What to Throw Away? Perspectives on Waste Management in Nur-Sultan

Abstract

The waste management system of Nur-Sultan is a large-scale complex that provides the services like waste collection, sorting, recycling and burying in the landfill. The main organizations that are directly involved in these processes are the Akimat (municipal government) for the Saryarka district of Nur-Sultan, LLP Clean City NC (private waste collection company), LLP Kaz Recycle Service (recycling facility) and LLP Nur-Sultan Eco-Landfill (a landfill for municipal solid waste and construction waste). Due to both recent urbanization as well as to a high level of consumption among city residents, the amount of waste is increasing in Nur-Sultan and the waste management organizations are under pressure to constantly increase their work capacity. In this thesis, the waste management system of Nur-Sultan will be examined primarily from the perspective of employees, as well as from the population of the city....