Four fifths of construction waste is recyclable

There is a hidden resource for new industrialization. Participants at a round table at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) said 80% of construction waste can be reused in building, mostly in civil engineering. Experts, professionals and representatives of responsible ministries, associations and institutions agree recycling of the material would affect the […]

Waste June 16, 2016

Romania losing 100 million tonnes of waste per year

Agriculture is the biggest source of waste in Romania that could be turned to energy, while households produce the second-largest volume, Iuliean Hornet, CEO at Ecohornet, told a biomass and biogas conference in Bucharest. He said the Eastern European country is losing an overall 100 million tonnes of the material every year, Act Media reported. […]

Waste June 9, 2016

Tešanj starts collecting small electronic waste

Mayor Suad Huskić, principals of nine primary and three secondary schools in the municipality of Tešanj, representatives of company Eko servis and association Eko mladi signed an agreement on the collection of batteries, light bulbs and small electronic waste. The municipality located in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina said it implements the project […]

Italian credit line expanded by EUR 30 million, new possibilities

After the first credit line was completed, the Government of Italy approved a new credit programme, worth EUR 30 million, implemented by the Embassy of Italy in Serbia and the Ministry of Finance of Serbia. The purpose of the credit line is to contribute to economic growth of Serbia through the domestic banking system by […]

Waste May 26, 2016

City of Belgrade signs contract with IFC for advisory services

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will assist the City of Belgrade in the structuring and implementation of a private–public partnership (PPP) in waste treatment and waste disposal services. Mayor Siniša Mali signed the contract with Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, manager in the PPP Transaction Advisory Services Department of the international creditor, the local government’s portal reported. The city […]

Waste May 20, 2016

Plan for end-of-life vehicles to be complete by year-end

The European Commission rates well the transposition of European Union regulations to Serbia’s legislation, but implementation is at a low level, especially concerning the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, said Aleksandar Vesić, assistant minister for agriculture and environmental protection. He added there are few licences for treatment of the category of waste, Tanjug agency reported. By the […]

Waste May 18, 2016

Ebioss asks green light for adding fresh capital

Sofia-based engineering and waste treatment company Ebioss Energy a.d. said it will seek shareholders’ approval for a capital increase of up to BGN 70 million (EUR 35.76 million), SeeNews reported. The annual meeting, scheduled for June 16, should authorise the board to issue capital by December 12, 2017, the company said in a bourse filing late on Monday. The […]

Waste May 17, 2016

Miteco opens recycling centre in Belgrade

Company Miteco Kneževac inaugurated its recycling centre in Rakovica, a district of Serbia’s capital city. The facility consists of a transfer station for industrial and toxic waste, a recycling line and mobile equipment for removing PCB from environment. On the same day the company, leading operator in Serbia and the region in the field of […]

Waste May 12, 2016