Waste

Albania bans single use plastic bags

Albania bans single-use plastic bags

01 June 2022 - It is forbidden to produce, import and sell disposable plastic bags in Albania including those that are defined as oxo-degradable or oxo-biodegradable

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Medical Chamber of Slovenia demands government to revoke decree on waste incinerators

27 May 2022 - The decree on granting concessions for waste incinerators neglects the environmental and health aspects, said the chamber

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Slovenia to install three waste incinerators

13 May 2022 - The Government of Slovenia has adopted a decree on granting concessions for waste incineration as an obligatory public service

Small whale dies Greek waters swallowing plastic

Small whale dies in Greek waters from swallowing plastic

06 May 2022 - There was 15 kilos of plastic in the stomach of a beaked whale carcass found on Rhodes, highlighting the risk from plastic waste on animals and people

Tuzla canton gets regional solid waste landfill

Tuzla canton to get regional solid waste landfill

05 May 2022 - The new sanitary landfill will serve three municipalities in the Tuzla canton, with a population of about 95,000

Robert Golob movement wins Slovenia elections green economy

Robert Golob’s movement wins Slovenia elections with green economy pledge

26 April 2022 - Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement based the economic program on decarbonization and digitalization with renewables and nuclear power as energy pillars

Two Slovenian municipalities are first European zero waste certified cities bled gorje

Two Slovenian municipalities are first European zero waste certified cities

13 April 2022 - Certification means that the towns are already performing much better than required by European targets

EU Bulgaria recovery resilience EUR 6 3 billion grants

EU greenlights Bulgaria’s recovery, resilience plan

07 April 2022 - The EU is about to formally adopt a EUR 6.3 billion grant package for Bulgaria as the European Commission finally endorsed its recovery and resilience plan

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Municipal waste – Serbia’s untapped resource

02 April 2022 - We continue the series called Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy, with an article on municipal waste management. We spoke to Gojkan Stojinović, Jovanka Dakić and Milica Lukić.

Global Recycling Day – recycling is seventh resource for planetary conservation

Global Recycling Day – recycling is seventh resource for planetary conservation

18 March 2022 - Out of 2.1 billion metric tons of solid waste that is generated on Earth every year, only about 16% is recycled

United against plastic pollution: most important climate deal since the Paris Agreement

10 March 2022 - Pollution from plastics has reached epidemic proportions, officials said. Representatives of 175 countries adopted a...

EU allocates EUR 339 for clean energy, environment projects in Western Balkans

EU allocates EUR 339 million for clean energy, environment projects in Western Balkans

28 February 2022 - The European Commission has unveiled a EUR 3.2 billion investment package to support 21 transport, digital, climate and energy projects

Garbage dumps in Serbia are quietly poisoning its citizens

21 February 2022 - Waste comes back like a boomerang through our water, land and air, enters the food chain and slowly poisons us

Istanbul expands waste to energy electricity two million people

Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people

15 February 2022 - The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality produced 844 GWh of power in waste incinerators and from landfill gas last year

Slovenia's government to co-finance construction of three waste incinerators

Slovenia to co-finance construction of three waste incinerators

11 February 2022 - The state would soon announce tendering for awarding concessions for the construction of three waste to energy facilities

EU member states USB C universal charging port mobile devices

After years of efforts, EU agrees on common charger type for mobile devices

02 February 2022 - The European Council will open talks with the European Parliament to make USB-C the universal charging socket and cut electronic waste

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