GreenWEEE invests EUR 8.5 million in new recycling plant and modernization of existing
GreenWEEE International will invest EUR 8,5 million to open a new plant in Campia Turzii, Cluj county for the recycling of electrical and electronic waste, and to modernize and enlarge the capacity of existing facility at Buzau. GreenWEEE, a part of integrated recycling park Green Group, will invest EUR 3.5 million in the second plant […]
Education of BiH civil servants in waste management kicks off
The first workshop within the Capacity building programme for long-term sustainable waste management in Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in Sarajevo, with the presence of the Minister of Environmental Protection and Tourism of Federation BiH Edita Đapo. Representatives of utility companies and environmental institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina participated at the first educational workshop organized […]
Regional waste management project launched in northern Greece
Integrated waste management project worth EUR 48 million in the town of Kozani in northern Greece entered a trial phase. The project, being financed through a public-private partnership (PPP), gathers 12 municipalities from the region. The maximum capacity of the unit in Kozani is approximately 120,000 tons per year. The plant has a sanitary site for […]
EU recycles 44 percent of waste, target is to reach 50
European Union member states recycled 44 percent of municipal solid waste in 2014, bringing them closer to the target of 50 percent by 2020, as set by the EU Waste Framework Directive. The 33 members of the European Environmental Agency (EEA), including Serbia, recycled 34 percent in the same year. The amount of recycled waste […]
Romania to improve compliance with EU waste management legislation
Romania has to improve compliance with EU waste and urban wastewater legislations in order to meet the EU targets as the final deadlines set out in the Accession Treaty are drawing near. This is one of the main challenges Romania faces according to the EU Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) report drafted by the European Commission […]
Božović: Serbia to recycle 50 percent of municipal solid waste by 2030
Serbia plans to achieve the recycling target of 50 percent of total municipal solid waste by 2030, said the state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and environmental protection Stana Božović. “It is necessary to expand the reach of the municipal waste collection service, especially in the rural areas. In order to achieve this local […]
Plastic waste from Ljubljana will be incinerated in Vienna
Plastic waste from Ljubljana and its vicinity shall be transported to Vienna for non-profit incineration, as part of collaboration between the two cities, confirmed the waste management company “Snaga” from Ljubljana. Under the agreement between Vienna and Ljubljana, Slovenian waste would be incinerated at the price of EUR 54 per ton, which would be covered […]
Croatian Government adopted Waste Management Plan 2017-2022
The Croatian Government adopted the Waste Management Plan for the 2017-2022 period which, according to officials, should enable the development of the recycling industry and the creation of new jobs. The Plan regulates the collection and recycling of municipal waste. Its integral part is the Waste Prevention Plan, reads the press release published on the […]