Waste
Croatia intends to build its first waste incinerator in Dalmatia
26 January 2024 - Croatia plans to install its first waste incineration facility within the Bikarac waste management center, located in the Šibenik-Knin County
Three local authorities in Serbia considering waste-to-energy project
22 January 2024 - Representatives of local authorities in Kraljevo, Vrnjačka Banja, and Trstenik attended a presentation of waste-to-energy solutions
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
22 January 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
Vučić: Major energy projects to commence; new Government of Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium project
21 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented a development program for the period until the Specialized Expo 2027 exhibition in Belgrade
City of Zagreb presents new waste management system
19 January 2024 - Environmentalists from Zelena akcija welcomed the effort to close Jakuševec, but they urged against producing fuel from waste, to be burned
First facility for production of hydrogen in Croatia to be installed in Križevci
17 January 2024 - The hydrogen project is being implemented by Dok-Ing from Zagreb and the Križevci waste management utility Križevačko Komunalno Poduzeće
Scientific expedition exploring presence of microplastics in Antarctica
08 January 2024 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent its first expedition to study the presence of microplastics in Antarctica
Belgium-based ABEE to invest EUR 1.1 billion in battery production in Bulgaria
15 December 2023 - ABEE launched a EUR 1.1 billion project for a battery plant, recycling facility and an R&D center in Bulgaria
Romania introduces deposit refund system
04 December 2023 - The Romanian DRS is set to become the second-largest in Europe, and the world's largest centralized national DRS by volume of containers
Construction waste ends up in illegal landfills even though 70% can be recycled
27 October 2023 - Croatia generates 1.7 million tons of construction waste per year but it is often difficult for its recyclers to obtain it as a raw material
EU moves to curb microplastics intentionally added to products
29 September 2023 - The ban is expected to prevent the release of about half a million tons of microplastics to the environment
WISE Serbia: Women leaders of energy transition are no myth but reality
25 September 2023 - The conference Women of Serbia in Sustainable Energy – Leadership for the Energy Transition was organized by the WISE Serbia women's network
Rehabilitated landfill in Romania to host municipal solar power plant
18 September 2023 - The Municipality of Sibiu is developing a project for Romania's first solar power plant on a rehabilitated landfill
Toxic tailings dump in North Macedonia to be turned into solar power plant
29 August 2023 - The town of Probištip in North Macedonia will seek an investor to remediate a mining tailings dump and build a solar power plant on the site
China, EU hope to make renewables tech recyclable in next decade
22 August 2023 - Wind turbines are 85%-95% recyclable, but blades are challenging because they are made of composite materials
EU blocks wastewater treatment project in Kosovo* due to sanctions
15 August 2023 - The European Union suspended grants and investments in wastewater treatment systems in Kosovo* as part of sanctions against the government