Worldwide production of large volumes of dredged materials (DMs) has become a pressing environmental problem. In Turkey, the government has yet to develop management strategies that successfully prevent or minimize dumping into the Marmara Sea. One potential solution is the utilization of the DMs as a source of material for earthworks, particularly in sanitary landfills in Istanbul and Kocaeli. The most economically developed cities in Turkey, they were evaluated in terms of potential environmental impacts and regulatory compliance. Five ports/harbors representing specific portions of the study area and different industrial activities were selected as pilot regions. Physical, chemical, mineralogical, toxicological, and leaching potential measurements of DMs dredged from the seabed revealed they qualify as non-hazardous waste. Index and engineering tests performed on raw and processed DMs were assessed to determine the geotechnical requirements for soil-based materials (SBM) used in sanitary landfills. The results showed that non-hazardous DMs could be utilized as a cover, base/cap liner, and/or fill material at various sections within the landfills. This method provides environmental advantages not seen with other management strategies for DMs such as dumping at sea or upland disposal.

全球范围内大量生产挖泥材料（DMs）已成为一个紧迫的环境问题。在土耳其，政府尚未制定成功防止或最大程度地减少向马尔马拉海倾倒的管理策略。一种潜在的解决方案是利用DM作为土方工程的原料，特别是在伊斯坦布尔和科贾埃利的卫生垃圾填埋场。土耳其是经济最发达的城市，对它们的潜在环境影响和法规遵从性进行了评估。选择了代表研究区域特定部分和不同工业活动的五个港口/港口作为试点地区。从海底挖出的DM的物理，化学，矿物学，毒理学和浸出潜力测量表明，它们符合无害废物的标准。评估了对原始和加工的DM进行的指数和工程测试，以确定卫生垃圾填埋场中对土壤基材料（SBM）的岩土技术要求。结果表明，无害的DM可以用作掩埋场中各个部分的覆盖物，底盖/盖层衬里和/或填充材料。这种方法具有其他DM管理策略所不具备的环境优势，例如海上倾倒或高地处置。