Ulaanbaatar plans to recycle 50 percent of its waste and incinerate the remainder to generate energy by 2040, according to the Capital City Governor’s Office.
The initiative is expected to reduce waste sent to landfills by 5-8 percent. Officials note that as waste sorting and recycling increase, the volume of waste requiring incineration will decline, helping to reduce environmental impacts.
To advance the city’s waste management to a new level, a waste-to-energy project is planned for implementation between 2025 and 2028 through a public–private partnership. Once operational, the facility will incinerate 31.8 percent of the city’s waste to produce energy for the central grid, both safely treating waste and generating economic benefits.

Published Date:2025-11-28