Waste management and circular economy development agency

As is known, the volume of construction waste is increasing year by year. This can be seen in the fact that 1.2 million tons of construction waste were generated in 2017, while in 2025 this figure reached 1.9 million tons. In particular, 900,000 tons of construction waste are generated annually in Tashkent city and 230,000 tons in Tashkent region. Two construction waste landfills serving the capital and the adjacent region have a total capacity of 20.3 million tons.

Today, the main composition of construction waste consists of clay and paint materials — 48%, cement — 22%, basalt — 15%, and sandwich panels — 11%.

Currently, construction waste is accepted at 9 landfills covering a total area of 82.5 hectares. Their total capacity is 65.1 million tons, and they are 71% full. Due to the fact that the level of urbanization was not sufficiently taken into account when locating these landfills, illegal dumpsites are emerging.

In particular, from April 11 to 17 of this year, raid and control measures were carried out in Bostonliq district of Tashkent region with the participation of 150 sector employees in order to identify cases of construction waste disposal in unauthorized locations. During the process, 238 construction sites were inspected and 96 violations were identified. The inspections recorded 161 cases of waste disposal in unauthorized locations, 27 cases of waste burning, 175 cases of sanitary rule violations, as well as other related cases. As a result, 410 legal measures were taken. To eliminate these violations, 174 units of machinery were involved, and 1,742 tons of construction waste were removed.

It should be noted that, based on the example of 2025, 214,105 cases of illegal dumping in residential areas, construction sites, water bodies, and open quarries resulted in pollution of the environment, land, and water resources due to the impact of harmful substances.

The main causes of the existing problems in this area were discussed. In addition, proposals were put forward on the necessary measures to improve the construction waste management system. These included improving the regulatory and legal framework, creating a digital platform titled “From Generation to Utilization,” and establishing in legislation the requirement to conclude mandatory contracts with operators and landfills.

In this regard, it was proposed to establish sorting and recycling complexes at landfills on an auction basis. A total of 170 hectares of land will be allocated, and recycling complexes will be established on the basis of public-private partnership in Bostonliq district and 9 other areas using investment funds. In addition, by equipping existing landfills in line with modern requirements, separate areas for the acceptance of construction waste will be allocated at 50 landfills.

At the same time, control and law enforcement mechanisms will be strengthened by introducing additional staff units into the environmental police structure to detect waste-related violations, as well as by installing modern surveillance cameras at “hot spots.”