Implementing organizations: CENN
Duration: 16 March 2017 – 15 March 2020
Geographic coverage: Kakheti Region and Shida Kartli Regions, Adjara Autonomous Republic and Tbilisi
Goal: The WMTR II program will assist the Government of Georgia (GoG) to modernize the country’s waste management sector and support sustainable development and inclusive economic growth, ensuring responsible management of natural endowments that will minimize adverse impacts from waste on human health and natural resources.
The program will mainstream innovative approaches, apply new technologies, and streamline strong partnerships, to achieve, sustain and extend set objectives and solve development challenges.
Program Approach
• WMTR II program will support the inclusion of all stakeholders and the transparency of the process throughout the project cycle;
• Capacity building of target groups and advocacy interventions will be an important focus of the program;
• The program will mainstream introduction of science, technologies, and innovations (STI) in all aspects of waste management;
• Replicable interventions to demonstrate best practices in waste management based on international standards and experiences will be the main focus of the program;
• Inclusiveness and equal opportunities to all groups of society will be the strategic approach of the program.
Main focus areas of the program:
The program is organized in the following main directions:
• Implementation of an Integrated Waste Management System;
• Private Sector-Led Recycling;
• Illegal Dumping Penalties and Tariff Policy;
• Public Outreach.
Component 1: Implementation of an Integrated Waste Management System
1.1. Assist local municipalities and regions to design and implement gender-sensitive municipal waste management plans;
1.2. Assist local governments in the development of closure and/or remediation plans for illegal/unmonitored landfills and dumpsites.
Component 2: Private Sector-Led Recycling
2.1. Identify key products, marketing and sales channels, and potential private waste separation and recycling companies, based on the market research conducted by WMTR I.
2.2. Identify key findings (i.e. the products, markets, and sales channels noted above) to work on the national level and with the GoG to enhance the recycling business environment in Georgia and build the advocacy capacity of the Waste Management Association.
2.3. Identify recycling and aggregating companies and assess their business operations, demand and supply, gaps, and needs. Assist the companies in developing and implementing business plans focused on improving operations, increasing revenues, and/or reducing operational costs. Provide technical assistance and training in business and management to inform about innovative approaches used worldwide, and establish business linkages between waste separation, collection, recycling and aggregating companies.
2.4. Assist aggregating and recycling companies to deploy modern and efficient equipment, improving associated technical skills, and introducing effective and efficient production processes to increase the quality of recycled products. To this end, the program will issue sub-grants.
2.5. Assist recycling companies to develop marketing plans, and improve marketing and labeling practices for recycled products, which will serve to stimulate demand for recycled products in Georgia.
2.6. Assist recycling companies to introduce quality control systems.
2.7. Assist project stakeholders in developing strategies that ensure equal access and participation for women and men in decision-making and improved waste management practices.
Component 3: Tariff Policy and Illegal Dumping Penalties
3.1. Work closely with GoG institutions and local and regional authorities to implement the Cost Recovery Tariff Methodology prepared by WMTR I
3.2. Work closely with relevant GoG institutions to support implementation of the new Waste Management Code, compliance with the fines system, and to increase the capacity of local municipal authorities to fully execute the new code.
3.3. Assist local governments to develop systems for proper disposal of waste.
Component 4: Public Outreach
4.1. Build the capacity of all stakeholders involved in supporting recycling, including, but not limited to, the private sector, local governments, and NGOs, to promote the 4Rs — reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle — and work towards a change in behavior over time.
4.2. Increase knowledge of waste management within communities, youth groups, and among school students to improve awareness of and engagement in separation, recycling, and other waste management activities.
4.3. Support 4Rs education among school students in target communities.
4.4. Promote the concept and benefits of separation and recycling.
4.5. Involve businesses in advocating for and promoting waste separation and recycling as a part of their corporate social responsibility.