"Waste Management in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities" forum held in Yerevan

A forum titled “Waste Management in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities” was held Thursday in Yerevan with support from the British Embassy Yerevan and in partnership with the Armenian-British Business Chamber (ABBC).

UK Ambassador to Armenia John Gallagher, Deputy Minister of Environment of Armenia Anna Mazmanyan, Executive Director of ABBC Diana Gaziyan and others made opening speeches at the event.

The forum sought to address the issue of sustainability of waste management in Armenia and provided a high-level discussion and information sharing platform for policy makers, researchers and the private sector. It provided an overview of the economic, governance and policy context for waste management in Armenia and shared practical advice and knowledge from local industry specialists on key opportunities.

It also enabled participants to learn how the UK delivery and regulatory expertise can help Armenia minimize and manage waste effectively, promote resource efficiency and move towards a circular economy. The UK has a wide-ranging expertise encompassing everything from research into innovation, through to the manufacturing and deployment of waste management technologies, as well as the policy and regulatory expertise to support these.

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The forum attracted over 50 participants from across the Armenian government, civil society, academic community, businesses, and the international institutions, playing an active role in waste management and climate change initiatives.

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Elina Markaryan, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Coca-Cola HBC Armenia presented the topic "Responsible Businesses and their Roles in Waste Management". She also presented "World without Waste" program initiated by the Company the aim of which is to create a culture of waste sorting among people and raise awareness on the topic.