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Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Modernization of Municipal Services (ORF MMS) Project “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of South Eastern European region”

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"Green Actions, Earth Day Every Day!" - Pilot measures for solid waste

management in the cross-border region “Drina-Tara”

20 -27 April 2016 and 27 May 2016


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Photo-Documentation

Earth Day

Cross border region “Drina-Tara”

20-27.04.2016. and 27.05.2016


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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) and the Network of

Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS) are implementing a

regional sub-project “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of

South Eastern Europe” supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation

and Development (BMZ) through the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South East Europe –

Modernisation of Municipal Services (ORF MMS) and the Government of Switzerland.

The project is working in 3 pilot regions: Adriatic Pilot region (Albania, Montenegro, B&H and

Croatia), Sharra Mountain (Albania, Kosovo*, Macedonia) and Drina (Tara-Sava) river region

(BIH, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro).

The project aims to improve the conceptual and organizational framework conditions for

Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) in cross-border rural and coastal areas in SEE

with the specific goal to assess and develop schemes (models) for integrated management

of solid waste that are environmentally effective and economically affordable in order to

reduce adverse environmental and economic impacts of solid waste miss-management and

support the ecological and socio-economic development of the cross-border rural and

coastal areas in the SEE countries. The project will support the local authorities and

stakeholders in establishing a dialogue platform for assessing and developing effective

management schemes for integrated solid waste management in the regional cross-border

rural and coastal areas. In order to attain policy and operational means which are best and

meet the social, economic and environmental conditions of the involved municipalities and

countries.

Within the project where conducted pilot measures for solid waste management in the cross-

border region “Drina-Tara " - Green Actions, Earth Day Every Day!" in a period from 20 -27

April and 27th May 2016.

The SWG team in cooperation with local stakeholders, local population, NGO’s and local

authorities performed cleaning actions in different locations in the Municipalities of Uzice,

Cajetina, Bajina Basta, Priboj, Prijepolje, Ljubovija in Serbia, Municipalities of Visegrad,

Rudo, Gorazde, Bratunac and Milici in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Municipality of Bijelo

Polje in Montenegro. In Municipality of Pljevlja pilot actions were conducted on May 27th

2016. Around 700 volunteers took an active part in these pilot actions during which was

collected 9 000 kg mainly dry mixed waste from 29 locations from 13 municipalities.


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Municipality of Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The whole local community participated in pilot actions which were conducted by NGO

“Nove nade”, Visegrad. On 21th April 40 children from Primary school “Vuk Karadzic” and

Secondary school “Ivo Andric” organized cleaning of the Sport Centre complex and collected

40 bags of mixed dry waste mainly pet and paper. The same day small art exhibition and

planting of flowers was organized in the Kindergarten “Neven”. On 22nd April two educative

workshops where conducted on a subject "Preservation and protection of environment and

primary waste selection".


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Municipality of Gorazde, Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 22nd April in a scope of Earth Day were organized educational-creative workshops with

the aim to raise awareness about environmental protection. Within this activity 30 children

from Primary schools with their teachers made bird houses and feeders, design eco notes

and small brochures using decoupage technic and recycling material.


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Municipality of Rudo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

From 20th-22nd April 2016, pilot actions were organized on three locations in the Municipality

of Rudo. In the pilot actions participated 100 scholars from Primary school” Rudo”, Primary

school “Bosko Buha”, settlements Strpci and Mioce, together with schoolchildren from

Secondary school Center “Rudo”, Public Institute for Tourism and Centre for Democracy

“COD Luna”. During the actions around 10 containers of waste mainly plastic, paper and

cardboard was collected.


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Municipality of Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pilot actions were conducted with the aim to clean “Rajska plaza”, the famous resting area in

the Municipality of Bratunac. On 22nd April at the action participated 18 members of Eco

rafting club “Rajska plaza”, members of local community Krasanpolje and members of BBK

Mountain bike Bratunac. During the actions from the area of 1ha was collected 30 bags of

waste out which 50% plastic bottles, 30% glass bottles, 5% paper, 10% old cloths and 5%

metal items.


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Municipality of Milici, Bosnia and Herzegovina

From 20th-27th April the pilot actions were conducted in cooperation with the initiative “Let’s

do it Bosnia and Herzegovina”, local population and local authorities with the aim to clean

the basin of River Jadar, local cettlements Misici, Kasaba, Vuksic polje and cleaning of

illegal dumpsite in the settlement Golocevina. In these actions participated schools,

representatives of local communities and Youth Office. During the actions, 90 bags of solid

waste was collected.


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City of Uzice, Serbia

Pilot action was organized on April 22nd in coordination with working teem “Schools for

beautiful and cleaner city” from Uzice. 30 school children and their teachers visited Regional

sanitary landfill “Duboko” on which is disposed communal waste from the territory of nine

local governments. Waste is disposed on environmentally and safe way. Within the regional

landfill exist Centre for secondary selection with the aim to extract as much as recyclable

material, so that smaller amount of waste is deposited in the landfill body. The cleaning

actions were organized to clean children playground in the city center and green area in front

of the Primary school “Kralj Petar II’’. On the area of around 1000 m2 during the actions 30

bags of dry waste (pet, paper, and cardboard) was collected and disposed at the containers

for primary selection.


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Municipality of Cajetina, Serbia

The pilot action was organized on 5 locations on the Zlatibor Mountain. At the action

participated 45 children from eco section of the Primary school “Dimitrije Tucovic”, 2

teachers and 10 workers of Public Utility Company “Zlatibor”. Through this action 150 bags

of dry mixed waste was collected consisted mainly of plastic bags, plastic bottles, and metal

bottles. Collected waste was transferred to the Regional landfill “Duboko” in Uzice.


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Municipality of Bajina Basta, Serbia

Representatives from the Municipal administration animated schools and non-governmental

sector to take an active part in this pilot actions. Around 100 participants took part in this

actions among which youngsters from Kindergarten “Neven”, scholars from Primary schools

“Sveti Sava” and “Rajak Pavicevic”, Technical Secondary school, High school “Josif Pancic”,

Youth office, Group of scouts “Bajina Basta”, representatives from Green council and

educators from Municipal administration. During the pilot actions on 21-22nd April was

collected around 2t of dry waste mainly paper, cardboard, plastic and plastic foil. During the

action were cleaned smaller dumpsites in the city center like abended areas near the school,

City Park and River Raca.


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Municipality of Ljubovija, Serbia

Association “Nasa Ljubovija” conducted the cleaning of the area called “Motel”. The activity

was supported by 15 volunteers. During the action was cleaned an area of 70 acres and

collected 70 bags of waste mainly pet.

Municipality of Priboj, Serbia

Ecological organization „Lim“ in cooperation with Youth Office organized cleaning of the

banks of Lim River from the place called „Mostina“ to the city hospital on the area of 200

meter long and 20 meters in width. Upon the request, for successful organization of this

action Lim Hydropower plant in Nova Varos adjusted the water level. During the action 10

bags of pet, 8 begs of plastic bags and paper and 6 bags of other solid waste was collected.

Collected material was transported by Public Company “Usluga“ Priboj to the municipal

landfill.


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Municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia

The first pilot action was conducted in the city centre where was organized cleaning of the

bank of Lim River in a length of 100 m. In this activity participated in total 25 scholars from

Secondary school, Ecological movement “Lim” and Public Utility Company “Lim”. During the

actions around 2m3 of plastic material was collected, out which 60 kg of PET bottles was

pressed. The funds raised through selling of collected bottles will be used for purchasing and

installation of solar panels for heating of water in the Sport center in Prijepolje.

The other activities were organized in Brodarevo, Prijepolje. In a scope of Earth Day in the

Primary school “Svetozar Markovic” from 18th-22nd April were organized various workshops

including art exhibitions, music performances, reciting, dancing and writing as well as

cleaning of school yard and Pionirska Street, the street on the way to school. Scholars from

higher classes cleaned their school yard and water spring Jalas. They designed flyers and

posters which were disseminated through the city. Through the action 10 bags of waste was

collected out which 12 kg of paper, 7kg glass bottles, 2 kg of metal bottles and other waste.

Coordination Committee for protection of Lim River organized cleaning of banks of the Lim

River and river bed of Komaranska River. During the action 25 kg of plastic, 20kg of metal

and mixed waste was collected. A large amount of debris and construction material was


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placed along the river to be later transported. Within the project 4 palstic containers for PET

and paper were donated to the Primary school “Svetozar Markovic” in Brodarevo.

Municipality of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro

Together with Tourism Organization of Bijelo Polje and NGO “Euromost” scholars from four

Primary schools from villages Nikolje, Zaton, Nedakusi and Sutivan cleaned the area of 5ha

at location called Voljavac. In the pilot actions participated 76 school children, 10 teachers

and 18 residents of Home for elderly persons. During the actions 3m3 of solid waste was

collected.


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Municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro

Non-governmental organization “Da zazivi selo” from Pljevlja in cooperation with the initiative

“Let’s do it Montenegro”, local population and local authorities performed cleaning actions in

the cattlemen Zidovici in the Municipalities of Pljevlja, Montenegro. In the action participated

30 volunteers and collected 2 t of waste mainly medical waste and other mixed waste.

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