Environmental organizations ask EU to stop waste burning in coal power plants in Bulgaria
Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth, Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata are bringing a legal complaint to the European Commission to compel EU authorities to investigate and order the alleged illegal waste incineration in Bulgaria to stop. Three organizations have taken action after the Bulgarian government secretly allowed three aging coal power plants to burn unclassified waste, […]
Towns in BiH, Montenegro, Albania join forces against marine litter
The Declaration of Ulcinj on the Prevention of Marine Litter has been signed by heads of five municipalities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro within a project implemented by GIZ. Integrated waste management and marine litter prevention are the essence of the Declaration of Ulcinj. Mayors of Finiq and Lezha in Albania, Neum and […]
HSE considering to burn waste in thermal power plant Šoštanj
If the environmental impact assessment (EIA) doesn’t reveal a possible excessive impact on the environment and people’s health, Slovenia’s Šoštanj thermal power plant (TPP) intends to start trial co-incineration of solid recovered fuel (SRF) next year. The project will be implemented by Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ), subsidiary of state-owned power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE). The […]
EU preparing rule for universal mobile charger standard
The European Commission was tasked with creating legislation for a comprehensive system for connecting gadgets with the grid. They must come up with a proposal for a universal mobile charger by July. The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on a standard for charging portable gadgets with the emphasis on efforts to reduce electronic waste […]
Cadastre to enable responsible mining waste management in Serbia
The Cadastre of Mining Waste project has given Serbia a clear picture regarding this type of waste, providing a basis for assessing the state of the environment and planning further steps towards resolving mining waste, primarily at sites where harmful materials have been discovered, Ivan Janković, assistant minister at the Ministry of Mining and Energy, […]
China to ban single use plastics, bags in phases
The National Development and Reform Commission said in Beijing that the state would by 2025 establish a comprehensive system for the production, sales, consumption, processing and disposal of plastic items. Big cities are first up to roll out the changes, while other places will have more time to adjust. China wants to eradicate most of […]
Sofia upgrading air pollution response system, may restrict traffic
The center of Bulgaria’s capital city has good air quality for the first time since the beginning of December, according to data from Air Visual. After spiking to as much as 170 points on a daily scale, the US AQI measure finally fell slightly below 50 by noon, though the second half of the day […]
Major action organized at Košutnjak to mark World Cleanup Day in Serbia
A major cleanup action was organized at Pionirski Grad in Belgrade’s Košutnjak forest by Ekostar Pak and the SBB Foundation under the auspices of the Ministry of Environmental Protection to mark World Cleanup Day in Serbia. Cleanup actions were also held in other cities around Serbia. World Cleanup Day, September 21, is the largest volunteer […]