http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 109 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 7, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2016, pp. 109-122, Article ID: IJM_07_01_012 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=7&IType=1 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.1920 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 © IAEME Publication IMPORTANCE OF PACKAGING WASTE RECYCLING PLANTS IN REVERSE LOGISTICS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF PLANT SELECTION USING THE AHP METHOD IN TURKEY Assist. Prof. Mustafa Gersil Business Administration Department, Celal Bayar University, Manisa TURKEY Lecturer Seckin Salvarli, Izmir Vocational School Dokuz Eylul University, IZMIR, TURKEY ABSTRACT Reverse logistics is one of the adopted supply chain processes and becomes more important because of economic and ecological conditions, administrative and social responsibilities, sustainable development, environment protection laws, and the aim of material and resource use. Recycling is a term that means recyclable waste materials are processed with various recycling methods and prepared to use in manufacturing as raw materials. Especially, used materials such as paper, glass, plastics and metals which are called 'packaging waste' are revalued in favour of economic. In most of the countries, local authorities are responsible for waste handling issues such as collection, transportation and disposal. In relation to waste management, the whole cycle of generation of wastes, their storage, collection and transport, and their eventual treatment and disposal are taken into condsideration. Izmir, the third largest city in Turkey, consists of the metropolitan municipality and thirty district municipalities. According to the proposals and thoughts taken from the authorities of metropolitan municipality and some companies, in the last chapter of this study, an application to choose an appropriate recycling center for packaging waste in Izmir city using the analytic hierarchy process is carried out. The software of Expert Choice which supports AHP has provided data to be analyzed statistically and the results have been given in detail. Key words: AHP, Packaging Waste, Recycling, Reverse Logistic