Umag is City of Future 2016

Umag, a coastal city in Istria, Croatia, won the City of Future 2016 Award at the the Smart Cities – Cities of the Future 2016 conference held by the Poslovni dnevnik and Vecernji list. From a total of five categories, the city of Umag won the award in the “Smarter Environment” category for its ten-year […]

ISWA calls for applications for winter school in Texas

Several scholarships are available for the second winter school in the United States announced for January 16-27 by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). Students and professionals are invited to write an essay on a specific aspect of solid waste management in their countries and compete for free registration, a round-trip ticket to DFW Airport […]

Waste August 24, 2016

Bosanska Krupa to rehabilitate Krivodol landfill

In 2014, the European Union has approved a grant in the amount of EUR 1 million for the rehabilitation of landfill Krivodol in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative procedures lasted until recently, and now everything is ready for the call for bids for the closure and rehabilitation of the facility, the Municipality […]

Landfill for Subotica region to be finished next year

One of the largest construction sites in Serbia lies between Bikovo and Oromo, in North Bačka District, portal Subotica.com reported. Construction of a regional landfill began in the middle of last year with the aim for the most advanced waste management system to be completed in 2017. The regional facility for the city of Subotica […]

Waste August 1, 2016

Rehabilitation of landfill Meka underway

Workers came to waste landfill Meka at Ludbreg, a town in the northern part of Croatia, to start recovering it. Total worth of the remediation of the municipal facility is HRK 37 million (EUR 4.9 million), financed with more than EUR 4.1 million from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union, while EUR 628.000 is […]

Waste July 29, 2016

Rehabilitation starts at landfill Teodorovac

Landfill for non-hazardous waste Teodorovac is located close to family houses. The rehabilitation of the facility began, financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU). The project is worth HRK 6.6 million (EUR 881,000). The beneficiary is the Municipality of Đurđenovac in Croatia’s east and […]

Waste July 8, 2016

City of Belgrade signs contract with IFC for advisory services

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will assist the City of Belgrade in the structuring and implementation of a private–public partnership (PPP) in waste treatment and waste disposal services. Mayor Siniša Mali signed the contract with Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, manager in the PPP Transaction Advisory Services Department of the international creditor, the local government’s portal reported. The city […]

Waste May 20, 2016

Cogeneration at Vinča landfill to be launched in 2019

Five companies have been shortlisted from 11 that applied in a tender for the selection of a private partner to cooperate with the City of Belgrade in the rehabilitation of Vinča landfill and the construction of a waste management facility where heat and power will be generated, portal Novosti.rs reported. The firms are going to the next […]

Waste May 4, 2016