Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 3- October 2018
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
The new waste management system of Georgia Project Newsletter #3 The Ministry of Regional Development has a key role and responsibility in implementing the new waste managment system in Georgia. Through its company Improve services, reduce waste and ‘Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia’ - get citizens to pay Page 2 SWMCG - it will be responsible for managing in future 8 regional land lls all over Georgia, replacing then all municipal land lls existing up to now. We have Final training of municipal waste management plans Page 2 talked with Minister Maya Tskitishvili about the Ministry’s vision and view on the new waste management system for Georgia. Training on Municipal Waste Manage- According to the National Strategy of Ministry plan to nancially support the ment Plans - a short overview about Waste Management, land lls operating company? 10 months of intense work Page 2 in the regions will be gradually closed The main part of the land lls across and the new, 8 (including Adjara) Euro- Georgia was uncontrolled, which contrib- Costs for waste management - pean standard land lls will be uted to adverse environmental impact. state subsidies or incentives for change? Page 3 constructed. As a result, what bene ts From 2013, Georgia's Solid Waste Man- agement Company has implemented will the general public reap ?? By 2020 - Closure of all municipal These projects will improve ecological many projects with nancing of the land lls Page 3 and living conditions for the population. Ministry. With the exception of Tbilisi and More importantly, the adverse environ- Adjara Autonomous Republic, the mental impact will be minimized. company operates 54 municipal land lls. The new regional land ll - who is Besides, new regional land lls will create 23 of them have been closed according doing what? Page 4 new jobs and establish modern waste to standards. The rehabilitation works management system. were carried out on 31 land lls, 5 transfer What is the role of the Ministry in estab- stations arranged and local residents lishing Solid Waste Management System employed. At the same time, foreign that will increase the serviced area and and what strategic priorities are set in nancial institutions and donor organi- make it more accessible to citizens. this regard in the following years? zations continue to support various Simultaneously, it is necessary to develop Establishment of a centralized system of infrastructural projects. Also, interna- a tari system that will reduce the solid waste and its proper management tional consulting companies are imple- necessity of subsidization from the state is of particular importance for the menting projects that help the company and promote the implementation of the country's ecological condition. Arrange- and municipalities in implementing high "waste producer pays " principle. The ment of non-hazardous waste land lls, standards of waste management. In implementation of this system includes management of existing land lls and addition, the Ministry and the Solid the payment of Gate fees by the munic- their gradual closure, arrangement and Waste Management Company have ipalities. From 2019, waste separation will management of waste transfer stations is developed a number of legislative acts in start in the country and Extended the competence of LLC "Solid Waste the eld of waste management. Conse- Producer's Responsibility will also be Management Company of Georgia", quently, the Ministry continues to provide introduced, which will in turn encourage which is managed by the Ministry of nancial support to the company in local and foreign investors to invest more Regional Development and Infrastruc- order to facilitate introduction of high in recycling (recycling). It is also impo- ture of Georgia. In the future, by 2023, 56 standards of waste management in the rtant that this process will contribute to municipal land ll sites across the country country. the creation of new jobs in the country. will be replaced by 8 land lls which In order to introduce a well-functioning comply with international standards. In nancial system in the eld of waste addition, a new network of waste man- management, municipalities will have to agement will be established. pay the so called Gate fee for the disposal The quality of management of new of waste on regional land lls. Today the land lls is important for Georgian payment of this fee is subsidized from the population. Solid waste management central budget. Are you planning to company of Georgia will operate these change this approach?? facilities. In order to support the high Our goal is to introduce a well- standards in this direction, does the functioning waste management system Page 1 Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 3- April 2018 Focus Topic Municipal Waste Management Plans - Implications, Challenges and Opportu-
Municipal Waste nities on the way to implementation from 2018 onwards Management Plans Improve services, reduce waste and get citizens to pay These are in brief the main areas, on which the municipalities will focus, who have participated in the municipal waste management plan trainings. It was not easy for the municipalities at the beginning, to instantly recognize and describe the entire dimension of waste management in their territories. Meanwhile, they have gained this overview and come up with ideas on how to cope with the challenges in each of the three main topics. 1. Improvement of services they will have to pay directly need to individual has a nancial responsibility This includes the need for additional be reduced. Treating also green waste for waste management and that containers to improve the service separately has therefore attracted without this responsibility a proper range, extend waste collection to particular attention from a number of management and provision of services remoter settlements, and separate municipalities. Partly has a centralized is impossible. In the coming years certain waste materials in the future. composting been envisaged but also attention and pressure of the munici- First and foremost, paper and plastics promoting such practices and waste palities to the payment of contribu- should be in the foreground for a separation in settlements with di cult tions for waste services will not only be separate collection. access to regular collection services is increased among their citizens. 2. Reduction of waste delivered to the considered. Likewise considered will be options land ll 3. Convincing citizens to pay for waste which, for example, involve also The municipalities have also realized management services tourists in maintaining a clean munici- that the amounts they handover to One of the biggest challenges for the pal environment and bearing the costs land lling in the future and for which municipalities lies in the fact that every for it.
Final training of municipal waste management plans
On 13-14 September 2017, the nal municipalities to convince the popula- training for waste management plan tion to actively contribute and support "I highly appreciate my involvement in the training, for the municipalities of the project the implementation of the new waste after the rst training details region was held in Kutaisi. The project management system. were revealed which are experts reviewed the progress to date Following this nal training most of useful not only for this plan but for general public of the plans during the nal training the municipalities submitted the draft relations, information and PR. We can now seminar, showing that some of the versions of the Waste Management make concrete steps for further implementa- municipalities have already completed Plans to the project experts for nal tion of this Action Plan, which we want to implement as quickly and accurately as the draft plans to a very good stage, consideration and consultation. possible." but also highlighting some problem- By the end of 2017, thirteen out of the Ketevan Macharashvili, Sachkhere atic issues related to determination of 16 municipalities submitted the nal tari s. In addition attention was drawn versions of their Waste Management "The training was very impor- tant. Here we learned new to the subject of public relations and Plans to the Ministry of Environment things and approaches how communication, which will be in the and Agriculture. to best §cope with the upcom- medium and long run a key factor for ing challenges in waste management of the future. As far as our work is on the paper, foreign experts correct, make comments and give Training on Municipal Waste Management Plans - a short comments, which will result in the nal option. This plan leads us to nally clean up overview about 10 months of intense work our city and clean the village. This is our goal." The Waste Management Code of Georgia is obliging municipalities to develop Iuri Lartsuliani, Tsageri waste management plans in 2017, covering the period by 2018-2022. There- "Until now we have been fore, in the framework of "Kutaisi Solid Waste Integrated Integrated Manage- cleaning up with municipal ment Project", experts of the project have conducted 8 training sessions during sta . Implementation of this the 10 months period from November 2016 until September 2017. In addition, plan will raise awareness of more than 25 consultation visits to the waste management plan have been citizens in the municipality and conducted in individual municipalities. After the last training session the Samtredia will be one of the cleanest cities in the municipalities." project experts provided continuous support to the municipalities for nalizing the plans. Lika Darjania, Samtredia
Page 2 Municipal Waste Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 3 - October 2018 Management Plans Focus Topic Municipal Waste Management Plans - Implications, Challenges and Opportu- nities on the way to implementation from 2018 onwards
Costs for waste management - state subsidies or incentives for change?
State Budget State Budget Present Waste Management System - Taxpayer’s money Taxpayer’s money Present mainly based on state subsidies Citizens Municipalities SWMCG 1. Waste fee for citizens is very low and in addition payment rate is extremely low. Cleaning Fee Subsidy Payment Subsidy Payment 2. Municipalities receive subsidies for waste collection and don’t pay anything for disposal. 3. The Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia receives subsidies for operating Cleaning Fee the land lls. • no real costs are calculated • no incentives for citizens and munici- Waste generation Waste collection Waste disposal palities to reduce waste • Closing of old land lls • no incentives for citizens and munici- Citizens have to: • Street cleaning palities to change anything • Avoid waste • Waste bins and trucks • Construction of new land ll • Collect waste in waste bins • Waste collection & transfer stations (TS) • Not litter • Waste transport to land ll • Land ll Operation Future Waste Management System - • In future: separation! • In future: separate collection & transport from TS mainly based on waste fees and recycling • Closing costs of land ll after 20 years 1. Waste fees are calcuated on the base of real costs. 2. Municipalities have to pay a gate fee to Future STATE BUDGET SWMCG. 3. The Solid Waste Management Company Citizens Municipalities SWMCG of Georgia has the obligation to operate land lls according to EU standards. Subsidy for socially vulnerable households 4. The gate fee re ects the real costs for disposing waste environmentally friendly.
Waste fee Gate fee • real costs are calculated Waste fee • municipalities receive incentives to reduce waste by recycling • municipalities and citizens can take up Waste Fee Waste Fee own initiative
By 2020 - Closure of all municipal land lls
Three major implications for municipalities when the RACHA-LECHKHUMI new land ll will start operating AND KVEMO SVANETI Tsageri Oni All presently still operating municipal land lls will be closed Ambrolauri 1 after the new regional land ll will start operating.
Sachkhere Nikea Tkibuli All municipalities will have to deliver their waste to a transfer Khoni Chiatura 2 station or direclty to the new land ll. TS New Land ll Terjola Samtredia Zestaponi In near future after 2020 all municipalities will have to pay a
IMERETI Kharagauli 3 gate fee per ton of waste to the Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia for covering the costs of waste disposal.
Municipal land lls closed Transfer stations New land ll close to Kutaisi Page 3 Integrated Solid Waste Management Kutaisi - Project Newsletter # 3 - October 2018
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
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Ministry of Regional Development and Project implemented by consortium COMPANY OF GEORGIA Infrastructure of Georgia Project nanced by EU NIF, KfW and Government of Georgia leaders PEM Consult and ERM 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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