Recently, Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator for Turkmenistan, members of the UN Country Team, and representatives of the diplomatic corps visited the modern Noweco paper mill in the urban village of Yashlyk in the Ahal region. This was reported by the publication “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.
The research visit was the result of a United Nations initiative to develop partnerships with the private sector that began in 2023. Subsequently, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the United Nations and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. This MoU envisages cooperation in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Also within the framework of this cooperation, a UN-private sector partnership platform was successfully launched as an operational mechanism for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding.
NowaEco's management team introduced guests to the company's mission and innovative business processes. Particular attention was paid to the principles of sustainable development and environmentally friendly technologies used in paper production.
NowaEco uses agricultural and textile waste previously incinerated or collected on wastelands by agricultural and textile manufacturers across the country as the main raw material to produce paper and paperboard.
With the introduction of environmentally friendly technologies for processing and recycling agricultural and textile waste, 290,000 tons of waste were converted into 230,000 tons of value-added products (cardboard, paper bags, cardboard, notepads, A4 office, etc.) ) is now possible to produce. paper.
The project will create more than 500 jobs for residents of Ahal Velayat, significantly reduce carbon emissions in agriculture and the textile industry, two major sectors of Turkmenistan's economy, and promote a circular economy at corporate and local levels. and towards the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals № 1, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 15.
The United Nations and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan will continue to disseminate knowledge about sustainable business practices throughout Turkmenistan and regionally share best practices of Turkmenistan's private businesses that contribute to sustainable development and the implementation of the SDGs in Turkmenistan. I'm going to promote it. country, sources said.
