Recycling

At Kaplan Plast, we regard it as our fundamental responsibility to carry out our activities of recovering plastic waste through environmentally responsible methods and converting it into high-quality PET Flake and recycled plastic raw materials in line with the principles of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, sustainability and ethical management.

We plan, implement, monitor and continuously improve our activities in line with the requirements of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, GRS (Global Recycled Standard), RCS (Recycled Claim Standard), RecyClass and Kiwa Green standards.

Quality Management

To produce reliable, sustainable and traceable recycled plastic raw materials that fully meet customer expectations and requirements,
To continuously improve product and service quality,
To keep customer satisfaction at the highest level,
To manage customer feedback and complaints effectively by treating them as opportunities for improvement,
To continuously improve by regularly monitoring process performance,

Environment and Sustainability

To adopt a circular economy approach and ensure plastic waste is brought back into the economy,
To contribute to the protection of natural resources,
To reduce waste generation at the source and increase reuse and recovery,
To take all necessary measures to prevent air, water and soil pollution,
To continuously reduce our environmental impacts,
To carry out work aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of the fight against climate change,
To track our carbon footprint and develop sustainable production practices,
To support the protection of biodiversity,

Occupational Health and Safety

To provide a safe and healthy working environment,
To develop proactive approaches to prevent work accidents, occupational diseases and near-miss incidents,
To identify hazards in advance and reduce risks to an acceptable level,
To support the consultation and participation of our employees,
To continuously develop the safety culture,

Energy and Water Management

To use energy and water resources efficiently,
To reduce losses by regularly monitoring consumption,
To support new technologies that will increase energy efficiency,
To encourage renewable energy and low-carbon practices,
To ensure the sustainable use of natural resources,

Recycled Content Management

To reliably verify the source of recycled raw materials,
To ensure full traceability from supply to shipment,
To manage the mass balance system accurately, transparently and reliably,
To guarantee the accuracy of recycled content claims,
To ensure full compliance with certification rules and customer requirements,
To apply controls that prevent cross-contamination in production and storage processes,
To implement all necessary operational measures to prevent the uncontrolled release of plastic granules, flakes and pellets into the environment, and to contribute to preventing microplastic pollution,

Food Contact Approach

To carry out production in accordance with relevant national and international legislation for food-contact product requests,
To manage product safety, hygiene, contamination prevention and process control as priorities,
To regularly carry out the necessary analysis, testing and verification activities,

Chemical Management

To manage all chemicals used in a safe and controlled manner,
To act in compliance with legal requirements and customer restricted substance lists,
To support the use of safer alternatives in terms of the environment and employee health,
To implement practices that minimize chemical risks,

Ethical Trade and Social Responsibility

To create a safe and fair working environment that respects human rights,
To apply a zero-tolerance policy against child labor, forced labor, discrimination, harassment and all forms of mistreatment,
To adopt the principle of equal opportunity,
To respect employees' freedom of association and legal rights,
To build transparent, reliable and sustainable relationships with the local community, customers, suppliers and all other stakeholders,

Ethical Conduct, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery

To show absolutely no tolerance for corruption, bribery, irregularities, conflicts of interest and unethical practices,
To act in line with the principles of honesty, impartiality, transparency and accountability in all commercial activities,
To expect our employees and business partners to comply with the same ethical principles of conduct,

Ethical Supply Chain Management

To evaluate our suppliers in terms of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, social compliance and ethical rules,
To build a sustainable and responsible supply chain,
To encourage our business partners to improve their environmental and social performance as well,

Risk, Opportunity and Continuous Improvement

To systematically evaluate risks and opportunities related to our activities,
To improve our processes with a preventive approach,
To set measurable targets and regularly monitor our performance,
To increase our operational efficiency by supporting digitalization, innovation and new technologies,
To spread the culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization,

Training and Awareness

To continuously develop the knowledge, competence and awareness levels of our employees through training,
To raise awareness on quality, environment, occupational health and safety, recycling, sustainability and ethics,
To encourage the active participation of all our employees in the Integrated Management System,

Legal Compliance and Leadership

To fully comply with all national and international legal requirements, customer requirements and voluntary commitments related to our activities,
To guide our activities by regularly evaluating the needs and expectations of interested parties,
To provide the human resources, infrastructure, technology and financial resources necessary for the effective implementation of management systems,
To ensure that the culture of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, and sustainability is adopted throughout the organization under the leadership of top management,
We commit to continuously improving our management systems by regularly reviewing their suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.

This policy is the fundamental management policy guiding all activities of our organization in the areas of quality, environment, occupational health and safety, sustainability, recycled content management, ethical trade and corporate governance. Our policy is binding for all our employees, suppliers, subcontractors, customers and other relevant parties, is shared publicly, and is continuously improved through regular reviews.