EC taking Romania and Slovenia to Court of Justice for not fulfilling EU directives in waste management
The European Commission is taking Slovenia and Romania to Court of Justice of the EU for, in case of Slovenia, it failed to close and rehabilitate 28 illegal landfills which represent a serious risk for human health and the environment. In case of Romania, it is taken to the Court for failing to review and adopt […]
Podgorica to get electricity fueled by biogas from waste
The municipal operator of the landfill in Montenegro’s capital city initiated the construction of the Balkan nation’s first power plant that will run on biogas from waste. Deponija d.o.o.’s head Arsenije Boljević told Anadolu Agency said methane has been burned for the past decade in Podgorica and not utilized. The plan is to tap the […]
Third attempt to find concessionaire for Keleš regional waste management center in Niš
Regional development agency South (RRA Jug), will issue the third public call for the construction of Keleš regional waste management center in Niš, the second largest Serbian city. Agency manager Bojan Avramović confirmed that RRA Jug will call investors to participate in open negotiating procedure, after consultation with city’s local government, which should happen by […]
Sekopak opens first membrane dam against packaging waste in Serbia
Sekopak company opened the first dam in Serbia for the protection from packaging waste on the Raška river. The newly-opened membrane dam collects packaging waste from the river streams, thus effectively preventing the pollution of water. By using the dam mechanism the packaging waste will not only be prevented from entering the river flow but […]
EU funding recycling yards in Croatia with EUR 19.4 million
Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy announced the first public call for waste management projects to be co-financed from EU funds. The grant worth EUR 19.4 million will be used for the construction of recycling yards. In January 2017. Croatian government adopted a 5-year Waste Management Plan. That document was a precondition for obtaining the […]
Serbian-Chinese partnership for medical waste treatment
Cooperation and joint venture agreement between a Serbian company Sinofarm d.o.o. and a Chinese company Gient for the collection and treatment of medical waste has been signed today. The investment worth USD 3.5 million will be realized in two phases. A Serbian company Sinofarm and a Chinese company Gient have signed the cooperation agreement today […]
Landfill gas in Rijeka – source for electricity production
Landfill gas-to-electricity facility has been completed in Viškovo, near Rijeka in Croatia. The cost of the investment in new plant was EUR 1.3 million, and it is located on the former “Viševac” landfill site. Landfill gas-to-energy facility started probes in September 2016, while the full-time operations have been launched in January 2017, according to the Croatian […]
Rama accused of allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic waste
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was accused by the opposition of allegedly allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic chemical waste, regional media have been reporting during last couple of months . According to accusations, the waste came from Italy in 1,300 dumpsters weighing 30 tons each. Leader of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party Lulzim Basha accused […]