugal are collected separately and have not done any work on composting management at
the source of organic waste. In these countries, waste is mixed collected and composted [53].

Quality assurance of the final product is important in composting. Final product quality,
composting processing and composting techniques should be carefully considered when

planning composting. In countries with an established compost system, such as Austria,

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