Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion
Island of Tilos – zero waste gem in Aegean Sea
The island of Tilos in the Aegean Sea is implementing a waste management program that will enable the local community to dispose of almost all waste through a sorting and recycling system. It is the first island in the world that abolish landfilling, and over 80% of waste goes to recycling. Also, Tilos completely switched […]
Hazardous industrial waste – export is expensive, but landfilling costs even more
In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” we discuss the flow of industrial waste, primarily hazardous waste,
EPS intends to co-incinerate waste in two coal power plants
State-owned company has announced a tender for the preparation of investment and technical documentation for the co-incineration project
Plastic Bag Free Day, Plastic Free July – not all responsibility is on consumers
Recent studies revealed that microplastic pollution is taking on new forms and shapes that threaten human health
Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters
Over 400 organizations demand that the five biggest plastic polluters commit to transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems
Serbia to build regional waste management centers in Pirot, Sremska Mitrovica
The project of building regional and recycling centers will solve problems in 50 cities and municipalities, the government said
Packaging waste – how citizens pay for businesses’ irresponsibility
In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” Balkan Green Energy News discuss the packaging waste management system with Violeta Belanović Kokir, Kristina Cvejanov, and Dragana Katić