On July 30, 2014 Mr. George Shukhoshvili, Director of “Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia,” LTD, Mr. KobaKantaria, the Deputy State Governor of Samegrelo-ZemoSvaneti Region together with the representatives of the local self-government visited the newly rehabilitated landfill of village Didinadze in Zugdidi Municipality.
The ownership of the municipal waste landfillof village Didinadze was conveyed to the “Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia,” LTD,in 2013. Within the framework of the rehabilitation project of the landfill, the following activities were accomplished: fencing of the landfill territory, construction of a check point, and arrangement of a firefighting shield, landfill render and no trespassingsign, installment of automobile weigh bridges with the capacity of 60 tons, electrification of the landfill perimeter, arrangement of equipment hood. In addition, soil clay has been reserved on the landfill territory to cover the disposed waste. Disposed waste and the isolation layer will be permanently sealed by means of bulldozers.
Due to the accomplished activities, from now on, the household waste of Zugdidi Municipality will be disposed safely in terms of health and environmental security. Operation of the rehabilitated landfill will prevent theharmful impacts of the waste upon environment and nearby population.
