On November 26 Gyumri mayor Samvel Balasanyan received the representatives of consulting group of Asian bank Nils Christenson, Viktor Bakhtamyan and Andrig Mouls. Danish consulting group COWI was in Gyumri with the project proposal of solid waste management. Samvel Balasanyan welcomed the guests and briefly presented the city's waste management activities and tasks. Gyumri has almost no waste transportation problems, but the main problem is the municipal landfill and the lack of waste recycling. The representatives of consulting group intend to conduct a research in Gyumri and later submit the reports to the Asian Development Bank. The study highlights the creation of new landfills as well as the opportunities of solid waste recycling in most harmless ways. Gyumri mayor emphasized the importance of the issues raised and offered to work with the relevant departments of the municipality. At the end of the meeting the guests answered to the reporters' questions.