January 29, 2020
News
The Recycling Industry Forum was organized by the Ministry of Good Agriculture and Light Industry together with Mongolian National Recycling Association and Caritas Czech Republic. The aim of the forum would be to get direct feedback from the representatives of the recycling industry SMEs, organizations and associations regarding the obstacles and problems faced during the recycling manufacturing process and operation. Total of 93 participants have registered and participated in the forum.
Participants were representatives from the recycling industry SMEs, who are member of Mongolian National Recycling Agency (MNRA), secondary raw material collection point operators, state research institutes, state organizations, private researchers and start-ups. During the event the products from the recycling companies were illustrated and exhibited together with the MN16 project CDW based product and research works. The forum has been opened with the speech of CEO MNRA, Minister from Ministry of Food Agriculture and Light Industry, Acting Head of mission of CCR, after which the presentations from the three parties have been presented. The "Improving Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production in Mongolian Construction sector through Materials Recovery" project was presented by the project manager N.Uuriintsolmon.
The highlight of the event would be the open mic session where the representatives could freely express their opinions and views on the current situation of Mongolian waste management. The comments were written on the board for further discussion, from which the official recommendation paper would be submitted to the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Light Industry. The participants were really interested in Waste management project, especially in the maintenance after the project completion. The standard approval procedure have been commented with really valuable suggestions, such as if it would be applicable in other countries.
The biggest obstacle for the stakeholders would be the lack of strategic plan from the government to manage the waste generation, waste separation, waste flow, number of recycling plants, surplus and the shortage of the raw materials which in return affect the price of the net raw material to be recycled drastically. Moreover, the lack of incentive for the recycling sector SMEs does not promote the competition and the diversity of the already existing companies, which affect the production negatively.
