The European Union (EU) will assist Kapan Municipality of Armenia in manufacturing pavement curbs out of recycled household plastic.

The respective project was approved as a result of the grant tender by the EU Pilot Regional Development Programme.

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Accordingly, €750 thousand will be allocated for construction of the respective plant. A total of €510 thousand of this amount will be the EU grant, €127,500 will make up the national funding by Armenia, and €112,500 will comprise the participation by Kapan Municipality.

Aside from solid plastic (household waste), however, soft and granular plastic as well as sand also will be required to manufacture these new pavement curbs.