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UNDP SUPPORTS SEVAN MUNICIPALITY TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION LEVELS
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July 12, 2012 | 14:27
SEVAN. - Dafina Gercheva, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident
Representative in Armenia and USAID/Armenia staff visited the town of
Sevan on July 12 to tour the waste collection and recycling activities
of the USAID-UNDP plastic recycling program, which recently installed
140 plastic waste bins in the town and in recreational areas around
Lake Sevan.
Partners met with Deputy Mayor of Sevan Pap Petrosyan and transferred
a garbage truck to the municipality for plastic waste collection in
the project area.
In order to address Armenia's environmental challenges, USAID and
UNDP launched a joint initiative in March 2011 - the Collection and
Reuse of Plastic Refuse (CRPR) project - to improve the quality of
potable water sources in Armenia through the collection and recycling
of plastic containers. The program also sought to spur private sector
investment in the recycling of plastic waste.
As of June 2012, a total of 1,000 specially marked bins were
installed in Vanadzor, Hrazdan, Alaverdi, Sevan, Tsakhkadzor, Ararat,
Charentsavan, Artashat, Ashtarak, Berd, Etjmiadzin, Armavir, Sisian and
Dilijan, resulting in the recycling of nearly 80 tons of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) waste.
"UNDP's support is aimed at creating a better environmental condition
for the population. Proper management and recycling of this toxic
material is not only urgent from the environmental point of view,
but it also carries an essential potential for delivering currently
unrealized economic benefits," said Dafina Gercheva, UN RC/UNDP
Resident Representative.
During the initial phase of the project, UNDP provided special bins
for PET waste, balers, and compactors in the target communities for
separation of PET bottles and relevant plastic products immediately
at the first stage of the waste collection cycle. The project then
helped design and implement partnerships between the local authorities
responsible for solid waste management and private companies with
capacities to buy and recycle the PET waste. An intensive public
awareness campaign in the project areas was an important component
to inform the general population on the importance of separating the
PET waste into the special bins.
Based on the results and proved interest and support of the authorities
and community residents, the project plans to expand to other towns
of Armenia, including Yerevan, where around 3,000 tons PET waste is
still thrown out to landfills each year.
news.am
July 12, 2012 | 14:27
SEVAN. - Dafina Gercheva, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident
Representative in Armenia and USAID/Armenia staff visited the town of
Sevan on July 12 to tour the waste collection and recycling activities
of the USAID-UNDP plastic recycling program, which recently installed
140 plastic waste bins in the town and in recreational areas around
Lake Sevan.
Partners met with Deputy Mayor of Sevan Pap Petrosyan and transferred
a garbage truck to the municipality for plastic waste collection in
the project area.
In order to address Armenia's environmental challenges, USAID and
UNDP launched a joint initiative in March 2011 - the Collection and
Reuse of Plastic Refuse (CRPR) project - to improve the quality of
potable water sources in Armenia through the collection and recycling
of plastic containers. The program also sought to spur private sector
investment in the recycling of plastic waste.
As of June 2012, a total of 1,000 specially marked bins were
installed in Vanadzor, Hrazdan, Alaverdi, Sevan, Tsakhkadzor, Ararat,
Charentsavan, Artashat, Ashtarak, Berd, Etjmiadzin, Armavir, Sisian and
Dilijan, resulting in the recycling of nearly 80 tons of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) waste.
"UNDP's support is aimed at creating a better environmental condition
for the population. Proper management and recycling of this toxic
material is not only urgent from the environmental point of view,
but it also carries an essential potential for delivering currently
unrealized economic benefits," said Dafina Gercheva, UN RC/UNDP
Resident Representative.
During the initial phase of the project, UNDP provided special bins
for PET waste, balers, and compactors in the target communities for
separation of PET bottles and relevant plastic products immediately
at the first stage of the waste collection cycle. The project then
helped design and implement partnerships between the local authorities
responsible for solid waste management and private companies with
capacities to buy and recycle the PET waste. An intensive public
awareness campaign in the project areas was an important component
to inform the general population on the importance of separating the
PET waste into the special bins.
Based on the results and proved interest and support of the authorities
and community residents, the project plans to expand to other towns
of Armenia, including Yerevan, where around 3,000 tons PET waste is
still thrown out to landfills each year.