The “Let’s Turn Every Paper into a Leaf” project has been completed.
The “Let’s Turn Every Paper into a Leaf” project, jointly implemented by the IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Protection) Public Union, founded and led by Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, together with “ASAN Service” and “Clean City” JSC, has been completed.
Within the framework of the project, which started on February 3, citizens delivered a significant amount of paper to ASAN Service centers operating in Baku. According to the project’s conditions, every 50 kg of paper handed over made it possible to plant one tree. Thus, within the three-month project, 78,810 kg of paper were collected, resulting in 1,576 trees being planted.
As a conclusion of the project, on April 5, a tree-planting event was held at the Balakhani city waste disposal site owned by “Clean City” JSC, with the participation of the Ministry of Economy and Industry and other organizers, as well as government agencies, private enterprises, and individuals supporting the project. During the event, approximately 5,000 m² of the Balakhani site was greened.
The selection of this area for planting trees aimed to enrich the air with oxygen, improve the existing soil layer, and thereby contribute to the restoration of ecological balance in the region.
It should be noted that, on average, 17 trees are cut down to produce one ton of paper, and these papers are transported to waste disposal sites after becoming unusable. As a result, in addition to cutting down trees, the soil is polluted with waste, and the risk of soil, groundwater, and atmospheric pollution increases. However, this event demonstrated that paper can be produced not by cutting trees but by directing it to recycling. Moreover, the “Let’s Turn Every Paper into a Leaf” project showed that, thanks to the paper collected and handed over during the event, it is possible to green the Balakhani landfill, long known as a source of ecological disaster, transforming the area today from a waste site into a park.
