Baku gets proactive with waste management

According to the agreement, the waste collected at the Port of Baku will be transferred to Tamiz Shahar (Clean City) OJSC. Specific wastes typically refer to organic, ie, kitchen waste and inorganic wastes, including exhaust engine oils, hydraulic oils, as well as waste oil, disposable equipment and other recyclable waste.

Taleh Ziyadov, director general of Baku Port, said: “Cooperation between Baku Harbor and Tamiz Shahar OJSC, which received the first EcoPort status in the Caspian Basin, is up to date with international standards for waste management and recycling. based on experience.”

Green harbour strategy

At the signing ceremony, Mr Ziyadov said that the port, together with EU experts, has been developing a “green harbour” strategy for two years to prevent global impacts such as climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, energy consumption.

Chairman of the board of Tamiz Shahar, Etibar Abbasov, said that the contract includes training on proper waste management.

The Port of Baku received Ecoports’ PERS certification for the first time in October 2019. Baku is also the first port in the far east of Europe to gain certification, according to ESPO.