Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

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A targeted roadmap has been created to promote the transition to single-use plastic alternatives.

The ''Roadmap to Transitioning from Single-Use Plastics to Sustainable Alternatives" is a framework document encompassing different activities to reduce and eliminate single-use plastics.

The roadmap envisages the adoption of the EU directives in the mentioned direction, promoting businesses to transition to alternatives, adopting Extended Producer Responsibility, and raising public awareness.

Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, attended the event.
During the meeting, the parties presented the roadmap created within the project, summarized project outcomes, and highlighted further activities.

The project " Roadmap for Transition from Single-Use Plastics to Environmentally and Financially Viable Alternatives in Georgia" was launched with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through the Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus).

"Reducing and removing single-use plastics is one of the components of the green economy. Green transformation is a very complex and broad concept that encompasses the use of new energies, water resources management, combating desertification, waste management, energy efficiency, and other related issues. Georgia has made progress in all of the mentioned areas, and we are still working to align our legal framework with EU legislation. Obviously, we face some challenges as part of the implementation, although the Ministry, as a policymaker, is making significant efforts in this direction," said Mr. Solomon Pavliashvili.


As mentioned, the country’s strategic goal is to improve the existing legislation and bring our laws into compliance with EU standards regarding the green economy.
According to Gigi Bregadze, Democratic Governance Team Leader at UNDP, the implementation of the activities outlined in the roadmap will be a step forward on the path to European integration.

The  United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) organized the meeting with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and the Embassy of Norway.