Local solutions are sustainable ones – inclusive waste management system as chance for informal collectors
Authors: Kristina Cvejanov, President of Serbian Packaging Waste Recyclers Association and Žaklina Živković, Balkan Network Coordinator at European Greens Warm summer in Serbia became even warmer in the circular economy community because of the decision that came from public utility company “Čistoća” Novi Sad, capital of Serbian province Vojvodina. This public company hired a private […]
Minister Trivan announces running a tight ship on environmental fee payments and PPP agreement for Vinča
Minister of Environment of Serbia Goran Trivan announces consistent environmental fee collection not paid regularly by many domestic and foreign companies, as well as the beginning of the public-private partnership between the City of Belgrade and the French-Japanese consortium to rehabilitate the Vinča landfill next year. In an interview with the Beta agency, Trivan stated […]
Serbian town of Čačak plans to introduce recycling yards in rural areas
City of Čačak and its public utility company Komunalac plan to introduce recycling yards in suburban areas in order to solve the problem of wild garbage dumps. They also plan to install nine more underground containers in addition to the existing five in this town in western Serbia. Petar Domanović, director of Komunalac, told Balkan […]
Montenegrin industry generated more than 680,000 tons of waste in 2016
Last year, the industry in Montenegro generated more than 680,000 tons of waste, and the energy sector was the major source of waste, according to data released by the Montenegrin statistical office Monstat. Of 686, 522 tons of generated waste, 49.2 percent or 337,620 tons was generated in the mining sector in 2016. The sector […]
Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection calls recycling industry to apply for funding
The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection published an invitation for stimulation funds for the re-use of waste and the production of re-usable plastic bags. Applications for the funds can be submitted to the ministry by waste facility operators and plastic bag makers up to January 31, 2018. The ministry published the details of […]
Croatia introduces new rules on waste transport and disposal
Croatian government has adopted a decree which stipulates that waste transport and disposal will be charged by quantity of generated waste in the entire country. “A utility company is to charge the user for the amount of generated waste. This means that the model which charged waste per square meter has gone to history,” the State […]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch
By Kristina Cvejanov, President on Serbian Packaging Waste Recyclers Association The media recently reported that Serbia is preparing to open Chapter 27 on the environment in its accession negotiations with the European Union by the end of this year or early next year. The plan is to complete the draft negotiation platform by the end of […]
Waste exchange about to be launched in Serbia, RTS finds out what are the benefits
In Serbia, only 10% of waste is recycled, which means that the country is loosing profit worth EUR 50 million annually. Used paper, PET packaging waste, glass and metal mostly end up either on landfills or in the nature. Most of the collected waste is exported, while domestic facilities do not have enough raw material […]