TODAY IS GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY

The Delegation of European Union to Mongolia announces on the approval of the Procedure on Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) management under the European Union-funded project ‘Improving resource-efficiency and cleaner production in the Mongolian construction sector through materials recovery.’ Approved by the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, this new procedure will bring solutions to the issues of illegal dumping of construction demolition waste and contribute to the implementation of revised ‘Law on Waste’ (2017).

Construction and building materials waste account for at least half of the solid waste that is generated every year worldwide. Over 90 percent of construction waste can be recycled and reused. Since there is a lack of experience and know-how on recycling construction and demolition waste in Mongolia, Caritas Czech Republic in Mongolia has been implementing a pilot project to promote sustainable production and consumption in the construction sector through supporting Small and Medium Enterprises to switch to more resource-efficient practices under ‘Improving Resource-Efficiency and Cleaner Production in the Mongolian Construction Sector Through Materials Recovery’ project since 2016.

Source: https://montsame.mn/en/read/219316