Swedish companies interested in building first Eco-village in Zrenjanin
Swedish green technology companies, confident that Serbia has a great potential for the development of green technologies, now are looking to develop a pilot-project of an Eco-village in Zrenjanin, offering high-tech solutions for green development of rural areas and aiming to not just build the green villages but also to educate and include future residents […]
EIB approves loan for CHP plant in Sofia
The board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a EUR 45 million (USD 53 million) loan to the municipality of Sofia for the construction of a combined heat and electric power (CHP) plant. Once built, the plant will operate as part of the Bulgarian capital’s central heating network, local media reported, quoting an EIB […]
Croatia should start using EUR 475 million for waste management
Croatia should start using the money at its disposal for waste management efforts as soon as possible, Croatian member of the European Parliament Davor Škrlec said at the 5th edition of Croatia Waste Expo 2017 that took place in Zagreb earlier this October. Right now, Croatia has EUR 475 million available from the Competitiveness and […]
EU gives Cyprus more time to close down landfills
Once again Cyprus is given additional time to close down the illegal landfills in Vati and Kotsiatis. Cyprus was faced with fines over the delay to shut down the landfills, ordered by the EU back in 2013. An infringement process was initiated in May this year and the island was looking at fines worth around […]
Sarajevo soon to get compost plant for green waste, new grinder presented
Presentation of a grinder which will be used to process plant waste from parks and other areas represents the first step in a project of compost plant construction in the Sarajevo Canton . The biomass produced at the compost plant in Sarajevo’s Sokolović Kolonija nursery will also be used to produce energy. The project to […]
Stericyle Romania opens biggest medical waste processing facility in Europe
The Stericycle Romania company announced the start of operation of the biggest medical waste sterilization facility in that country in the town of Jilava outside the capital Bucharest. The Challenger sterilization facility has a processing capacity of two tons an hour making it Stericycle Europe’s largest medical waste management facility on the continent. Stericycle Romania […]
Fourth RENEXPO BiH to be held in Sarajevo in November
On November 8 and 9, the Fourth RENEXPO BiH will gather in Sarajevo investors, decision makers, local and international experts, representatives of ministries and municipal authorities and businesses in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, water management and environment. The fair is announced as the largest fair in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the […]
Vinča PPP signed to solve biggest environmental problem in Serbia, region
Following an international tender, an agreement on a public private partnership (PPP) was signed by the Belgrade city authorities and a consortium of the French Suez groupe and Japanese Itochu I-Environment to implement a 25-year project to develop a system to treat municipal waste of Belgrade. The agreement calls for closing and remediation of one […]