Increased knowledge among the rural population helped to avoid an environmental degradation in Tajikistan, to eliminate unauthorized landfills, people learnt to profit from the sorting and delivery of garbage to reception points, to produce "biocompost" at home and use it in agriculture. To use household plots in a proper way and to cultivate agricultural products all year round. So far, around 20 tones of solid waste reproduced/ transferred to 10 toned of bio-compost. People working at home would receive profits, which would have an economic effect and reduce the labour migration of the population.
1. 5814 houses to be covered by the project will benefit economically from the proposed project.
2. The economic impact of the sorting and delivery of garbage is felt not only by the families, but also by the region as a whole, as the tonnage of removed wastes reduces. Whereas the production and use of biocompost at home demonstrate the highly ecological state of products cultivated in a garden and greenhouses, which to be then commercialized in local markets;
3. Training of the population on the sorting of wastes taught them to use waste efficiently, i.e. it is not necessary to throw away everything, and some waste can be traded to get the money;
The unique method of sorting household litter will transfer to other sites throughout Tajikistan
Beside capacity building trainings, the project had the following acheivments:
- motor scooter was purchased for garbage collection.
- 20 tons of garbage were Disposed of and 10.5 tons of biocompost was produced.
- more than 5000 pieces of mercury-containing light bulbs were collected and delivered.
- 2 greenhouses for lemon cultivation were renovated (total area of 800 sq. m)
- A collection point was set up for separate garbage at the Bazaar in Hissar (plastic, paper)