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Support to local municipalities in the
Western Balkan region in the
implementation of the 3R concept
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Target region
Drina river basin
• one of the most relevant trans-boundary watercourse in the Western Balkans
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Target region
Drina river basin
• ideal pilot area for addressing cross-border and inter-regional aspects of integrated solid waste management
• unique natural resources• high environmental pressure on the ecosystem• activities built on Drina River Committee (DRC)
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Municipalities within the Drina River basin
FEDERATION BiH REPUBLIKA SRPSKA MONTENEGRO SERBIA
Banovici
Bjjeljina
Bijelo Polje
Bogatic
Foca-Ustikolina Bratunac Savnik Loznica Gorazde Cajnice Kolasin Valjevo Kalesija Foca Pluzine Uzice Kladanj Han Pjesak Mojkovac Cajetina Olovo Lopare Pljevlja Sabac
Pale-Praca Milici Plav Nova Varos
Sapna Novo Gorazde Berane Prijepolje
Teocak Osmaci Zabljak Osecina
Trnovo Pale Andrijevica Bajina Basta Tuzla Rogatica Mali Zvornik
Zivinice Rudo Krupanj
Sekovici Priboj Sokolac Sjenica
Srebrenica Ljubovij
Uglje Vik
Visegrad Vlasenica
Zvornik
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Waste collection
• 35 – 90%• outdated vehicles, their number insufficient• frequency depends on population density
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Landfills
• Only one municipality is part of a regional waste diposal system
• Rest of the landfills are not sanitary, do not comply with EU standards
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Regional waste disposal systems
Numerous obstacles:
• Disagreement on the main points of cooperation
• Location, size of the area covered• Financial mechanisms
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Illegal dumping
• inadequate waste infrastructure leads to illegal dumping
• initiatives for cleaning up• local solutions
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Recycling, reuse, composting, incineration
• Examples of some local initiatives
• Only a handful of companies dealing with treatment of secundary raw materials
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Waste collection fee
• 2 to 3.50 EUR/household• Majority pays per m2
• Unit pricing rare• Does not cover operational costs• Ethical pricing? Ethical collection system?
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Drina and waste
• Non-sanitary landfills, illegal dumpsites in close poximity of Drina
• 30% of floating waste ends up in riverbed
• Inter-state problem
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PRICING of waste collection services
Unit pricing• full-unit pricing• partial-unit pricing• variable-rate pricing
system of differentiated unit price
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AWARENESS RAISING
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AWARENESS RAISING
• campaigns• printed materials• mass media announcements• websites• letter from the mayor• presentations or displays at schools, fairs, and
community events • demonstration programs, demonstration sites• messages mailed with utility bills• special events (games and contests)• prizes, awards
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AWARENESS RAISING
• letter from the mayor• presentations or displays • demonstration programs, demonstration sites• messages mailed with utility bills• special events (games and contests)• prizes, awards• gg• campaigns• printed materials• mass media announcements• websites
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REUSE
Reuse centers:
• shops
• electronic product exchanges
• online platforms
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REPAIR
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RECYCLING
Analyse:
• amounts of waste streams
• market for the materials
• collection method
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RECYCLING
• Drop-off systems
• Curbside collection
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COMPOSTING
Municipal composting:
• demonstration sites
• schools
• restrictions for collection
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COMPOSTING
Household composting:
• trainings
• national networks
• subsidized compost bins
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COOPERATION IN DRINA RIVER BASIN
• Joint action on floating waste
• Better access to international funds
• Acquisition of used vehicles
• Platform for experience exchange
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Thank you for your attention!
Tamás KállayRegional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
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