Waste Management

In Georgia

Will be presented

• Current situation in Georgia (Brief highlight)•What is doing and how to manage

properly• Goals of SAEM

Conditions are created by

Recycling factories

The government

constitution

International organizations

Conditions are created by

society Financial Environment

What about current situation in terms of waste management

Almost all Regions posse waste

dump, however they have not

minimal level .

Safety conditions are invalidated

99 % of waste materials have not been recycled

Nevertheless , there are certain recycling factories in Georgia

Challenges

Nation wideGovernment should fix tax code in terms of

garbage management

Need the policy which clarify how to earn money from the tax payments .

Government provides subsidies for waste management

Waste management staff needs training to develop professional habits .

During Soviet Union garbage always were thrown into the waste dead points or into the rivers, thus it continues in

rural regions.

Nation wide challenges

People should concern about environmental pollution caused by leaving garbage into the nature

Local challenges

To purchase well modified vehicles to transport garbage properly

Transportation of the waste materials is conducted by obsolete vehicles without meeting healthy standards

Supply remote villages with waste containers

On going ?

The process of creating legislation about waste management is started where are involved “Regional Development Ministry” , NGO’s and International organizations.

NGO’s figure out the exact amount of payment for waste management in order to make exact policy to conduct payments .

Government paves the way to develop recycling business.• Government helps business to find huge markets for their products.• Thus money that is saved from the terminating subsidies will be used

for other priorities.

Municipalities are going to purchase containers that make people able to separate waste materials.

Staff who works directly into the waste management are going to get new skills by manifold seminars.

Main goals of the seminars are : • improvement of logistics • develop communication

In order to increase interest in protection of environment from waste materials

• Broadcasted documentaries about environmental issues.

• Numerous booklets and articles are published to promote waste management .

SAEM aims :

Make a special seminars for secondary school children

about environmental issues

Make workshops for students in order to enhance their knowledge

in Environmental challenges