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

The pilot initiative was designed and supported by the EU funded "Technical assistance for the improvement of waste management systems in Georgia" project in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Marneuli Composting Plant and the local government. The goal is to effectively utilise the green waste that currently goes into regional landfills – approximately 50% of total landfill volumes - as compost, thereby also cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions
Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia and Khatia Tsilosani, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, as well as local government representatives, including, Deputy of the State Representative -Governor in Kvemo Kartli Region, Mayor of Marneuli attended the event.
"We support similar initiatives that provide a good opportunity to introduce the same system in other regions to achieve similar results we received in Marneuli municipality. One of the crucial issues related to waste management, processing and retrieval of waste " Khatia Tsilosani said.
"The EU is a global leader in environmental and health issues. Waste management is a key part of this, and we are happy to share our experiences in Georgia.  Through this pilot action supported by the EU in Marneuli, we are showing that there are opportunities to better manage waste in Georgia and that green waste can be recycled to produce useful compost,” – stated Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia.
Within the pilot project presentation, large containers were placed in residential blocks and a number of kindergartens, while small kitchen bins were distributed among target residents and the staff of selected kindergartens. These actions were accompanied by information meetings with beneficiaries, where EU project experts explained the purpose and method of green waste collection.