Published: 2.12.2020
In order to reduce the amount of household waste through recycling, a new pilot project has been launched in Azerbaijan since December of this year. The goal of the "Clean Sumgayit" project, which started in the city of Sumgayit, is to involve the population in sorting household waste, collecting it and sending it for recycling. In the framework of the project, which envisages the practical implementation of the efficient management system of plastic packaging waste and its future application throughout the country, appropriate containers will be placed in the city of Sumgait, and educational events will be organized to promote the sorting of household waste among the population: within the framework of cooperation with ETSN, ASAN volunteers, a number of private companies such as "Coca-Cola", "Carlsberg", "Unilever", "Veysaloglu", "AzEcol", "AzerSun" will participate. According to Sayyare Mammadova, the activity, which will last from December 2020 to April 2021, envisages the sorting and collection of 4 types of waste - glass, paper, plastic and metal in different containers, and sending them to reprocessing facilities, and the project based on advanced international experience "solid household in the Republic of Azerbaijan was prepared in accordance with the National Strategy for 2018-2022 on the improvement of waste management.