Capacity building of waste management and promotion of recycling in the town of Armavir

The project is launched within Human Security “Grassroots” grant project (GGP) of the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Armenia.

Ongoing

The project was launched in December 2021 and will last until December 2022. It is implemented in the town of Armavir, jointly with Armavir municipality

Background

In Armavir region, as well as in other regions of Armenia, landfills are overloaded, and waste does not get sorted before reaching the dump, as a result of which both high-value waste and fire-hazardous materials appear in the landfill, and they become the cause of frequent fires in landfills.

Another municipal problem is the establishment of illegal dumpsites by various groups and individuals, the surveillance of which is a difficult process.

The main objective of the project is to implement a wide-scale waste sorting in Armavir region and promote recycling. In the framework of the project, more than 100 sorting bins for paper, plastic and/or glass are installed in the territory of the town of Armavir (in public areas, as well as in state, educational and private institutions).

Expected Results

Application of right waste management mechanism and strategies,
Reduction of CO2 emissions,
Collection and transportation of 100 tons of recyclable waste to recycling plants,
Production of stationery for first graders from recycled waste,
Reduction of the number of overloaded and unsanitary landfills,
Formation of the environmental consciousness of the residents and raising of the level of awareness on the issue,
Cleaner environment.

The collection and storage of waste is carried out in Armavir region, after which the sorted waste is transported to recycling plants in Yerevan, where it gets a second life. It is planned to produce school supplies from the collected plastic waste, which will be given to schoolchildren enrolled in the first class of elementary school in the town of Armavir or neighboring communities.