Having a Second Waste Collection Operator is a Myth: Mher Grigoryan

At today’s government meeting, the issue of acquiring waste collection vehicles for the Yerevan community through direct purchase was discussed.

This was presented by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Development, Suern Papikyan.

“Considering that the sanitary situation in the Yerevan community has significantly deteriorated due to improper waste collection, creating a need for direct intervention by the Yerevan municipality, the acquisition of waste collection vehicles through a competitive purchasing procedure could lead to a sanitary collapse for the community. Therefore, it has become necessary to acquire these vehicles through a direct purchase method,” said Papikyan, adding that if acquired through a tender, it concerned 24 waste collection vehicles, whereas this decision pertains to 15 vehicles.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that the acquisition of waste collection vehicles is extremely necessary, because if the contract with