Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar Targets 50 Percent Waste Recycling by 2040
Society
Ulaanbaatar, November 28, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Ulaanbaatar plans to recycle 50 percent of its waste and incinerate the remainder to generate energy by 2040, according to the Capital City Governor’s Office.
The
initiative is expected to reduce waste sent to landfills by 5-8 percent.
Officials note that as waste sorting and recycling increase, the volume of
waste requiring incineration will decline, helping to reduce environmental
impacts.
To advance
the city’s waste management to a new level, a waste-to-energy project is
planned for implementation between 2025 and 2028 through a public–private
partnership. Once operational, the facility will incinerate 31.8 percent of the
city’s waste to produce energy for the central grid, both safely treating waste
and generating economic benefits.
