Croatia’s Krk is world’s second zero waste island
Zero Waste Europe approved the certification in recognition of outstanding achievements in sustainable waste management
Brčko to get waste management center in line with EU standards
The center is one of five projects in the Brčko District financed by the World Bank under its Drina and Sava corridors development program
Prozor-Rama is only BiH municipality that sorts all collected waste
Of all processed waste, 60% is reused. The local authority says the rest can only be incinerated, to produce energy.
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea
Strategic waste sorting project under way in Croatia
A total of 284 cities and municipalities in Croatia have received 48,000 waste sorting bins, in what marked the completion of the first phase of a EUR 49.1 million project. The project, announced at the beginning of 2019, envisages the delivery of about 1.23 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard, and biowaste) […]
Serbia to change waste management model under new strategy
Serbia’s new waste management strategy for 2019-2024 will mark a shift from the concept of regional sanitary landfills to the model of regional waste management centers to include waste sorting, separation, and recycling, as well as non-recyclable waste treatment, Filip Abramović, assistant environmental protection minister for waste and wastewater management, says in an interview with […]
Expert views – Waste management problem in Serbia – can the country perform better and how?
Following the introductory article about the problems, challenges, and possible solutions concerning waste management in Serbia, Balkan Green Energy News brings you the first in a series of interviews with representatives of the state, the business community, the academic community, and civil society. In a dialogue with experts dealing with the waste management topic on […]
Procurement of 1.2 million waste sorting bins ahead
A total of 1.2 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard and biowaste) and recyclable municipal waste (plastic and glass) are to be distributed in 407 municipalities and cities in Croatia. The procurement worth HRK 315 million (EUR 42.5 million) will be financed under the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Programme 2014-2020. Croatian Minister […]
