Romania to subsidize construction of recycling facilities with EUR 220 million
05 March 2024 - The Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests approved funding for the construction of approximately 26 recycling facilities
Brčko to get waste management center in line with EU standards
12 February 2024 - The center is one of five projects in the Brčko District financed by the World Bank under its Drina and Sava corridors development program
Romania invites fresh bids to support batteries for renewables integration
09 February 2024 - Romania has also earmarked EUR 199 million to support new capacities for the production and recycling of batteries and solar cells and panels
Holcim selects Miljan Gutović as its next CEO
01 February 2024 - Holcim said its Head of the Region Europe and Operational Excellence Miljan Gutović would replace CEO Jan Jenisch on May 1
SolarPower Europe publishes guidelines for recycling solar panels
31 January 2024 - SolarPower Europe has published a report with guidelines for the sustainable management of solar panels at the end of their lifecycle
City of Zagreb presents new waste management system
19 January 2024 - Environmentalists from Zelena akcija welcomed the effort to close Jakuševec, but they urged against producing fuel from waste, to be burned
First facility for production of hydrogen in Croatia to be installed in Križevci
17 January 2024 - The hydrogen project is being implemented by Dok-Ing from Zagreb and the Križevci waste management utility Križevačko Komunalno Poduzeće
Belgium-based ABEE to invest EUR 1.1 billion in battery production in Bulgaria
15 December 2023 - ABEE launched a EUR 1.1 billion project for a battery plant, recycling facility and an R&D center in Bulgaria
Construction waste ends up in illegal landfills even though 70% can be recycled
27 October 2023 - Croatia generates 1.7 million tons of construction waste per year but it is often difficult for its recyclers to obtain it as a raw material
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat selects location for battery gigafactory in Serbia
26 September 2023 - One of the investors in InoBat is Rio Tinto, which has been developing a lithium mining and processing project in the country
China, EU hope to make renewables tech recyclable in next decade
22 August 2023 - Wind turbines are 85%-95% recyclable, but blades are challenging because they are made of composite materials
Tilos in Aegean Sea is world’s first zero waste island
18 July 2023 - Tilos in Greece has become the world’s first island with a zero waste certificate. As...