The project is co-financed by the EU
The draft strategy for integrated management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Minsk Oblast has been submitted for public debate, BelTA learned from Yulia Yablonskaya, chairperson of the international non-governmental organization Ecopartnership.
“Information about the project can be found at ecoproject.by. You can send your comments and suggestions to this website till 6 February,” Yulia Yablonskaya added.
The document has been drawn up in line with the project “Development of an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategy to Facilitate the Sustainable Development of Minsk Oblast” jointly implemented by the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, the international non-governmental organization Ecopartnership, the Minsk Oblast Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Committee, the Minsk Oblast Housing and Utilities Services, and waste collecting and processing companies. The project is co-financed by the EU.
The strategy is expected to help the parties involved in management of municipal solid waste take coordinated action in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. “The strategy for MSW management will help us design a sequence of waste management activities and increase public awareness of waste treatment issues,” Yulia Yablonskaya emphasized.
Up to now Belarus has had only one effective document regarding municipal waste management - the Pukhovichi District strategy. The document was developed by Ecopartnership and approved by the Pukhovichi District Council of Deputies in 2012.
Written by belta.by
