1000 trees were planted in Balakhani Landfill
22/04/2017 22:17
The next tree-planting campaign was conducted at Balakhani Municipal Waste Utilization Landfill by “Tamiz Shahar” JSC with the support of the Ministry of Economy. 1000 trees were planted in the landfill with the participation of the employees of both entities.
A special irrigation system has been established in the area and tree care will be carried out regularly by the employees of “Tamiz Shahar” JSC.
Till 2009, landfill area was just an open uncontrolled dump site which was covered by a cloud of putrid smoke of burning waste. The recent years this dump site has been changed into beautiful area with greenery and trees. With the inception of the activities by “Tamiz Shahar” JSC, unpleasant burning and smoke of municipal waste was eliminated. The necessary infrastructure was established in 120 ha area and proper procedure for waste reception started. Currently, wastewater is turned into technical water and used for irrigation after being processed from the special filters and the gas generated from the waste help to produce electricity.
Greening actions in the landfill area has become a tradition and it is already some years that the Ministry of Economy and “Tamiz Shahar” JSC jointly hold tree-planting campaign in this area. More than 10 thousand trees have been planted till the present at Balakhani Municipal Waste Utilization Landfill.
