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Deputy Minister Pavliashvili: “Waste management complements a milestone in an environmental policy”
The “EU Innovative Action for Private Sector Competitiveness in Georgia” - a joint initiative of the European Unions and four UN Agencies hosted a meeting for familiarizing attendees on the Polish experience of packaging sector within an extended producer responsibility. Mr Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) attended the meeting and thanked the European Union and United Nations for their support and highlighted priority of environmental policy in Georgia.
“Waste management of packaging features a vital milestone for Georgia’s environmental policy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the Government have joined forces in proactively developing technical regulations for waste management of packaging. We profess immense interest in ensuring that the State-adopted decisions have been harmonized through an active cooperation with private sector” – Deputy Minister Pavliashvili stated.
An extended producer responsibility entails a core financial instrument in developed countries, which complements resource efficient circular economy and formulation of a contemporary system of waste management.
Mr Pawel Gluszynsk, Polish expert with an experience of 30-years in waste management conducted sessions for attendees on extended producer responsibility, sharing experience respectively. The “EU Innovative Action for Private Sector Competitiveness in Georgia” is a joint initiative of the European Union and four UN Agencies including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), entailing cooperation with the MEPA, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Department for Relations with Diaspora of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as parties involved or associated with the private sector – enterprises and entrepreneurs, specific and sectoral business associations, educational institutions, The “EU Innovative Action for Private Sector Competitiveness in Georgia” - a joint initiative of the European Unions and four UN Agencies hosted a meeting for familiarizing attendees on the Polish experience of packaging sector within an extended producer responsibility. Mr Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) attended the meeting and thanked the European Union and United Nations for their support and highlighted priority of environmental policy in Georgia.
“Waste management of packaging features a vital milestone for Georgia’s environmental policy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and the Government have joined forces in proactively developing technical regulations for waste management of packaging. We profess immense interest in ensuring that the State-adopted decisions have been harmonized through an active cooperation with private sector” – Deputy Minister Pavliashvili stated.
An extended producer responsibility entails a core financial instrument in developed countries, which complements resource efficient circular economy and formulation of a contemporary system of waste management.
Mr Pawel Gluszynsk, Polish expert with an experience of 30-years in waste management conducted sessions for attendees on extended producer responsibility, sharing experience respectively. The “EU Innovative Action for Private Sector Competitiveness in Georgia” is a joint initiative of the European Union and four UN Agencies including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), entailing cooperation with the MEPA, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Department for Relations with Diaspora of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as parties involved or associated with the private sector – enterprises and entrepreneurs, specific and sectoral business associations, educational institutions, professional associations and trade unions.
associations and trade unions.