Public Sector

#TitleActivities
1Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development
2Ministry of Nature ProtectionHazardous Substances and Waste Policy DivisionWaste and Atmosphere Emissions Management Agency
3Ministry of HealthHealth Inspection Body
4Ministry of AgricultureDepartment of Land Use and Melioration 
Food Security Division
Agrochemical Service SNCO
5Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural ResourcesWater Committee
6Ministry of Emergency SituationsRescue Service Radiation, Chemical and Biological Monitoring Unit (ARM)
Service of the Hydrometeorology and Active Influence on Atmospheric Phenomena SNCO
7Ministry of Education and ScienceScience Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science
8Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body
9Environmental Monitoring and Information Center SNCO (ARM)
Department for Waste Registration, Classification and Technology Examination
10Center of Expertise for Environmental Impact Assessment SNCO (ARM)
11Center for Ecological-Nooshpere Studies National Academy of Sciences
12Yerevan MunicipalityCommunal Services

 

Private Sector (Waste Recovery and Treatment Facilities)

#TitleType of waste 
1“Saranist” LLCGlass
2“Osipyan” LLCGlass (white)
3“Ekologia V.K.H.” LLCHazardous  (incinerating medical and recover metals)
4“Ecoprotect” LLCHazardous  (medical waste to incineration)
5“Arm Plast” LLCHDPE, PE, LDPE, PP
6“Armenian Molybdenum Production” LLCMetals
7“Armavir Machining Factory” OJSCMetals
8“Dzulakentron” OJSCMetals
9“KAP” LLCMetals
10“M.N.G. Trading” LLCMetals
11“Nikol Duman Smelter” LLCMetals
12“Edmet” LLCMetals, Hazardous (batteries)
13“Metexim” LLCMetals, Hazardous (batteries)
14“Rusal” CJSCMetals, Hazardous (batteries)
15“Shimizu” CorporationMethane recovery from landfill
16“ORWACO” CJSCOrganic (caw manure and straws to vermicompost)
17“Areguni biogas”Organic (caw manure to biogas)
18“Geghamasar biogas”Organic (caw manure to biogas)
19“Pambak biogas”Organic (caw manure to biogas)
20“Mirhav” LLCOrganic (manure, straws, cardboard to fuel)
21“Healthy Mushroom” LLCOrganic (poultry manure to biogas)
22“Lusakert biogas”Organic (poultry manure to biogas)
23“Euroterm” CJSC (Noyan)Organic (vegetable and fruit waste to compost)
24“JB Technologies” LLCOrganic (waste cooking oil to fuel)
25“H-Groups” LLCPaper
26“Ishkhan&Andranik” LLCPaper
27“Maxis” LLCPaper
28“Stalactite” LLCPaper
29“Vahag” S/PPaper
30“Vazgen Abgaryan” LLCPaper
31“Vladimir Avagyan” S/PPaper
32“Karton-Tara” LLCPaper, Cardboard
33“Softex” LLCPaper, Cardboard
34“Clean Land” LLCPET, Cardboard
35“Plast Shin” CJSCPlastics (to create building components)
36“Eco Plast” LLCPolyethylene, PP
37“Oval Plast” LLCPolymers
38“Plastic” OJSCPolymers
39“Poly-Serv” LLCPolymers
40“AM-ESKA” LLCRubber, Tires, Oils
41“Graphene-Shin” LLCRuber scrap

 

Civil Society

#TitleActivities 
1Armenian Environmental Front Civil Initiative
The purpose of AEF is the protection of the environment, as well as ensuring social justice through harmonious development with nature. For realizing these goals, AEF oversees the work of governmental bodies that are responsible for the protection and recovery of nature.
2Armenian Environmental Network
The organization aims to facilitate tangible contributions to Armenia’s sustainable development by increasing awareness of and supporting solutions to environmental issues in Armenia.
3Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO
The organization conducts research, laboratory studies and monitoring in the sphere of pesticides, particularly POPs in order to find their impact on human health.
4“Armenia Tree Project” Foundation
The organization based in Woburn and Yerevan conducts vitally important environmental projects in Armenia’s cities and villages and seeks support in advancing its reforestation mission.
5Eco aghb Civil Initiative
The organization systematizes the sorting of waste and send to recyclers.
6Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
The organization initiates events to raise awareness in the spheres of environment and waste as well as organizes recycling projects. Due to these projects, the petals of the flowers laid at the Genocide Memorial are used to derive compost and the stems – to make handmade recycled paper.
7Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development of Communities” NGO
The organization organizes solid waste separation in different state agencies and educational institutions to send the waste for recycling.
8Maqur Goris NGOThe organization recycles plastic.
9Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development
The Foundation’s mission is to promote the sustainable and harmonic development of Armenian communities through fostering local democracy, improving quality of life and developing regional collaboration. The organization built a facility in Kapan producing construction materials from recycled plastic waste.

 

Media

#TitleActivities 
1Ecolur – Environmental News Website“EcoLur” is an informational resource and provides information to the public through www.ecolur.org web site throw EcoLur Network, and through www.ecolur.org/blog and Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube social networks.
2Fact Investigation Platform (FIP.am)FIP.am is an independent fact-checking media founded by “Union of Informed Citizens” consulting NGO. The main goal of FIP.am is to disclose the information published by officials, official bodies, and the media.
3EcoNews (ARM)“Econews.am” highlights the global and local environmental problems and challenges.
4Hetq OnlinePublished by the Association of Investigative Journalists NGO, Hetq Online covers a wide range of issues in Armenia and the region.

 

Cross-sectoral Initiatives

#TitleActivities Year
1Government and International Development Association of World Bank“Transaction Advisory Support for PPP for Solid Waste Management for Yerevan City” Grant Providing Project2009
2Ministry of Urban Development and European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentEnvironmental and Social Research Grant for Kotayk Solid Waste Management Project (2011). Activities were confirmed between the Ministry and EBRD in 2014.2011
3OSCE Office in Yerevan and RA Ministry of Emergency SituationsResearch on the pollution rate of obsolete pesticide stockpiles and persistent organic pollutants and their effect on the environment in Nubarashen toxic burial site2011
4RA Government, Asian Development Bank and Yerevan MunicipalityCreation of Urban Development Investment Program Implementation Office, which realizes the Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program with funds provided by Asian Development Bank. One of the programs is Yerevan Solid Waste Management Plan2013
5UNDP and Ministry of Nature ProtectionProgram for the elimination of obsolete pesticide stockpiles and solutions for areas contaminated with POPs2015
6Yerevan Municipality, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, European Neighbourhood Investment Tool, Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P)Solid Waste Management Program in Yerevan2015
7Ministry of Nature Protection, UNECE, Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus)Joint initiative on the Strategic Environmental Assessment for Solid Waste Management Sector in Armenia within the Framework of the Greening Economies in the European Union’s Eastern Partnership Countries Project(EaP GREEN)2016
8Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development, German Development Bank (KFW)Vanadzor Solid Waste Management Project2017
9UNIDO, Ministry of Nature Protection, Global Environment FacilityProject of building municipal waste sorting facility near the landfill in Ararat Marz2018

 

Educational Sector

#Title
1American University of Armenia Acopian Center for the Environment
2Armenian National Agrarian University
3
4Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex
5
6Yerevan State Medical University
7
8Yerevan State University – The Faculty of Geography and Geology