City of Osijek has highest waste separation rate in Croatia
Osijek, with a share of 57.92% of separately collected waste, is again the best among large cities in Croatia
Croatia’s Krk is world’s second zero waste island
Zero Waste Europe approved the certification in recognition of outstanding achievements in sustainable waste management
Prozor-Rama is only BiH municipality that sorts all collected waste
Of all processed waste, 60% is reused. The local authority says the rest can only be incinerated, to produce energy.
City of Zagreb presents new waste management system
Environmentalists from Zelena akcija welcomed the effort to close Jakuševec, but they urged against producing fuel from waste, to be burned
Glasses frame made of waste coffee grounds – a modern and sustainable solution
Young innovators and coffee friends from North Macedonia came up with a sustainable solution for coffee grounds - they make eyeglass frames
EU wastes more food than it imports
At a time when 33 million citizens of the European Union cannot afford enough meals, each year, as many as 153.5 million tons of food are dumped. The new report on food waste reveals that more food is thrown away than is imported, causing at least 6% of greenhouse gas emissions, The EU wastes more […]
Investment opportunities in upgrading waste management systems in Western Balkans
Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia are stepping up their efforts to reduce their dependence on landfilling, modernize their waste management infrastructure and align their legal framework with that of the EU.
Limassol announces two projects to encourage recycling, composting
The Limassol municipality, which has very low recycling rates, has announced two new projects to encourage recycling and composting, Mayor Nicos Nicolaides has announced, the media in Cyprus reported. One of the two projects is Benefit As you Save (BAS), a pilot project aimed at addressing the very low recycling rates in Limassol, where an […]