Number of sanitary landfills in Kazakhstan to reach 50% by 2020
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - As part of the program on modernization of solid household waste management it is planned to increase the number of sanitary landfills in Kazakhstan to 50% and collection of solid wastes to 90% by 2020, Kazakh Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a meeting of the Government, the web-site of the Kazakh PM informs.
The goal is to increase the share of sanitary landfills to 100% by 2050, he added.
He also noted that an important indicator of the program is to increase production of "green" energy from waste. It is about getting gas in the course of processing of biodegradable fraction for the production of heat and electricity.
"In this case, starting with 5 % in 2020 it is planned to increase the share of waste used to produce "green" energy to 30% by 2050," Kapparov stressed.
In the framework of the program it is also planned to expand collection of solid wastes to 90% by 2020. According to him, percentage of population coverage is planned to be enhanced through the renewal of containers and waste collection trucks in order to ensure timely disposal of solid waste and prevent pollution of the neighborhood.
It is important to introduce separate collection of biodegradable waste, "which represents a significant environmental load, since the landfill gas (methane) generated during its decomposition affects climate change."
"The aim is starting from 10% to increase the collection of bio-waste to 80% by 2050," Kapparov stressed.