Construction of two new recycling yards in Croatia announced
Croatian municipalities Nuštar, in Vukovar-Srem County, and Kneževi Vinogradi, in Osijek-Baranja county, have received the European Union (EU) grants for the construction and equipping of recycling yards. Croatia’s minister for environment and energy and chairpersons of Nuštar and Kneževi Vinogradi municipalities signed a contract on EU grants for these projects, secured from the Cohesion Fund […]
Recycling yard for electrical and electronic waste to be built at Smiljevići landfill in BiH
A recycling yard for electrical and electronic waste will be built as part of Sarajevo’s Smiljevići landfill transformation into the Regional Waste Management Center. Public waste utility KJKP Rad’s PR representative Mirza Ramić told portal Klix.ba that the first phase of construction was completed last year, and that construction works are ongoing. “The construction of […]
EC adopts Europe-wide strategy to fight plastic pollution
As a part of the transition towards a more circular economy, the European Commission (EC) adopted the first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics. According to the statement of the EC, this strategy will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth and innovation, turning a challenge into a positive agenda for the Future of Europe. […]
Croatia has allocated more money for recycling yards construction
Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy announced additional EUR 9.25 million for the construction of recycling yards. Total sum has amounted to EUR 29 million. The public call will last until the funds are used. Due to great interest after the first public call made earlier this year, the Ministry decided to provide additional […]
Serbia has launched two new projects for efficient waste management
Serbia could recycle a third of its annual 2.4 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) production if the country had a developed efficient waste management system (WMS). With two projects that have just been launched – Support to Waste Management Policy and Source Separation Project – it seems that Serbia is on the way to […]
Pilot project for collecting used cooking oil in Croatia
Croatian oil and gas company INA launched pilot project for collecting waste cooking oil on 30 retail locations in this country. Company, owned by Hungarian MOL, is trying to collect used oil which is important raw material, Total Croatia portal reported. Recycled oil can be used for production of biofuels, soap, detergents and synthetic rubber. […]
Swedish companies interested in building first Eco-village in Zrenjanin
Swedish green technology companies, confident that Serbia has a great potential for the development of green technologies, now are looking to develop a pilot-project of an Eco-village in Zrenjanin, offering high-tech solutions for green development of rural areas and aiming to not just build the green villages but also to educate and include future residents […]
Macedonia still far from reaching goal in recycling packaging waste
Macedonia is still far from its goal of recycling 60 percent of packaging waste by the year 2020 and the Association of Secondary Raw Materials Collectors and Recyclers wants to increase its cooperation with local communal services companies to reach that goal. Association official Iko Bredaroski told a meeting at the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce […]
