Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 2- May 2017 News ევროკავშირი საქართველოსთვის The European Union for Georgia
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Ministry of Regional Development and COMPANY OF GEORGIA Infrastructure of Georgia Project nanced by KfW and Government of Georgia and supported with funding by Project implemented by consortium leaders PEM Consult and ERM Land ll Operators the European Union
Understanding the need for good planning Project Newsletter #2
Starting from November 2016, the team of the project “Inte- Imereti region journalists and media grated Solid Waste Management Kutasisi – Accompanying learn about the new regional waste management system Page 2 Measures Consulting (AMC) Services” is hosting a series of training courses for all municipalities in Imereti and Racha- Safer and healthier working Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Regions. In our interview with conditions for over 200 Mr. René Boesten, the team leader of the project, explains the land ll sta Page 2 training programme Municipal Waste Manage- ment Plan Training - mid Mr. Boesten, what is the main land ll. A third priority is to set up fair term review Page 3 purpose and reason for this training and manageable systems for the OHS and EMS commitment programme? waste service charge that citizens (and of SWMCG Page 4 In accordance with the Waste Code of hotels etc.) have to pay for the collection The waste management Georgia, the municipalities have to and safe disposal of waste. system in Georgia - Main develop municipal waste management Separate collection and recycling will responsibilities of the involved plans in order to better manage and become obligatory in 2019. Are the parties Page 4 control municipal waste collection, and municipalities prepared? SWMCG website in future also recycling. Since waste Some actions are already ongoing, such relaunched Page 5 collection (municipal responsibility) and as in Kutaisi to collect plastic bottles. In SWMCG in the regions Imereti nal waste disposal (responsibility of general, no, municipalities are not and Racha-Lechkhumi and prepared. There is a growing understand- Kvemo Svaneti - current status SWMCG) are strongly connected, it was and future Page 5 deemed logical and e cient that we, as ing that separate collection can reduce AMC consultants for the SMWCG assist the costs of land lling, there is also a The new land ll Page 6+7 the municipalities in Imereti and Racha- growing understanding that introducing Lechkhumi and Kemo Svaneti Regions , separate collection is not just a matter of our project region, in preparing these containers; it is even more depending on perform better than others, that is plans good public awareness raising with long normal, one or two still don’t see the need What are the most critical waste man- term actions. BUT, there is one very for such a plan, so they dropped out. Also agement issues for the municipalities in critical issue: the recycling chain can only that is to be expected. In the next phase, the coming years? work if the volumes are large enough. the working groups in the municipalities We are now mid-term the training Recycling factories need a continuous have to further develop the objectives program and we see clearly what the ow of huge quantities in order to work into concrete actions and with those municipalities deem their main priorities. pro table. Achieving such volumes can proposals for actions, engage in discus- First of all improvement of services: for only be done by collecting recyclable sions with the stakeholders of their this, new equipment is needed. The material from several municipalities. If municipality - such as private business, municipalities recognize, that the plans several municipalities will cooperate and tourism industry, NGOs and local initia- are an important tool to determine and sell their materials directly to the tive groups, schools and youth. It is justify what equipment is needed. With recycling companies, they may be able to essential for e ective implementation this comes the need to di erentiate receive a good price. If they don't succeed that all important groups of the commu- between services provided to residents to cooperate, the price that they will get nity are taken on board while making the and services provided to others such as from intermediate collectors (private or plan: this makes them co-owners and hotels, o ces etc. that generate waste state companies) might be considerably thus more committed. For us, as project comparable to household waste. We lower. team, the main challenges are, to make don’t want residents to pay for the waste Could you please summarize the main municipalities understand i) the princi- from tourists! Second priority is to achievements and focus of training ples of waste management, ii) the minimize the quantity of waste that during the nal phase? importance of involving the citizens and has to go to the land ll. Composting of Till now, that is June 2017, we have the community and iii) the need for good green waste from gardens and parks, and worked with the municipalities on the planning. home-composting of organic household main principles of strategic planning, on waste is the easiest step. Separate the actual status of waste collection in collection of recyclables such as glass, their municipality and on setting objec- paper and plastics is another important tives for their plans. Some municipalities possibility to reduce waste going to the Page 1 Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 2- June 2017 Imereti region journalists and media learn about the new
News regional waste management system Project“You should do more often during the coming decade. The seminar was organised jointly by seminars like this, in this region In 2013 SWMCG started to take over the German company PEM Consult and also in other regions of Georgia.” responsibility for the waste disposal and SWMCG , within the project This comment of one journalist sites and the development of new “Integrated Solid Waste Management summarizes how the seminar about the land ll infrastructure according to System – Kutaisi” “Integrated Solid Waste Management modern standards and Mrs. Chikviladze Kutaisi” was appreciated by most of the gave an overview about the company’s participants. 12 journalists from all achievements since then. For the important TV stations and other majority of the participants this was regional media of Imereti region completely new information. participated in this seminar from 13 A visit to the Samtredia municipal to14 September in Tskaltubo. rehabilitated land ll, which is run by Discussion on Samtredia land ll The representative of the Solid Waste SWMG, demonstrated in a practical Management Company of Georgia way how rehabilitated land lls are (SWMCG), Khatuna Chikviladze, operated. presented the National Waste Manage- One participant concluded after the ment Strategy 2016 - 2030 and the visit: “You should organise frequently “Waste Management Code”. This new tours for citizens for showing them how regulatory framework lays out how the land lls are operated and what kind of waste management system in all measures are taken to protect the regions of Georgia will be changed environment.” News directly from the land ll Safer and healthier working conditions for over 200 land ll sta The project “Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Consulting Services Overall Situation on Work and for Accompanying Measures” conducted a training on Occupational Health and Health Safety in Georgia Safety (OHS) for the Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia . The land ll managers of all nine regional o ces of the company were trained by the experts of the project team for ve days from March 27 to 31 2017 in Tbilisi. Issues related to health and safety at work are regulated by the During the training the participants 1. A guideline will be developed which “Labor Code of Georgia”, but the learned how to assess hazards and risks gives clear indications for the devel- country does not have a separate on land ll sites, develop prevention opment of OHS Annual Action strategies and plan mitigation activi- Plans. During the coming months Law on Health and Safety at Work. ties. The latest Georgian regulations the 2018 Annual Action Plan will be Absence of an e cient monitoring and international best practices were drafted. mechanism of workplace health considered in the design of the training 2. For verifying and monitoring the and safety is frequently cited by course. correct implementation of the new the trade unions and human rights For implementing the new safety and rules and measures on the ground, a NGOs as one of the problems. health rules into the daily work of the OHS Monitoring System framework Frequent accidents resulting in over 200 regional sta of the company will be implemented. injuries and even fatalities are and improving their working condi- 3. The existing Personal Protective reported by the Georgian Trade tions the following concrete steps were Equipment (PPE) on the Company’s Union Confederation (GTUC). identi ed and agreed with Mr. Giorgi land lls will be checked and brought Putting in place an e ective Shukhosvili, General Director of the in line with the new technical speci - monitoring is among the commit- SWMCG: cations. ments the country has to meet under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement.
The training participants after examination, together with Mr. Giorgi Shukhoshvili, General Director SWMCG (7th from left) and Mr. René Boesten, Team Leader of the project “Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Consulting Services for Accompanying Measures” (7th from right). Page 2 Mr. Boesten, what is the main land ll. A third priority is to set up fair purpose and reason for this training and manageable systems for the programme? waste service charge that citizens (and In accordance with the Waste Code of hotels etc.) have to pay for the collection Georgia, the municipalities have to and safe disposal of waste. develop municipal waste management Separate collection and recycling will plans in order to better manage and become obligatory in 2019. Are the control municipal waste collection, and municipalities prepared? in future also recycling. Since waste Some actions are already ongoing, such collection (municipal responsibility) and as in Kutaisi to collect plastic bottles. In nal waste disposal (responsibility of general, no, municipalities are not SWMCG) are strongly connected, it was prepared. There is a growing understand- deemed logical and e cient that we, as ing that separate collection can reduce AMC consultants for the SMWCG assist the costs of land lling, there is also a the municipalities in Imereti and Racha- growing understanding that introducing Lechkhumi and Kemo Svaneti Regions , separate collection is not just a matter of our project region, in preparing these containers; it is even more depending on perform better than others, that is plans good public awareness raising with long normal, one or two still don’t see the need What are the most critical waste man- term actions. BUT, there is one very for such a plan, so they dropped out. Also agement issues for the municipalities in critical issue: the recycling chain can only that is to be expected. In the next phase, the coming years? work if the volumes are large enough. the working groups in the municipalities We are now mid-term the training Recycling factories need a continuous have to further develop the objectives program and we see clearly what the ow of huge quantities in order to work into concrete actions and with those municipalities deem their main priorities. pro table. Achieving such volumes can proposals for actions, engage in discus- First of all improvement of services: for only be done by collecting recyclable sions with the stakeholders of their this, new equipment is needed. The material from several municipalities. If municipality - such as private business, municipalities recognize, that the plans several municipalities will cooperate and tourism industry, NGOs and local initia- are an important tool to determine and sell their materials directly to the tive groups, schools and youth. It is justify what equipment is needed. With recycling companies, they may be able to essential for e ective implementation this comes the need to di erentiate receive a good price. If they don't succeed that all important groups of the commu- between services provided to residents to cooperate, the price that they will get nity are taken on board while making the and services provided to others such as from intermediate collectors (private or plan: this makes them co-owners and hotels, o ces etc. that generate waste state companies) might be considerably thus more committed. For us, as project comparable to household waste. We lower. team, the main challenges are, to make don’t want residents to pay for the waste Could you please summarize the main municipalities understand i) the princi- from tourists! Second priority is to achievements and focus of training ples of waste management, ii) the minimize the quantity of waste that during the nal phase? importance of involving the citizens and has to go to the land ll. Composting of Till now, that is June 2017, we have the community and iii) the need for good green waste from gardens and parks, and worked with the municipalities on the planning. home-composting of organic household main principles of strategic planning, on waste is the easiest step. Separate the actual status of waste collection in collection of recyclables such as glass, their municipality and on setting objec- paper and plastics is another important tives for their plans. Some municipalities possibility to reduce waste going to the
Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 2- June 2017
Municipal Waste Management Plan Training - mid News Project term review The Waste Code of Georgia introduces the obligation to all municipali- ties of the country to have 5 year waste management plans (covering the period 2018 – 2022) ready by the end of 2017. Therefore the project “Inte- grated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi – Accompanying Measures Consul- tancy Services” on demand of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia is carrying out 10 training sessions from November 2016 until Novem- ber 2017 for all municipalities from Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti regions. discussed the possibility to set up 7 training sessions and additional Population dynamics and tourist public collection sites where people consultations on municipal waste prognosis as a basis for further plan- can bring certain source separated management planning have been ning poses some di culties to munici- material for a further appropriate delivered to the municipalities of the palities due to a lack of reliable data. handling and in order to save these project region by the team of foreign Signi cant training has already been amounts from being sent to the land ll experts together with representatives delivered on how to overcome this gap but recycled instead. from the SWMCG by June 2017. but the subject requires further e orts and re nement to be fully developed Disposal of waste at non regulated A mid-term review of training accom- and integrated in an actual plan. local dumpsites is going to be phased plishments carried out in June 2017 out as soon as the central, high- showed, that numerous municipalities The issue of fees collected for waste standard land ll is available. So in the were already able to draft certain services was also addressed in detail further process of training and waste sections of their plans and present during the training courses. The impor- management planning this will duly be them for review and discussion. The tance of this topic will further grow in considered and addressed. chapters describing the legal frame- future and will demand intense work work and status quo of waste man- and e orts to be clari ed. On the one Conclusion: agement have been mostly prepared. hand there is a need to do proper Although a lot of work still must be All municipalities tried to deliver more calculations with solid data and gures, done to complete these plans, includ- or less detailed information about the and on the other hand there is the ing the obligation to organise public quantity and composition of challenge to convincePhoto citizens to Photo Photo hearings, there are also many promis- collected waste and the containers regularly pay their fees. ing signals that municipalities are fully and vehicles in use. Assessment of the aware of the importance of this activity, condition of equipment is partly Of critical importance for the ve years the problems that must be overcome missing and must yet be completed. planning phase is the fact that, accord- and the implications this will have on Some municipalities pointed out that ing to legal provisions, the separate the municipal development and population sometimes damages the collection of certain waste material inhabitants. containers due to negligence or should start by the year 2019 at the inappropriate use. latest. Among others is currently
Kick-o Meeting Visiting municipalities Workshop on PR
The mayor of Kutaisi, Mr. Shota Murgulia, AMC project experts during their visit in Participants are doing a practical during the kick-o meeting on 17 Samtredia in June 2017. exercise during the PR workshop on 14 - November 2016 in Tskaltubo 15 June 2017. Page 3 Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 2- June 2017
OHS and EMS commitment of SWMCG News controlling the quality of the work: years, the management systems can be SWMCG OHSAS 18001 for occupational health certi ed as an additional safeguard to and safety and ISO 14001 for environ- ensure ongoing high quality work and ment. These standards, or management continuous improvement. systems, set the internal rules, make sure that resources are made available to do the work properly and require that the SWMCG on a regular base publishes the status and incidents. The Giorgi Shukhoshvili, Director of the SWMCG, signs the policy statement on OHS and EMS. management systems also introduce “continuous improvement”: a system to The design and construction of the new Construction works in Rustavi - installing the identify further improvements. Com- impermeable membrane on the ground. regional land lls will be done according mitment of the management is essen- to modern standards and with all safety tial; therefore the director signed a precautions. However, the quality of the “policy statement on OHS and EMS” in operation of the land lls determines which the main principles are laid whether all these safety precautions down. The next step is training of sta , actually work. Making sure that the the set up on internal rules for opera- SWMCG has all the knowledge and tion, monitoring and internal and tools to operate the land lls properly is external reporting. This statement can the core element of the Accompanying be downloaded on the website of the Measures Consulting Services project. SWMCG. Work safety - a key issue for land ll operation The AMC project introduces two If the management systems are fully international standards for guiding and implemented and operational for three The waste management system in Georgia - Main responsi- bilities of the involved parties
Waste Management Code - .Main Parties involved in Municipal Waste Management
Population / Companies Municipalities Recycling Companies / Composting
Organic materials Collection and Transport
Home composting
Recyclable materials Collection and Transport
Non recyclable materials Collection and Transport
Ministry of Environment and Natural Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure / SWMCG / Resources Protection ‘Tbil-Service’ / ‘Sanitary Purification ltd.’ / “Hygiene Development and implementation of State policy
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Development and approval of sanitary and hygienic norms, rules and epidemiological control measures
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News SWMCG in brief SWMCG website relaunched SWMCG • Established on April 24, 2012 During the past 4 years since 2013, under the Ministry of Regional SWMCG has been working hard and Development and Infrastructure achieved a lot. Out of the 53 land lls, • The government holds 100 % 30 have been reconditioned and shares of the company secured, 21 were closed and ve • Since 2013, the company owns transfer stations were built. These and operates 53 former municipal works will be completed during the land lls coming year. • The company has a total of 277 sta (58 in the head o ce Tbilisi and 219 in 9 regional o ces) Since last year SWMCG started focusing • The company is responsible for on its second main task: construction of and tasks for the future was created. solid waste management with new regional land lls according to EU We invite you to explore the new respect to land lls in Georgia, standards. Therefore also the company website and nd valuable information excluding the city of Tbilisi and the communication approach was about the company and the waste Adjara region reviewed and a new and fresh presen- tation of its activities, achievements www.waste.gov.ge
SWMCG in the regions Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - current status and future There are 12 municipal land lls in total 2017 2020 in both regions. Until 2013, almost all land lls were managed in a bad way, without any plans and did not meet RACHA-LECHKHUMI RACHA-LECHKHUMI minimum environmental standards. AND KVEMO SVANETI AND KVEMO SVANETI SWMCG has taken over the formerly Tsageri Tsageri municipal land lls since 2013 and is Oni Oni Ambrolauri administrating them. The company has Ambrolauri reconditioned and secured 8 municipal Sachkhere Tkibuli Sachkhere Nikea Tkibuli land lls and closed 4 land lls from Khoni Nikea Khoni Chiatura Chiatura 2013 to 2016. TS TS New Land ll The municipal land lls are at present Terjola Terjola Samtredia Zestaponi Samtredia still the backbone of the waste disposal Zestaponi system in both regions. This will change IMERETI Kharagauli IMERETI Kharagauli in the coming years. Once the new regional land ll will be constructed, all municipal land lls will be closed and transfer stations will be set up on the Municipal land lls operating New land ll and transfer stations closed land lls of Tsageri, Ambrolauri, Tkibuli, Sachkhere and Samtredia. Municipal land lls closed Municipal land lls closed A huge challenge for the future remains the problem illegal dumpsites. Strong e orts will need to be made by SWMCG in Imereti SWMCG in Racha-Lechkhumi all municipalities to work on this and Kvemo Svaneti problem, to close the dumpsites, to O ce Kutaisi O ce Ambrolauri remediate as good as possible environ- Administrating 9 Land lls: Administrating 3 Land lls: mental damages and to assure waste Sachkhere, Chiatura, Tkibuli, Samtredia, Tsageri, Oni, Ambrolauri collection services for rural areas. Terjola, Zestaphoni, Kharagauli, Khoni, Contact: Grigol Momtsemlidze (Director) Kutaisi-Nikea Tel: 551 15 88 66; Agmashenebeli str 21, Contact: Gabriel Kvirikashvili (Director)- Ambrolauri Tel: 599 788 779; Paliashvili str 33, Kutaisi
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The new land ll New Plan of the new land ll Land ll
Demined area (app. 268 000 m2)
Land ll area (app. 130 000 m2)
Storage area for cover material
Roads
Main entrance
Buildings / Constructions
Leachate collection pond and treatment facility
Surface water collection pond
Public review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the new land ll According to the Law of Georgia on Environmental Impact Permits the o cial EIA public review took place on May 11, 2017 in Terjola Municipality. The Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia (SWMCG) within the framework of the project “Integrated Solid Waste Management System - Kutaisi" had called representatives of regional government, municipalities and the citizens of Chognari and Godogani villages to this meeting. During the Environmental Impact tions from the Company director and Assessment (EIA) document presenta- some experts of relevant Ministries tion, local population had an opportu- involved in EIA document develop- nity to get detailed information about ment and nal assessment. the New Regional Land ll and analyses SWMCG has expressed during discus- The EIA public hearing was attended by SWMCG Management; representatives of the Ministry of of its environmental impact. Partici- sion to consider involvement of local Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia; pants received comprehensive answers population in land ll construction and Governors of Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi; and explanations on all existing ques- monitoring process. representatives of Municipalities and the local population of Godogani and Chognari villages Legal Steps of Environmental Impact Permits Procedure The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is regulated by the “Law of Geor- gia on Environmental Impact Permits*”. Citizens can review the EIA report, ask questions and formulate problems from their point of view.
May 2017 Draft Environmental Decision and/or Project implementa- Impact Assessment Environmental Clearance tion and monitoring
Feasibility Studies Final Environmental Project Baseline Studies Impact Assessment approved or rejected Ms. Khatuna Chikviladze, Advisor of the SWMCG Impact Studies Director presented the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) document to the local popula- * https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/download/20206/14/en/pdf (English) tion. https://www.matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/download/20206/13/ge/pdf (Georgian)
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New The new land ll - some facts and gures New land ll - Land ll Discussion and dialogue with citizens • The project “Integrated Solid Waste The Cell - the ‘working face’ of Management Kutaisi” foresees the the land ll construction of a new regional In frames of “Integrated Solid land ll and the closure of the Nikea Only where the actual cell is, waste Waste Management System - land ll in Kutaisi during the period can be seen shortly before it is Kutaisi" project, during 2016-2017 a of 2015-2019. covered with soil at the end of the number of public meetings involv- • The new land ll will serve the Imereti day! All the other area, the previous ing stakeholders and local popula- and the Racha-Lechkhumi / Kvemo cells - are safely covered with soil! tion have been held. The SWMCG Svaneti regions. together with consulting company • The new regional land ll will be experts of the project provided constructed conform EU standards. comprehensive answers on concerns • It will serve a total population of and questions raised by the citizens. about 700 000 citizens until its future cells planned closure in the year 2034. • Total investment: 26 mio Euro. actual cell in work • 14 March 2016 - representatives of the SWMCG and the consulting old cells - lled companies (Implementing and covered Consultant (IC) ERM and Accompa- nying Measures Consultant (AMC) On the total surface of 54,000 square meters of PEM GmbH and GAMMA met with the new land ll, the ‘cell’ is planned to be maximum 1000 square meters (this means 33 Chognari population. A detailed on 33 meters). presentation of the technical details of the planned land ll was followed by a discussion at City Questions and answers Hall of Kutaisi. • 15 April 2016 - a public informa- tion and discussion meeting was Is it cost e ective to build regional land lls? held in Chognari. Present were YES a region, the costs for collection representatives of the SWMCG and The investments costs for building a • Average transportation distance and the Accompanying Measures new land ll conform EU standards are resulting average costs per ton of Consultant (AMC) PEM GmbH and very high. From a technical, operational waste GAMMA. The meeting was and logistical point of view there exists • Overall annual landfill operational co-chaired by Nino Chkhobadze a certain optimum range of combina- costs from “The Green Movement of tions between these factors which • Costs for closing and maintenance Georgia/Friends of Earth Georgia”. assures minimum costs, i.e. the costs and control after closure • 16 June 2016 - the citizens of per ton of waste that has to be Experience in many western countries Chognari sent an open letter to disposed and the costs for citizens that has shown, that the concept of less the prime minister of Georgia have to pay fees. land lls, for bigger regions with higher addressing various questions. So in practical terms the following capacities and lifetime in combination • 6 June 2016 - the Solid Waste factors have to be considered when with a network of transfer stations is Management Company of Georgia planning land lls: assuring a cost e ective way of dispos- o cially delivered detailed • Overall capacity of a landfill (tons of ing waste with minimum negative description on existing questions waste over a certain time period) impacts on environment. raised by public. • Annual quantity of waste produced in • 11 May 2017 - Public Hearing on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Terjola Municipality. The Is it cost e ective to build transfer stations and transport meeting was attended by SWMCG waste from there to the regional land ll? Management; representatives of the Ministry of Environment and YES have to pay for nal disposal of waste, Natural Resources of Georgia; As it is described in the previous are lower when operating one big Governors of Imereti and Racha- paragraph, operating one big Regional land ll including a network of transfer Lechkhumi; representatives of land ll for a region(s) instead of 4 or 5 stations if compared with the gate fee Municipalities and the local smaller land lls helps minimizing costs. for a smaller land ll complying with EU population of Godogani and So in the end the gate fee , i.e. the costs standards. Chognari village for ton of waste which municipalities
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The new regional land ll - who is doing what?
Construction and operation Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia / Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development The solid waste management company of Georgia is the bene ciary. • Beneficiary of the project The company has since 2013 in property and operation 53 former • Contracting consulting companies municipal land lls in Georgia. The mandate for the future is, to • Contracting construction companies construct and operate up to 9 regional land lls and to close down all • Supervision of construction works former municipal land lls. The land ll for Imereti and Racha • Final approval and reception of Lechkhumi/Kvemo Svaneti is the FIRST regional land ll that will be construction constructed. • Owner and operator of the new landfill
Technical assistance
The Implementation Consultant (IC) • Design of the sanitary landfill • Environmental Impact Assessment The consulting company ERM (Environmental Resources Management) study (EIA) delivers consulting services for planning, tendering and supervising • Prepare tender dossiers for construc- the construction of the new sanitary land ll and the transfer stations tion works and equipment including the long distance transport equipment. • Supervise construction works The Accompanying Measures Consultant (AMC). • Support and improve organisation and management This component is implemented by the German consultancy company • Support and improve financial man- PEM Consult in cooperation with INTECUS GmbH and Gamma Consult- agement and technical competences ing and delivers training and consulting services to support and • Strengthen PR, communication and improve the organisational and institutional capacities of the Solid public awareness activities. Waste Management Company of Georgia Financing German-Georgian Cooperation, KfW EU Neighbourhood Investment Fund Government of Georgia Within the bilateral The EU provides through its The Government of Georgia German-Georgian Coop- Neighbourhood Investment contributes with € 4 mio to eration Programme, the ევროკავშირი Fund a € 2 mio grant for the total costs of € 26 mio. საქართველოსთვის KfW provides a € 20 mio The European Union for Georgia nancing the technical loan to the Georgian assistance for implementing State. the project.
Bene ciaries
16 municipalities of the regions Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - about 700 000 citizens Kutaisi, Ambrolauri, Lentekhi, Oni, Sachkhere, Samtredia, Chiatura, Terjola, Tsalktubo, Zestaponi, Tsageri, Kharagauli, Khoni, Bagdati, Vani, Tkibuli
Project implemented by consortium Project nanced by EU NIF, KfW and Government of Georgia leaders ERM and PEM Consult Builder and Operator of land ll
"This document has been produced with the nancial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to re ect the o cial opinion of the European Union."
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