Keep Georgia Tidy - Keep Georgia Tidy-Circular Economy Keep Georgia Tidy The civil society organisation Keep Georgia Tidy (KGT) has applied to Sida for funding 28 500 000  to carry out the "Keep Gerogia Tidy" programme in Georgia during the period 2019-2023. KGT, together with its local partner organizations, Georgian Society of Nature Explorers Orchis and Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth-Georgia, and Swedish partners Keep Sweden Tidy and Gästrike Återvinnare in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and its structural unit – Environmental information and Education Centre will implement this intervention. 

The programme aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of environment by 2023 through environmental sustainable education and promotion of circular economy in Georgia. The specific objectives of the programme are: to obtain an environmentally conscious generation in Georgia by 2023 and; to reduce pollution from municipal waste (40%) and greenhouse gas emissions (10%) in Georgia by 2023.  The proposed intervention will improve the knowledge of the young generation on main aspects of waste management, its negative impact on health and environment, climate change, biodiversity/eco-systems, circular economy and the sustainable development goals (SDGs).  Waste management system improvement with the support of the Swedish Association Gästrike Återvinnare (GÅ) together with GNSE Orchis and GMG/FOA will support to EU Association Agreement requirements fulfillment in waste sector of Georgia. Circular economy promotion and increased awareness among estimated 700 000 representatives of stakeholders on benefits of circular economy is expected to  support the acceleration of green economy development in the country.

KGT's budget proposal to implement the intervention "Keep Georgia Tidy" during the period 2019-2023  is 28 500 000 out of which 9 300 000 SEK  will be forwarded to GNSE Orchis and 4 200 000 SEK  to GMG/FOE. 

The total budget of the contribution is 30 000 000 SEK, out of which 1 500 000 SEK will be allocated over and above the grant of 28 500 000 SEK to KGT to conduct a review of internal management and control and two evaluations during the project period, to be procured by the Embassy of Sweden. Civilsamhälleorganisationen Keep Georgia Tidy (KGT) har ansökt om ett stöd från Sida på 28 500 000 SEK för att genomföra projektet "Keep Georgia Tidy" i Georgien under 2019–2023. KGT kommer att genomföra projektet tillsammans med lokala partnerorganisationer Georgian Society of Nature Explorers (GNSE Orchis) och Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth Georgia  (GMG/FoE) i samarbete med svenska partnerorganisationer Keep Sweden Tidy och Gästrike Återvinnare och den georgiska miljöministeriet.

Projektet mål är att genom hållbar miljöutbildning och främjande av cirkulär ekonomi (kretsloppsekonomi) minska utsläpp av växthusgaser och miljöförorening i Georgien till 2023. Projektet avser att uppnå följande specifika resultat: Erhålla en miljömedveten generation i Georgien till  2023 samt minska förorening från kommunalt avfall med 40% och utsläpp av växthusgaser med 10% till 2023. Den föreslagna insatsen ska förbättra den unga generationens kunskaper inom olika miljöfrågor som sophantering och dess negativa påverkan på människohälsan och miljön; klimatförändringar; biodiversitet/ekosystem, cirkulär ekonomi (kretsloppsekonomi) och de globala utvecklingsmålen. 

GNSE Orchis och GmoG/FoE, i samarbete med Gästrike Återvinnare (GÅ), kommer att arbeta mot att uppfylla kraven för sophantering inom associeringsavtalet med EU. Främjandet av cirkulär ekonomi (kretsloppsekonomi) kommer att öka medvetandet hos uppskattningsvis 700 000 intressenter om fördelarna med cirkulär ekonomi, vilket i sin tur ska bidra till utvecklingen av cirkulär ekonomi i landet.

KGT:s budgetförslag att stödja projektet ”Keep Georgia Tidy” under perioden 2019–2023 är 28 500 000 SEK , varav 9 300 000 SEK kommer att vidareförmedlas till GNSE Orchis och 4 200 000 SEK till GMG/FoE.

Insatsens totala budget utgör 30 000 000 SEK, varar 1 500 000 SEK kommer att avsättas ovanför bidraget på 28 500 000 SEK till KGT för att genomföra en utvärdering av intern styrning och kontroll samt två utvärderingar under insatsens gång och upphandlas av ambassaden The overall objective of the intervention is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution of environment by 2023 through environmental sustainable education and promotion circular economy in Georgia.
The specific objectives that the programme aims to achieve are:
To attain environmentally conscious generation in Georgia by 2023 
To reduce pollution from municipal waste (40%) and greenhouse gas emissions (10%) in Georgia by 2023
The proposed intervention aims improvement of knowledge of young generation on main aspects of waste management, its negative impact on health and environment, Climate Change, Biodiversity/Eco systems, Green/Circular Economy and SDGs. KGT with Keep Sweden Tidy cooperation and support will obtain license from Foundation of Environment Education on Eco school/Green Flag programs and implement it first time in Georgia. This program implementation will allow Georgia's placement on Global Eco school map.
Raised awareness on pollution of soil, water and air, proper waste disposal among young generation and promotion of clean up campaigns (4 times in a year in all municipalities) will result in behavior change of population and reduction of littering in the country. KGT will work with GMG/FOA on mobilization and clean up actions, monitoring of uncontrolled dumpsites and watch-dog system operations in all municipalities to reduce pollution of environment.  
Reduction of littering in the country and cleaned up territories (30% of those territories where the waste collection service is not provided) will be restored together with GNSE Orchis by tree planting (16 ha) that will all together reduce emission (by 5-10%) in the country. KGT will apply 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. This Tier method is applied for estimating emissions of methane from solid waste disposal sites and tree planting. Baseline data will be collected by KGT in 2020 and the proposed method applied against which the results will be measured in 2020-2023. The Embassy will monitor results measuring according to this methodology. The results and reporting including baseline data will be publicly available for stakeholders, beneficiaries etc.
Waste Management system improvement with the support of the Swedish Association Gästrike Återvinnare (GÅ) together with GNSE Orchis and GMG/FOA will support to EU Association Agreement requirements fulfillment in waste sector of Georgia. Circular economy promotion and increased awareness an estimated  700 000 representatives of stakeholders on benefits of circular economy will support to acceleration of green economy development in the country.
The proposed intervention will support to implementation of waste management reforms (waste management municipality plans), establishing of new systems like 4 R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover), separation at source, composting, extended producer’s responsibility (enforcement starts December 2019), depositing systems etc. By increasing responsibility of the population via sustainable methods of waste management KGT will promote and facilitate the development and implementation of green/circular economy that needs transformation towards environmental sustainability and increased resource efficiency, strengthened resilience to environmental pressures and risks in Georgia.