{"id":136731,"date":"2025-01-21T07:58:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/study-highlights-plastic-waste-challenges-in-kazakhstan\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T05:58:03","slug":"study-highlights-plastic-waste-challenges-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/study-highlights-plastic-waste-challenges-in-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Highlights Plastic Waste Challenges in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136731\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Kazakhstan is grappling with a growing plastic pollution problem, as highlighted in a recent study conducted by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The research, covering the period from 2013 to 2022, provides critical insights into the increase in plastic consumption, the resulting waste, and the systemic challenges that hinder effective waste management. The findings were part of the regional project \u201cPlastic Waste in Remote and Mountainous Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan,\u201d implemented by the CSD Center (Cooperation for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan).<\/p>\n<p>The study revealed a significant rise in the volume of plastic products entering the Kazakh market over the past decade, increasing from 387,000 tons in 2013 to 855,000 tons in 2022. Key industries driving this growth include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Packaging: Representing over 23% of total plastic consumption, with 196,000 tons used in 2022 alone.<\/li>\n<li>Construction: Accounting for 19% (167,000 tons), where plastic is used in durable materials such as pipes and insulation.<\/li>\n<li>Transport: Consuming 17% of all plastic due to the increased production of vehicles and the use of lightweight plastic components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The growing use of plastic has led to a corresponding rise in waste. In 2022, plastic waste generation reached 296,000 tons, more than double the amount recorded in 2013. Packaging remains the largest source of waste, comprising 66% of the total, largely due to the prevalence of disposable plastic bags and other single-use packaging materials. To address these issues, the study suggests improving legislation to limit the use of single-use plastic items and promote the adoption of recycled materials. These measures could create favorable conditions for Kazakhstan\u2019s transition to a circular economy, where resources are reused and recycled rather than discarded. Additionally, the research emphasizes the need to develop infrastructure for waste sorting and recycling while raising public awareness about the environmental impact of plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/timesca.com\/study-highlights-plastic-waste-challenges-in-kazakhstan\/\">The Times of Central Asia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/3-650\/\">Study Highlights Plastic Waste Challenges in Kazakhstan<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,4352,761],"class_list":["post-136731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-kazakhstan","tag-plastic-waste"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}