Adidas to boost recycled plastics shoes output in 2019 to help tackle ocean pollution
Sporting goods giant Adidas is stepping up its contribution to the global combat against the pollution of oceans with single-use plastics. This year, it plans to manufacture as many as 11 million pairs of sports shoes using recycled plastic waste, which is more than double compared with 2018, when it made five million pairs of […]
Expert views (part 2): What are the biggest challenges in municipal waste management in Serbia?
In the second 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 biggest challenges are in municipal waste management and which models have proven to be successful. The answers were provided by all six respondents featured in the […]
Expert views – Waste management problem in Serbia – can the country perform better and how?
Following the introductory article about the problems, challenges, and possible solutions concerning waste management in Serbia, Balkan Green Energy News brings you the first in a series of interviews with representatives of the state, the business community, the academic community, and civil society. In a dialogue with experts dealing with the waste management topic on […]
Waste management in Serbia – problems, challenges, and possible solutions
Serbia has handed the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 to the European Commission, and the authorities expect the opening of the chapter, which deals with the environment, to be possible by the end of 2019. From the moment of accession (the assumption is this would happen in 2025), Serbia is proposing an 11-year […]
EU moves to strengthen ‘right to repair’ in bid to reduce waste, cut GHG emissions
Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, TV screens, and lighting should be easier to repair from April 2021 under the EU’s proposed new Ecodesign package strengthening the ‘right to repair’. Under the proposed new ‘right to repair’ rules, spare parts for the five popular consumer products should be available for at least 7 to 10 years, while […]
Green Living Concept transforming residential construction
Novi Sad-based Erker Inženjering is providing its tenants with living conditions to be envied. The Green Living Concept was first introduced in the residential building on Vojvode Šupljikca Street in Novi Sad, with the idea to apply it to all of the company’s future projects. Green oases on top of high-rise buildings are no news […]
Ne Davimo Beograd initiative: Decision on contents of waste incinerator study annulled
Following a complaint filed by the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative, the Government of Serbia has annulled the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s decision determining the scope and contents of environmental impact assessment for a project to build a waste incinerator in the Belgrade suburb of Vinča, ordering a repeat of the procedure, according to a press […]
Procurement of 1.2 million waste sorting bins ahead
A total of 1.2 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard and biowaste) and recyclable municipal waste (plastic and glass) are to be distributed in 407 municipalities and cities in Croatia. The procurement worth HRK 315 million (EUR 42.5 million) will be financed under the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Programme 2014-2020. Croatian Minister […]