ArmInfo. Tomorrow 5 garbage trucks will be delivered to Armenia on the order of Sanitek, which are now on the Georgian-Armenian border. Suren Papikyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia, told journalists during a press conference on September 19.
He noted that the problem with garbage collection will be solved. At the same time, the minister stressed that due to the lack of confidence in the company, which repeatedly violated the promises made to the government and the mayor's office, it was decided to enlist the support of the communities, driving the appropriate equipment to Yerevan, so that the capital was clean to the forum of Francophonie and the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan.
During the press conference S.Papikyan also touched upon the problems associated with the situation at the Nubarashen waste disposal plant. According to the minister, the further work of the landfill is inexpedient from the ecological point of view. In this regard, he stressed that there is a threat of landslides and contamination of harmful substances in sewage. "We repeatedly held discussions with experts, as a result of which I came to the conclusion that it is better to transfer the landfill to the territory adjacent to the city of Jervaz or the administrative district of Ajapnyak, whose geographic location will not allow the winds to spread the stench," he said.
Today, according to the Minister, the authorities should solve the following related problems: construction of a waste disposal facility in accordance with international standards, sorting of garbage and creation of garbage processing enterprises. In this vein, he did not rule out that there is a group of people in Armenia that prevent the launch of such a production, since this could directly damage the sources of their income, which they receive from the sale of industrial waste collected at the Nubarashen dump.
Recall that the company "Sanitek Armenia", engaged in the collection of garbage in a monopoly mode, is a branch of the international company "Sanitek International Group", founded in 2010 in Beirut. In the Armenian capital, it began operating in December 2014. For the first time in its history, the company was fined twice for failing to fulfill its obligations in 2018 properly.