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The final webinar of the project “Plastic in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA)” took place on October 29, 2025. The event presented the main results of the work carried out from May 2024 to October 2025 in five countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
The recording is available on the project website at the following link:
https://hej-support.org/plastic-eecca/ru/материалы/
The webinar agenda included the following key presentations:
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Opening remarks and introduction of participants
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Presentation of the project “Information and Awareness-Raising Activities on Preventing and Minimizing Plastic Waste Generation and Promoting Recycling in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia”
Olga Speranskaya and Alexandra Katerbou, Co-Directors of HEJSupport, Project Managers -
The Importance of the Project for EECCA Countries
Umarjon Abdullaev, Chief Specialist, Department of Public-Private Partnership and Solid Waste Management, Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Uzbekistan -
Presentation of the Main Project Results in Participating Countries
Gohar Khojayan, Expert, NGO “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment”, Armenia
Islam Mustafayev, Head of the Environmental Society “Ruzgar”, Azerbaijan
Gia Sopadze, Scientific Director, NGO “Union for Sustainable Development ‘Ecovision’”, Georgia
Denys Pavlovskyi, Director, NGO “Chemical Safety Agency”, Ukraine
Zhanibek Mukhanov, Expert, Center for Sustainable Development Assistance, Uzbekistan -
Plastic Treaty Negotiations: Global Challenges and the Contribution of the Project “Plastic in EECCA Countries” to Overcoming Differences
Olga Speranskaya and Alexandra Katerbou, Co-Directors, HEJSupport
General Discussion
The discussion brought together representatives of ministries and government agencies from Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, as well as members of civil society organizations. Participants emphasized the importance of the project for the entire EECCA region and noted the need to implement similar initiatives in other EECCA countries using the methodology developed within the current project.