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Circular Economy of Georgia

In: Circular Economy: Recent Trends in Global Perspective

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  • Nugzari Buachidze

    (Institute of Hydrometeorology at Georgian Technical University)

  • Natela Dzebisashvili

    (Institute of Hydrometeorology at Georgian Technical University)

  • Irma Gurguliani

    (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia)

  • Khatuna Chikviladze

    (Waste Management Company of Georgia)

  • Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

    (Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University and International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW))

Abstract

The adoption of the Waste Management Code in 2015 is Georgia’s continuous effort to fully harmonize the EU-Georgia Association Agreement in the above-mentioned sphere. The article examines Waste Management of Georgia, led by three different companies and role of municipalities (63 municipalities in total) in waste management process. The amount of waste collected by each company per year is discussed as well as type and area of polygons they are distributed to, including the information regarding the share of cities and district centers in the total amount of waste produced in Georgia. One of the chapters evaluates the flow of such materials in Georgia as plastic, wood, paper, and other types of metal products, with list of all the companies that produce this type of material in the country. The article discusses the existence of various batteries (including car batteries) in the country market, the consumption of which creates certain types of hazardous or non-hazardous waste containing carcinogenic components such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and others. Also, the problems of storage and processing of used tires imported from different countries in Georgia have been assessed. In 2016, technical regulation on hazardous waste management was adopted based on the Code, which considers the origin, storage, and disposal of this type of waste, among them transportation problems and recycling. It is worth to mention that all the data presented in the article are provided by the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

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  • Nugzari Buachidze & Natela Dzebisashvili & Irma Gurguliani & Khatuna Chikviladze & Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, 2021. "Circular Economy of Georgia," Springer Books, in: Sadhan Kumar Ghosh & Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh (ed.), Circular Economy: Recent Trends in Global Perspective, chapter 12, pages 359-382, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-0913-8_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_12
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    Georgia; Waste; Management; Strategy; Plan;
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