Yerevan will have one more trash dumpJuly 1, 2011 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There will be one more trash dump in Yerevan in 2012, according to the head of the department of development and investment programs at Yerevan Municipality. As Eduard Nersisyan said during Yerevan-Moscow TV spacebridge, the waste management situation in the capital is disastrous, with Yerevan far behind international standards for heavy waste disposal. “At present, 4 trash dumps are operating in Yerevan, one of them (Nubarashen dump) providing for 85% of the city population's needs. Annually, 230-300 thousand tons of waste is delivered at Nubarashen dump, therefore here's where the major part of our investments will be directed to,” he noted. To resolve current situation, a bill on waste disposal and sanitary cleansing of the city was worked out, the municipality official said. The law envisages obligatory payment for waste disposal; in July a tender to select 2 waste disposal operators will be announced. “The Municipality will take charge of payment collection, while operators will be responsible for technical function,” Nersisyan said. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. |