Radojičić: Belgrade to subsidize up to 90% of buildings refurbishment
Serbia’s capital city will introduce the measures from the strategy for district heating next year, right after it is adopted, according to Zoran Radojičić. Belgrade will thus continue to cut the use of polluting fuel, the mayor noted. In his words, carried by the local authority’s website, in 2019 its management established “firm foundations” of […]
Incinerator discussed as solution for Sarajevo’s waste disposal problem
The construction of a waste incinerator at Butile would cost BAM 240 million (around EUR 122.8 million) and it would provide a long-term solution to the Sarajevo Canton’s waste disposal problem, Prime Minister Edin Forto said at a recently held session of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly. During the debate, building an incinerator was discussed as […]
Refuse-derived fuel as an alternative to fossil fuels in Serbia
Authors: Igor Đorđević, Associate, and Ivan Gazdić, Head of Projects & Infrastructure, CMS Belgrade Given the increased pollution levels and large quantities of municipal solid, commercial and industrial waste being generated daily in both developed and developing countries, it is expected that various waste-to-energy processes, including recovering energy from generated waste, will likely play a […]
Serbia to change waste management model under new strategy
Serbia’s new waste management strategy for 2019-2024 will mark a shift from the concept of regional sanitary landfills to the model of regional waste management centers to include waste sorting, separation, and recycling, as well as non-recyclable waste treatment, Filip Abramović, assistant environmental protection minister for waste and wastewater management, says in an interview with […]
Public consultation on Belgrade waste incinerator, landfill confirms public mistrust over dearth of information
A public consultation on two environmental impact studies conducted for the Belgrade waste management project – specifically an energy-to-waste facility to incinerate municipal waste and use landfill gas and a new landfill to be built in the Serbian capital’s suburb of Vinča – has shown that there is still a lack of information concerning the […]
Serbia invests EUR 598 million in environmental protection since 2001, backed by EUR 402 million in EU donations
Since 2001, EUR 598 million has been invested in environmental protection in Serbia, of which EUR 402 million was donated by the European Union and the rest by the Republic of Serbia. The EU grants were used for the construction of wastewater treatment plants, the reduction of pollution from the thermal power plants (TPPs) owned […]
Public debate on Belgrade’s waste incinerator, new landfill to be held on July 23
A public debate on two environmental impact assessments (EIA) for a project to build a waste-to-energy facility and a new landfill at the Belgrade suburb of Vinča, prepared by Beo Čista Energija, will be held on July 23 on the premises of the municipal administration of Grocka. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has announced that […]
TENDERING: Construction of Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill
JP EKO-SEP, the public waste management facility in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina near the City of Tuzla, has invited bids for the construction of the Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill “Separacija” – Phase 1. The deadline to file bids is September 6, the invitation for tenders reads. The funds for the investment have […]