Croatian cities Zagreb, Novska to build EUR 50 million biowaste facility
The cities of Zagreb and Novska and the Zagreb waste management center have signed an agreement on the construction of a facility for the treatment of separately collected biowaste. The waste will be transported from Zagreb to Novska, in whose business zone the EUR 50 million facility will be built. Complete documentation, including the building […]
Trash Challenge Serbia to kick off on Sunday, April 21 with Mt. Avala cleanup
Trash Challenge Serbia will kick off on April 21 as part of the global #TrashTag challenge. Producer responsibility organization (PRO) Ekostar Pak, which manages packaging waste, and associations Trash Hero Belgrade and Avala Green Life will organize a cleanup action on Mt. Avala near Belgrade on Sunday, April 21 ahead of Earth Day. “Trash Hero […]
European Parliament confirms ban on single-use plastics by 2021
The European Parliament (EP) has approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, and cotton buds sticks. Confirming draft plans approved in late 2018, the EP said the following single-use plastic products will be banned in the EU by 2021: Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks) Single-use plastic […]
Expert views (part four): What would the ideal allocation from the Green Fund look like?
In the fourth and last in a series of interviews on waste management with representatives of state institutions, the business community, academia, and civil society in Serbia, we asked what the ideal allocation under the Green Fund, which has yet to be formed, would look like. The answers were provided by all six respondents featured […]
European Social Innovation Competition is challenging plastic waste – applications due by April 4
The European Commission has launched the 2019 edition of the European Social Innovation Competition. The competition is open to applicants from EU member states and Horizon 2020 associated countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. Under the theme Challenging Plastic Waste, this year’s edition of the European Social Innovation Competition […]
Work ahead to finalize negotiating position for chapter 27, official submission to EC planned in late 2019
The European Commission has sent comments to the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 (the environment and climate change), and the authorities now expect the negotiating position to be finalized during the year and submitted to the Serbian government for adoption in October 2019. If the negotiating position is officially submitted to the European […]
Expert views (part three): Future of recycling industry in Serbia and use of waste-derived alternative fuels
In the third in a series of interviews on waste management with representatives of state institutions, the business community, academia, and civil society in Serbia, we asked what the future of the recycling industry in Serbia, while we also sought positions on the use of waste-derived alternative fuels and the implications for the environment and […]
Coca-Cola discloses it puts out 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year
Coca-Cola has revealed for the first time it produces 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year – equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute, The Guardian has reported. The data from the soft drinks giant was provided to the campaigner Ellen MacArthur, who is pushing for major companies and governments to do more to tackle […]