Author: Aigerim Taubai
Mentor: Elnur Alimova
According to the Environmental Code adopted in Kazakhstan in 2021, burying food waste in landfills without prior sorting is prohibited. Yet this requirement is still not being met — a fact confirmed by the Ministry of Ecology. As part of the Solutions Journalism project, a KursivMedia journalist examined the scale of the problem and highlighted the work of specialists who have found an effective solution. She also discovered how this method can be developed into a viable business.
*The original article was written in Kazakh
The full article was prepared by the project resident and is available at the following link: https://kz.kursiv.media/kk/2025-07-04/grtb-qara-sarbaz/