IMPROVING FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ULAANBAATAR CITY

Erdenechimeg Erdenetsetseg^1*, Tserendavaa Purevjav², Ariunaa Chogsom³ , Tseepil Munabaatar⁴, Tumendelger Erdenejargal⁵, Otgonbileg Gansukh⁶

* Corresponding Author: Erdenechimeg Erdenetsetseg

^1*Ph.D., prof, Department of Business Administration, University of the Humanities, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
²Ph.D student in Nature Science, University of Nature Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Senior lecturer, Department of Business Administration, University of the Humanities, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
³MA in Linguistics. Lecturer, Department of English Language, University of the Humanities, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
⁴Ph.D. student in Public Management, University of the Humanities, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Specialist, Department of Environment and Tourism, Tuv Aimag, Mongolia.
⁵BA in Business Management, Marketing Specialist at the PC Mall LLC, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
⁶MA student in Business Administration, the Stratford University, USA

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https://doi.org/10.53468/mifyr.2023.03.01.01

Abstract– Urban environmental problems, in particular municipal solid waste, have been one of the major challenges Mongolia is facing over the years. Statistics published by the National Statistics Office of Mongolia in 2021 showed that of the 3 million tons of waste generated in Mongolia in 2021, only 5 percent was recycled while the rest was dumped directly into the landfills polluting the soil and adversely affecting livestock, animals, and the health of the people. Food waste accounts for 24 percent of the waste generated. 47.5 percent of the total population of Mongolia resides in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. Due to the growing population, the amount of waste generated in Ulaanbaatar has increased sevenfold in the last 3 years. If solid waste generated from variable sources are mixed with food waste, it can be difficult to recycle the mixed waste. Food waste sorting at source brings numerous benefits such as putting it into economic circulation through recycling, mitigating the adverse effects on the environment, and producing organic products. Landfilling of bio-waste that is mixed with other types of solid waste has many adverse impacts on the environment and economy as it causes soil and water contamination and release of methane.

Keywords– Waste Management, Liquid Waste, Biodegradable Waste, Food Waste Recycling

Article History: Received 03 December 2022, Received in revised form 21 December 2022, Accepted 04 March 2023