Waste
Zijin expanding Serbian mine without comprehensive environmental study
09 November 2020 - Serbia received a complaint against its decision to allow Zijin to expand a copper mine without a comprehensive environmental impact study
Paper recycling worsens climate change if fossil fuels are used
06 November 2020 - Wastepaper industry emissions can be almost wiped out with renewables while current practices actually make matters worse
Coffee grounds waste emerging as powerful heating fuel, fertilizer
04 November 2020 - Projects are springing up across the globe for making fuel and fertilizer from coffee dregs, which prevents landfilling
Albania, BiH, Montenegro, North Macedonia have highest plastic leakage rates into Mediterranean
27 October 2020 - Per capita, Montenegro, Albania, BiH and North Macedonia have the highest levels of plastic leakage into the Mediterranean.
EU adopts methane emission cuts strategy within European Green Deal
20 October 2020 - The EU plans international action throughout the supply chain to prevent methane from escaping into the atmosphere
Vinča incinerator project moves ahead but Belgrade still without waste separation system
07 October 2020 - The waste incineration plant under construction in Vinča will make Belgrade lag behind Serbia’s efforts...
EU presents guidelines on Green Agenda for Western Balkans
07 October 2020 - The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, envisaged by the European Green Deal, is expected...
World Bank to help Croatia improve waste management, switch to circular economy
30 September 2020 - Croatia, lagging behind on European Union’s waste prevention targets, will receive support from the World...
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
28 September 2020 - Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access...
Environmental study for Vinča waste incinerator amended due to EU rules
25 September 2020 - A public discussion about the planned waste incinerator in Vinča in Belgrade will be held...
Belgrade and Prishtina plan joint power plant with lithium ion battery storage
23 September 2020 - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and Kosovo Chamber of Commerce said they...
Bulgaria to add 2.65 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
15 September 2020 - In its draft Sustainable Energy Development Strategy until 2030 with a 2050 horizon, Bulgaria doesn’t...
Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government
02 September 2020 - North Macedonia set six main tasks for the next four years including environmental protection and...
Innovative Manyfolds’ technology reduces packaging environmental footprint
01 September 2020 - One of the finalists at this year’s clim@ competition offers an insight into its packaging...
Sombor readies to build regional waste management center
17 August 2020 - The City of Sombor has received around EUR 13,600, with a further EUR 3,400 to...
50 contractors eye Skopje wastewater treatment plant project
17 August 2020 - Around 50 companies have expressed interest in designing and building a wastewater treatment plant in the...