Ulaanbaatar
Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plant to be Commissioned in the Third Quarter of This Year
Society
Ulaanbaatar, May 29, 2024
/MONTSAME/. A Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plant and waste
landfill, under construction at Moringiin Davaa Dump Site in Khan-Uul district,
Ulaanbaatar, is to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2024.
Ulaanbaatar
produces around 1.4 million tons of waste a year, of which 20-30 percent is
construction waste. The new landfill facility will have a capacity of 5.5-8.5
million tons of solid waste while the Solid Construction Waste Recycling Plant
can recycle 175 thousand tons of solid construction waste annually.
The Project, which is being implemented to improve the
waste management and recycling practices of Ulaanbaatar city, is funded with a
soft loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a grant
from the European Union. Besides the new landfill facility that meets hygiene
requirements, the Plant will have an area for sorting and crushing of solid
construction waste, a garage for machinery, and an office building.
Director of the Environmental Pollution and Waste
Management Department of the Office of the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, B.
Munkh-Erdene visited the construction site and noted, “ Producing gravel and
other useful products by recycling solid construction waste has a great significance.
Furthermore, the commissioning of the Plant will reduce the number of dumpsites
and CO2 emissions, conserve water and energy, and create stable jobs. Also,
waste-to-power plants are planned to be built in Narangiin Enger and Tsagaan
Davaa dumpsites.”
The Landfill and Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling
Plant has procured 29 types of machinery and equipment so far.
