First Working Meeting Held on the Management of End-of-Life Vehicle Waste

Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Solomon Pavliashvili met with automobile importers to discuss issues related to the management of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) waste.

According to the Deputy Minister, it is important that new initiatives be implemented through active communication with the private sector and with mutually agreed positions.

“Under the Waste Management Code, four technical regulations have been adopted so far—covering batteries, accumulators, tires, electrical and electronic waste, and waste oils. One of the remaining challenges is the management of waste originating from end-of-life vehicles—logistics, sorting, separation, and recycling. These are exactly the issues we discussed with automobile importers at the working meeting.

We plan to work with all stakeholders in this direction so that, before the adoption of the new technical regulation, each matter is agreed upon with the private sector and businesses. I want to emphasize that waste management is an important component of environmental protection. At the same time, caring for the environment is a key aspect of corporate social responsibility for the business sector,” said Pavliashvili.

The meeting was attended by Lasha Inaouri, Head of the Waste and Chemical Substances Management Policy Department of the Ministry, as well as representatives of other relevant agencies within the Ministry.

The aim of the upcoming technical regulation on the management of end-of-life vehicle waste is to define extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations and rules for managing such waste, prevent the generation of end-of-life vehicle waste, and ensure their reuse, recycling, or recovery.