waste
Three local authorities in Serbia considering waste-to-energy project
22 January 2024 - Representatives of local authorities in Kraljevo, Vrnjačka Banja, and Trstenik attended a presentation of waste-to-energy solutions
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
22 January 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
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
Romania introduces deposit refund system
04 December 2023 - The Romanian DRS is set to become the second-largest in Europe, and the world's largest centralized national DRS by volume of containers
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
Croatian city of Vinkovci plans to produce, use hydrogen from waste
04 October 2023 - Josip Romić, the deputy mayor, says the authorities have prepared a pre-feasibility study for the project +ZEMC H2 of the City of Vinkovci
Rehabilitated landfill in Romania to host municipal solar power plant
18 September 2023 - The Municipality of Sibiu is developing a project for Romania's first solar power plant on a rehabilitated landfill
Toxic tailings dump in North Macedonia to be turned into solar power plant
29 August 2023 - The town of Probištip in North Macedonia will seek an investor to remediate a mining tailings dump and build a solar power plant on the site
EU blocks wastewater treatment project in Kosovo* due to sanctions
15 August 2023 - The European Union suspended grants and investments in wastewater treatment systems in Kosovo* as part of sanctions against the government
Zagreb Holding sells green bonds worth EUR 305 million
20 July 2023 - Through its umbrella firm Zagreb Holding, Croatia's capital issued the first green municipal bonds in Central and Eastern Europe
EU auditors: Billions spent in vain on circular economy transition
04 July 2023 - The EU's action plans and financial support have had little impact on member states' circular economy transition
Belgian company to build EUR 1.4 billion car battery factory in east Romania
27 June 2023 - Belgian firm ABEE agreed to invest EUR 1.4 billion in the construction of an electric car battery factory called Romvolt in Galaţi
Bulgaria’s Devnya set to become first carbon-free cement maker in Eastern Europe
22 June 2023 - The project, valued at EUR 750 million, has already received EUR 190 million in financing from the EU Innovation Fund
36th International Congress on Process Industry – Processing ’23. to be held on June 1-2 in Serbia
24 May 2023 - The two-day event will be held in Šabac, where domestic and foreign experts will present 65 papers classified into 11 thematic groups
Earth Day 2023: Invest in Our Planet with climate literacy, global cleanup
17 April 2023 - A series of both virtual events and gatherings are being held as part of the first-ever Earth Week, culminating on Earth Day, April 22
Glasses frame made of waste coffee grounds – a modern and sustainable solution
07 April 2023 - Young innovators and coffee friends from North Macedonia came up with a sustainable solution for coffee grounds - they make eyeglass frames