Radojičić: Belgrade to subsidize up to 90% of buildings refurbishment
Serbia’s capital city will introduce the measures from the strategy for district heating next year, right after it is adopted, according to Zoran Radojičić. Belgrade will thus continue to cut the use of polluting fuel, the mayor noted. In his words, carried by the local authority’s website, in 2019 its management established “firm foundations” of […]
Bulgaria’s funding for waste incinerator CHP greenlighted by EU
The European Commission said on November 25 that it gave the go-ahead for Bulgaria’s proposal to back a project for a high-efficient cogeneration system in the capital city. The overwhelming part of the EUR 93.8 million plan for the waste incinerator is money from the trade bloc’s structural funds. The remaining EUR 3 million will […]
Deposit systems boosting recycling in beverage PET loop
The deposit is not the goal in itself, Andrè Van de Nadort asserted in Brussels on November 21. Speaking at a conference on the return systems for single-use beverage containers, he stressed the focus is on reusing packaging as circular products. Van de Nadort is the mayor of Weststellingwerf in the Netherlands and the rapporteur […]
Public consultation launched on draft law on waste management in Serbia
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has launched a public consultation on a draft law on waste management. The discussions will last until November 20, the ministry said on its website. A presentation of the draft law on waste management will be held at the Belgrade City Assembly on November 12, starting at noon. The decision […]
EIB rejected Vinča incinerator project citing EU rules, activists claim
The European Investment Bank decided against funding the incinerator in Vinča over the targets in waste recycling and circular economy that are defined in chapter 27 of the talks about Serbia’s accession to the European Union, according to Don’t Let Belgrade Drown. The finance institution estimated, the initiative’s representatives claim, that it acted in compliance with […]
Incinerator discussed as solution for Sarajevo’s waste disposal problem
The construction of a waste incinerator at Butile would cost BAM 240 million (around EUR 122.8 million) and it would provide a long-term solution to the Sarajevo Canton’s waste disposal problem, Prime Minister Edin Forto said at a recently held session of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly. During the debate, building an incinerator was discussed as […]
Serbia to get Cadastre of Mining Waste on February 1, 2020
After almost three years of the Cadastre of Mining Waste (VIDEO) project implementation and visits to 250 locations, Serbia will get data on abandoned locations of mining waste on February 1, 2020. Data on 41 locations comprising 80% of identified mining waste, which could endanger the environment and human health, will be available on a […]
Beo Čista Energija gets feed-in tariffs for two power plants under Vinča landfill project
Beo Čista Energija, a special purpose vehicle for the implementation of Belgrade’s Vinča landfill project, has received privileged producer status for its two future cogeneration plants. It means the company will receive feed-in tariffs for the production of heat and power in these facilities. Beo Čista Energija will build a power plant fueled by landfill […]