municipal waste
Island of Tilos – zero waste gem in Aegean Sea
04 August 2022 - The island of Tilos in the Aegean Sea is implementing a waste management program that...
Hazardous industrial waste – export is expensive, but landfilling costs even more
19 July 2022 - In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” we discuss the flow of industrial waste, primarily hazardous waste,
Serbia to build regional waste management centers in Pirot, Sremska Mitrovica
15 June 2022 - The project of building regional and recycling centers will solve problems in 50 cities and municipalities, the government said
Slovenia to install three waste incinerators
13 May 2022 - The Government of Slovenia has adopted a decree on granting concessions for waste incineration as an obligatory public service
Two Slovenian municipalities are first European zero waste certified cities
13 April 2022 - Certification means that the towns are already performing much better than required by European targets
Municipal waste – Serbia’s untapped resource
02 April 2022 - We continue the series called Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy, with an article on municipal waste management. We spoke to Gojkan Stojinović, Jovanka Dakić and Milica Lukić.
Garbage dumps in Serbia are quietly poisoning its citizens
21 February 2022 - Waste comes back like a boomerang through our water, land and air, enters the food chain and slowly poisons us
Dutch investors could reclaim Nikšić landfill, build methane power plant
27 January 2022 - The landfill would be covered with a special impermeable material, which would cut emissions from the waste and its environmental impact to zero.
Zagreb to roll out municipal waste model that motivates citizens to sort waste
25 January 2022 - Citizens will dispose of waste in "official bags." They will cover the variable part of the waste collection charge by buying them.
Croatia’s 2020 report on municipal waste – good results, still a long way ahead to reach targets
08 October 2021 - Croatia has reduced the amount of municipal waste, increased waste separation, and the recycling rate.
Experts, NGOs demand fresh public consultation on Serbia’s 2021-2024 waste management plan
05 October 2021 - The interested public only learned of the public consultation two days ahead of an online conference organized by the ministry on October 1.
Public–private partnership misses deadline to shut Belgrade’s Vinča landfill
04 February 2021 - Suez and Itochu were supposed to close the waste landfill in Vinča on January 31 and start using the new site, CLS said and blamed Belgrade's authorities
World Bank to help Croatia improve waste management, switch to circular economy
30 September 2020 - Croatia, lagging behind on European Union’s waste prevention targets, will receive support from the World...
Sombor readies to build regional waste management center
17 August 2020 - The City of Sombor has received around EUR 13,600, with a further EUR 3,400 to...
Strategic waste sorting project under way in Croatia
14 August 2020 - A total of 284 cities and municipalities in Croatia have received 48,000 waste sorting bins,...
Incinerator discussed as solution for Sarajevo’s waste disposal problem
16 October 2019 - The construction of a waste incinerator at Butile would cost BAM 240 million (around EUR...