waste
Packaging waste – how citizens pay for businesses’ irresponsibility
13 June 2022 - In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” Balkan Green Energy News discuss the packaging waste management system with Violeta Belanović Kokir, Kristina Cvejanov, and Dragana Katić
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
07 June 2022 - A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
06 June 2022 - Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
Small modular reactors create far more nuclear waste than conventional units – study
01 June 2022 - Small modular reactors would create two to 30 times more nuclear waste per unit of energy than conventional nuclear plants, scientists found
Albania bans single-use plastic bags
01 June 2022 - It is forbidden to produce, import and sell disposable plastic bags in Albania including those that are defined as oxo-degradable or oxo-biodegradable
Small whale dies in Greek waters from swallowing plastic
06 May 2022 - There was 15 kilos of plastic in the stomach of a beaked whale carcass found on Rhodes, highlighting the risk from plastic waste on animals and people
Robert Golob’s movement wins Slovenia elections with green economy pledge
26 April 2022 - Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement based the economic program on decarbonization and digitalization with renewables and nuclear power as energy pillars
Global Recycling Day – recycling is seventh resource for planetary conservation
18 March 2022 - Out of 2.1 billion metric tons of solid waste that is generated on Earth every year, only about 16% is recycled
Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people
15 February 2022 - The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality produced 844 GWh of power in waste incinerators and from landfill gas last year
Slovenia to co-finance construction of three waste incinerators
11 February 2022 - The state would soon announce tendering for awarding concessions for the construction of three waste to energy facilities
After years of efforts, EU agrees on common charger type for mobile devices
02 February 2022 - The European Council will open talks with the European Parliament to make USB-C the universal charging socket and cut electronic waste
Dutch investors could reclaim Nikšić landfill, build methane power plant
27 January 2022 - The landfill would be covered with a special impermeable material, which would cut emissions from the waste and its environmental impact to zero.
Kurti: Kosovo* to build two dams to boost water reserves
21 December 2021 - Prime Minister Albin Kurti said two dams would be built for water supply and noted that water resources can't be used without concession
Regional waste hub to be built in Rančevo in northwestern Serbia
18 December 2021 - Regional waste management center Rančevo near Sombor will process and reuse most of the waste from five municipal units
Environmentalists protest against waste incinerator project in Sofia
14 December 2021 - Burning waste results in emissions of mercury, dioxins and furans, Za Zemiata said as it protested against an incineration project in Sofia
GreenWEEE to build EUR 10 million e-waste recycling plant in Romania
10 November 2021 - GreenWEEE said it would put its third facility in Romania into operation in one year. The company recycles electrical and electronic waste