New landfill opens in Black Sea region of Adjara
The total cost of the project is €7 million and is financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Photo: Gov't of Adjara.
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Construction of a new landfill has finished in the Black Sea region of Adjara, while two existing landfills in the same region will soon close in the cities of Batumi and Kobuleti.
The new landfill is located in Tsetskhlauri, 45 km north of Batumi and was built as part of the solid waste management project of Adjara.
A gas extraction system was set up on the territory of the new landfill with a thermal power plant from which it will be possible to receive up to 2 MW of electricity", says the government of Adjara.
The total cost of the project is €7 million and is financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Two existing landfills will soon be closed in Black Sea coastal cities of Batumi and Kobuleti and a new landfill will be opened in Tsetskhlauri, 45 km north of Batumi within the solid waste management project of Adjara.
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