On June 25, 2025, Shalva Akhvlediani, Director of Tegeta Green Planet, and Vano Mtvarashvili, Director of the Waste Management Business Association, visited Eco-Friendly Podcast.

During the program, the heads of extended producer responsibility organizations explained why it is important to properly manage automotive waste—oil, batteries, and tires—and what threat their illegal use poses to the environment and human health.

A significant part of the discussion was also devoted to extended producer responsibility, with guests talking about progress and challenges in this area in Georgia.

As noted by Shalva Akhvlediani, director of Tegeta Green Planet, solving these problems requires active cooperation between extended producer responsibility organizations and the state to implement modern standards and create the appropriate infrastructure throughout the country.