Since 2018, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in partnership with the National Company Garysh Sapary, has been actively working to identify and eliminate unauthorized landfills throughout the country. As a result of joint efforts with law enforcement agencies and akimats, the number of landfills has decreased significantly over the past three years.
So, in 2024, environmental inspectors conducted 4,496 visits to identify unauthorized landfills.
To date, 4,896 landfills have been recorded in Kazakhstan, of which 3,887 have been eliminated, which is 81% of the total number.
159 officials in the amount of 9.5 million tenge, including 60 deputy mayors of districts and cities in the amount of 2.6 million tenge, were brought to responsibility for violating environmental standards.
As part of the fight against unauthorized landfills, Action Plans have been developed and are being actively implemented, which also include conducting raid measures in conjunction with akimats and police departments. A total of 120 raids have been carried out in the republic this year.
In order to increase responsibility for waste management, work is underway to amend the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Administrative Offenses", providing for tougher penalties:
Depending on the category of business entities — from 200 to 1000 MCI. In case of repeated violation — from 750 to 2000 MCI with confiscation of vehicles.
▪️For individuals — 100 MCI, if repeated — 200 MCI.
A meeting was held with local executive bodies, where the liquidation rate is less than 70%, on the need to intensify work in this direction. The next meeting on the elimination of unauthorized landfills and further actions is scheduled for December 2024.
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources continues to actively work to solve the problem of unauthorized landfills, taking comprehensive measures to improve the state of the environment.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ecogeo/press/news/details/893462