Abandoning single-use plastic is possible – let’s follow this good example
31 July 2020 - As the global Plastic Free July campaign is drawing to a close, people are becoming...
Plastic Free July – there are alternatives to single use packaging
02 July 2020 - The world is marking Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3 alongside Plastic Free July...
US states suspend, reverse plastic bag bans amid coronavirus pandemic
11 April 2020 - Several local and state governments in the United States including Massachusetts and San Francisco have...
Plastic bags must be regulated by comprehensive law
21 February 2020 - Stakeholders disagree on the legality of rules, suitability of solutions from a number of EU...
China to ban single use plastics, bags in phases
20 January 2020 - The National Development and Reform Commission said in Beijing that the state would by 2025...
Vojvodina adopts Declaration on Environmental Protection, recommends ban on plastic bags
08 April 2019 - The Government of the province of Vojvodina has adopted the Declaration on Environmental Protection, which...
Top 10 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2018
15 December 2018 - ‘Tis the season to look back, and Balkan Green Energy News brings you the most...
Belgrade bans sale of plastic shopping bags from 2020, moves to establish future metro operator
27 September 2018 - Belgrade’s city assembly has adopted a decision banning the sale of plastic shopping bags in...
Jure Leben, new environment minister who advocates all-out plastic bag ban
21 September 2018 - Slovenia’s new minister of the environment and spatial planning Jure Leben is environmental protection expert...
Recyclers, reusable plastic bag producers invited to apply for 2018 subsidies amid calls to boost funding
05 July 2018 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection has invited recyclers and reusable plastic bag producers to apply...
Albania to ban lightweight plastic bags on July 4
19 June 2018 - Albania is introducing a ban on lightweight plastic bags on July 4, in what will...
Serbia will prohibit the use of plastic bags
19 April 2018 - Serbia will completely ban the use of thin plastic bags and introduce a mandatory payment...