ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 26. Minister of
Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan, Yersayin Nagaspayev,
delivered a report at a government meeting on the management of
municipal and industrial waste, Trend reports.
The minister noted that Kazakhstan has approximately 1,747
technogenic-mineral formations (TMF) registered, with a total mass
of 55 billion tons.
"Currently, within the framework of the Comprehensive Plan for the
Development of the Rare and Rare-Earth Metals Industry, a roadmap
for TMF revision has been developed, and inventory work has begun.
This will help assess the condition of TMF, identify priority areas
for processing, and attract investment for environmental projects,"
underscored Nagaspayev.
The minister also highlighted that in the next 2 years, four more
projects are planned, with total investments of 37 billion tenge
(approximately $78 million). Additionally, according to him, 25
projects for the secondary processing of industrial waste, with a
total value of 330 billion tenge (approximately $693 million), are
currently being implemented. Eight projects, worth 133 billion
tenge (approximately $277 million), have already been launched.
Furthermore, seven new projects, valued at 110 billion tenge
(approximately $230 million), are set to be launched this year.
The projects in the pipeline will lay the groundwork for sprucing
up the environment and boosting the industry's bottom line.
"To address the issues with accumulated TMF near populated areas,
work is being done to introduce amendments to the legislation that
will allow for their removal and processing outside of populated
areas. This is especially important for mono-cities, where there
are environmental issues," the minister concluded.
The ministry will also explore the introduction of a special
simplified license for TMF processing. The proposed measures will
improve the environmental situation and also involve new raw
material sources in production.
The recycling rate of TMF in Kazakhstan is about 11 percent, while
in developed countries, it reaches 70-80 percent. This includes the
use of depleted deposits and enrichment tailings from copper, gold,
iron, and other metal mining. The largest volumes of TMF are
located in the Pavlodar, Karaganda, and Kostanay regions of
Kazakhstan.
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