Waste

Coca-Cola has revealed for the first time it produces 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year – equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute, The Guardian has reported. The data…

Sporting goods giant Adidas is stepping up its contribution to the global combat against the pollution of oceans with single-use plastics. This year, it plans to manufacture as many as…

In the second in a series of interviews on waste management with representatives of state institutions, the business community, academia, and civil society in Serbia, we asked what the biggest…

Following the introductory article about the problems, challenges, and possible solutions concerning waste management in Serbia, Balkan Green Energy News brings you the first in a series of interviews with…

Serbia has handed the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 to the European Commission, and the authorities expect the opening of the chapter, which deals with the environment, to…

Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, TV screens, and lighting should be easier to repair from April 2021 under the EU’s proposed new Ecodesign package strengthening the ‘right to repair’. Under the…

Novi Sad-based Erker Inženjering is providing its tenants with living conditions to be envied. The Green Living Concept was first introduced in the residential building on Vojvode Šupljikca Street in…

Following a complaint filed by the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative, the Government of Serbia has annulled the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s decision determining the scope and contents of environmental impact…

A total of 1.2 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard and biowaste) and recyclable municipal waste (plastic and glass) are to be distributed in 407 municipalities and…

Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Director Filip Radović has announced that the introduction of a deposit system in Serbia to regulate the return and disposal of packaging waste could be…

We’ve all been there. Slumped on the sofa, regretting those extra chocolates, feeling slightly sick and very full. But hey, we’ve worked hard all year and we deserve our festive…

Bulgarian polyolefin recycling company Integra Plastics has started building a EUR 40 million plant in the town of Elin Pelin, on the outskirts of the capital Sofia. Integra CEO Julian…