The area of the Tbilisi bypass road contaminated with environmentally harmful waste - tires - has been completely cleaned up. "It took „Tegeta Green Planet“, a subsidiary of „Tegeta Holding“, several days to remove several thousand tires.

For „Tegeta“, as a socially responsible company, taking care of the environment is a priority. That's why „Tegeta Green Planet“, a member organization of the holding company, took responsibility for cleaning up the area and handed over the tires to partner companies for recycling, where they will be recycled in accordance with technical regulations for waste management.

Natika Berdzuli, Head of Strategic Communications of „Tegeta Holding“: "Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of Tegeta's activities. Waste management in the holding company is regulated by relevant regulations. When we saw the photos circulated on social networks, we decided to take responsibility and clean the territory at our own expense because this installation, which some people consider art, is actually very dangerous for nature."

Shalva Akhvlediani, director of „Tegeta Green Planets“: "Tegeta Green Planet“ manages specific waste such as used batteries, tires, and oils. Our direct responsibility is only to dispose of waste generated by „Tegeta Holding“ and „Tegeta Green Planet“ representatives, and we are not responsible for the disposal of waste scattered around the environment. However, despite this, we could not ignore the situation created on the Tbilisi bypass road, and I am glad that with our participation this area has been cleaned of waste harmful to the environment.

A few days ago, photographer Billy Bilikhodze posted pictures of thousands of tires dumped in a field on the Tbilisi bypass road, near Gldani. The post received a lot of reactions and went viral on social networks. Some Facebook users saw the tires scattered around the green meadow as a work of art, while others were very indignant because, in fact, a huge pile of tires could be very harmful to the environment.

Billy Bilikhodze, photographer: "When I arrived at the place, I found the most terrible situation - a huge amount of tires and an awful smell of rubber. I spent two hours taking pictures with my drone and camera. I knew I had to get this material out to those who could solve the problem. One of the first to respond to me was Tegeta, which knew exactly where to turn in the tires for recycling. The promise was fulfilled in a few days; the area is now completely free of tires."

Photographer  -  Billy Bilikhodze

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