Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is home to a population of approximately 600,000 and generates nearly 600 tonnes of solid waste per day. However, the current solid waste management equipment only meets approximately 14% of overall needs. To modernise its infrastructure, the state-owned Moroqand Obod received financing from the French Development Agency and a subsidy from the European Union. A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) has been created for day-to-day coordination and project follow-up.
Our solution
Seureca was mandated to provide technical assistance to the PIU, with the following missions:
- help monitor and implement the investment project, including the construction of collection points, a new sanitary landfill and ancillary facilities, as well as the collection and treatment of leachate and biogas, the material recovery facility and the closure of the old landfill;
- increase the capacities of Morogand Obod employees with a mirroring of work performed by Seureca experts and the employees of the state-owned company;
- development of a regional municipal waste management strategy and implementation plan;
- user education and awareness campaigns with measures to include the informal recycling sector.
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