{"id":6171,"date":"2017-12-04T12:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T08:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armecofront.net\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2019-02-08T13:28:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T09:28:31","slug":"open-letter-calling-for-waste-recycling-was-sent-to-yerevan-municipality-and-european-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.armecofront.net\/en\/open-letter-calling-for-waste-recycling-was-sent-to-yerevan-municipality-and-european-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter Urging for Waste Recycling was Sent to Yerevan Municipality and European Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 4th of December 2017 a letter calling for including waste recycling component in the new landfill construction project was sent to Yerevan Municipality, Armenia’s Government, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,\u00a0 European Investment Bank and\u00a0several other European institutions. The letter was joined by many organizations, initiatives and individuals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Content of the letter bellow:<\/p>\n

To: Yerevan Municipality , European Investment Bank,\u00a0<\/strong>Republic of Armenia\u2019s Government, EU Neighbourhood Investment Tool,\u00a0<\/strong>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the agreement signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2015, Yerevan Municipality plans to build a new landfill, where waste recycling component, however, is missing. The project is funded with grants and loans by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank and several other European institutions. It is planned to construct landfills in Yerevan as well as in nearby regions.<\/p>\n

According to information provided by the European Investment Bank, the Yerevan Solid Waste Project concerns the construction of a sanitary landfill, closure of the existing unsanitary landfill and the implementation of waste diversion measures in the capital of Armenia and surrounding regions, serving a population of 1.9 million. The project is co-financed by a EUR 8 million EBRD loan with a EUR 1.9 million technical assistance grant, a EUR\u00a08\u00a0million grant from the EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF), a EUR 2m grant from the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency Environment Partnership (E5P) and a EUR 0.5m grant from the Municipal Project Support Facility (MPSF). The EIB is expected to provide up to EUR 14.6 million to support the project, depending on the financial needs to be identified by the procurement plan, with a first tranche of EUR 8 million loan signed in 2015 in support for the first phase of the project.<\/p>\n

Although this project has a waste diversion component that may include separate collection equipment, recycling centres, material recovery facility and composting facility, the scope of this component is still under discussion with the Municipality of Yerevan.<\/p>\n

Therefore we \u2013 citizens of Armenia, individuals, initiatives and organizations concerned with waste recycling, call on Yerevan municipality, Armenia\u2019s government and all funders of this project to include the component of waste sorting and recycling in this and other landfill construction projects in Armenia, as well as to include the component of energy generation from landfill gasses, this way taking Armenia through greener and more sustainable path. After all economic benefits of this step cannot be measured only by direct financial incomes, since protection of health, prevention of pollution of water, air and soil and other long-term strategies are economically and socially more vital.<\/p>\n

Organizations, initiatives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Armenian Environmental Front (AEF) civil initiative
\nEcolur Informational NGO
\nUrban Foundation for Sustainable Development
\nArmenia Tree Project Charitable Foundation
\nEcological Academy NGO
\nCentre for Community Mobilization and Support
\n\u201cBlejan\u201d Environmental, Social and Business NGO
\nGreens Union of Armenia
\n\u201cKhazer\u201d Ecological and Cultural NGO
\nEducational and Cultural Bridges NGO
\n\u201cToprak Petq Chi\u201d civic initiative against plastic bags
\nArmenian Environmental Network NGO
\n\u201cShogher\u201d Union NGO
\n\u201cEco Lab\u201d Foundation for Active Citizenship and Sustainable Development
\n\u201cTree of Life\u201d Environmental NGO
\n\u201cWe are the owners of our city\u201d civic initiative
\nArmenian Camp NGO
\nAssociation for Sustainable Human Development<\/p>\n

Citizens, individuals<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aram Avetisyan
\nArmine Martirosyan
\nGohar Movsisyan
\nDiana Shahnazaryan
\nLusine Chilingaryan
\nJenny Tufenkjian
\nSiranush Baghdasaryan
\nAshkhen Grigoryan
\nArshaluys Davtyan
\nDiana Vardanyan
\nAni Ghazaryan
\nArthur Hovhannisyan
\nMane Ghazazyan
\nAnahit Shirinyan
\nLilit Melkonyan
\nVehanoush Etyemezian
\nMary Khachatryan
\nLilit Gevorgyan
\nAzniv Mkrtchyan
\nSrbuhi Ghazaryan
\nKarine Vann
\nNarine Chukhuryan
\nNarine Mkhitaryan
\nAda Antonyan
\nLilit Harutyunyan
\nAnahit Takiryan
\nZarouhi Tanielian Boshnakian
\nKaren Msryan
\nNarine Mkhitaryan
\nMariam Davtyan
\nNaira Harutyunyan
\nSonya Liermann
\nDavit Hakobyan
\nJanna Sargsyan
\nRegina Tyomkina
\nAida Babayan
\nHasmik Zarafyan
\nArmen Martirosyan
\nShushan Grigoryan
\nKarine Hakobyan
\nHasmik Papyan
\nSvetlana Hakobyan
\nVarduhi Aramyan
\nLaura Grenadin
\nHasmik Aslanyan
\nGohar Jrbashyan
\nJaklin Nersisyan
\nShushanik Asmaryan
\nMariam Aramyan
\nGayane Harutyunyan
\nAstghine Pasoyan
\nHrachik Mirzoyan
\nAnahit Gevorgyan
\nKaren Avagyan
\nNaira Ghushchyan
\nSona Harutyunyan
\nLia Khojoyan
\nLarisa Markosyan
\nMarine Bagiryan
\nAnush Karapetyan
\nArmen Parsadanyan
\nGayane Atoyan
\nRuzan Kazaryan
\nTaguhi Margaryan
\nYekaterina Logunova
\nRuzanna Egnukyan
\nSona Magakyan
\nArpi Khachatryan
\nVarduhi Aramyan
\nMarine Petrosyan
\nAngela Galstyan
\nAra Matevosyan
\nSyuzanna Boshyan
\nArthur Baklachyan
\nArthur Hovhannisyan
\nSusanna Sahakyan<\/p>\n

Individuals, initiatives and organizations joined this letter by contacting us at emails and Facebook pages. Some of the signatories in Facebook can be found here https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/armecofront\/posts\/1928721723834549<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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