Kazakhstan deploys KZT 122.6bn in recycling fees to 34 waste projects

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has released 122.6 billion tenge in recycling-fee revenue to fund 34 waste management infrastructure projects, part of 67 approved projects worth 440 billion tenge. State-linked EPR operator Zhasyl Damu is financing new recycling plants, sorting complexes and equipment purchases, adding a combined 1.08 million tonnes per year of sorting and recycling capacity.

Why this mattersA large recurring recycling-fee pool is being channelled into sorting and recycling capacity, a funding model other extended-producer-responsibility regimes may watch.

• 122.6 billion tenge allocated to 34 projects as of 27 October 2026
• 67 projects worth 440 billion tenge approved in total by the Investment Headquarters
• Six funded projects add 650,000 tonnes/year of sorting capacity
• 18 projects add a combined 435,000 tonnes/year of recycling capacity
• 10 projects fund purchase of 177 units of specialised equipment
• 15 projects already commissioned, adding 290,000 tonnes/year sorting and 19,300 tonnes/year recycling capacity

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