Support to local municipalities in the

Western Balkan region in the

implementation of the 3R concept

Target region

Drina river basin

• one of the most relevant trans-boundary watercourse in the Western Balkans

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)

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

Waste collection

• 35 – 90%• outdated vehicles, their number insufficient• frequency depends on population density

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

Regional waste disposal systems

Numerous obstacles:

• Disagreement on the main points of cooperation

• Location, size of the area covered• Financial mechanisms

Illegal dumping

• inadequate waste infrastructure leads to illegal dumping

• initiatives for cleaning up• local solutions

Recycling, reuse, composting, incineration

• Examples of some local initiatives

• Only a handful of companies dealing with treatment of secundary raw materials

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?

Drina and waste

• Non-sanitary landfills, illegal dumpsites in close poximity of Drina

• 30% of floating waste ends up in riverbed

• Inter-state problem

PRICING of waste collection services

Unit pricing• full-unit pricing• partial-unit pricing• variable-rate pricing

system of differentiated unit price

AWARENESS RAISING

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

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

REUSE

Reuse centers:

• shops

• electronic product exchanges

• online platforms

REPAIR

RECYCLING

Analyse:

• amounts of waste streams

• market for the materials

• collection method

RECYCLING

• Drop-off systems

• Curbside collection

COMPOSTING

Municipal composting:

• demonstration sites

• schools

• restrictions for collection

COMPOSTING

Household composting:

• trainings

• national networks

• subsidized compost bins

COOPERATION IN DRINA RIVER BASIN

• Joint action on floating waste

• Better access to international funds

• Acquisition of used vehicles

• Platform for experience exchange

Thank you for your attention!

Tamás KállayRegional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

tkallay@rec.org

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