Zagreb to boost solar rooftops to reach 50 MW by 2024
The city has prepared the program to support the installation of PV panels on the roofs of public buildings, privately-owned homes and firms
Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia, Zagreb compete for European Green Capital 2023 Award
Four regional capitals are among 16 cities in the competition organized by the European Commission.
Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb among 24 cities with EU’s highest air pollution costs
Bucharest, Sofia, and Zagreb are on the list of with the highest total damage costs of air pollution in Europe.
Zagreb adopts first Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan in Croatia
The City Assembly of Zagreb has adopted the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP), the first such document in Croatia, the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA) said on its website. The City of Zagreb has prepared the action plan in cooperation with the REGEA. The SECAP includes 23 measures for reducing CO2 emissions […]
Municipal waste management in Croatia – race against time
Even though the implementation of the Decree on the management of municipal waste was to begin in Croatia on February 1, it has not yet been fully implemented. Some cities have been classifying waste for several years now, while others are not ready yet – Zagreb, for example. The Decree came into force on November […]
Green islands for waste separation in central Zagreb
The Zagreb city government has set up the first underground waste containers with separate compartments for different types of waste in central parts of the Croatian capital. The communal services company Zagrebačka čistoća said it had secured special vehicles to remove the waste from those underground containers. The waste containers placed in so-called green islands […]
City of Zagreb published tender for composting facility for biodegradable waste
The City of Zagreb published a tender for exploration works and design of the composting facility for biodegradable waste on dumpsite “Obreščica”, needed for co-financing from EU funds. The investment is worth HRK 4.5 million (EUR 600,000), and the submission deadline is January 9, 2018. The Waste Management Plan of the Republic of Croatia for […]
Waste separation is becoming mandatory in Croatia
In Croatia, separate collection of waste will be mandatory in the future. The Decree on the management of municipal waste came into force on 1 November. Local governments now have a three-month period to decide on how to implement it. Fines for non-compliance are foreseen for everyone: citizens, municipalities, cities, and the state itself. The […]
