WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Brussels the 28-30 th November , 2012 .

1. WASTE MANAGEMENT INTHEREPUBLICOF CROATIA Brussels the 28-30th November, 2012. Daniel Bukovinski

2. Croatia Population:4.290.612 Capital city: 792.875 Total area: 87,661 sq.km Land area: 56.594 sq.km Territorial sea area: 31,067 sq.km Total length of coast: 5,835 km N°of islands: 1,185 (47 inhabited)

3. Waste management in Croatia is considered to be one of the priorityissues affecting all the components of the environment.

4. The Waste Management Strategy for the Republic of Croatia and the Waste Management Plan as its implementation document, are elements of a continuous waste management planning process which reflects on all the levels, from local to national, and appears as a segment in other sectors.

5. The legal area of hazardous waste management is regulated by the Waste Act, and related laws andregulations. • It has to be noted thatRepublic of Croatia is a Party to theBasel Convention. The Law on Waste, is harmonized with the provisions of the EU Waste Framework Directive 75/442/EC.

6. What have we done? • New legal framework for waste management • New technologies in production and waste management; replaced products and materials • Enhanced public knowledge and awareness • More investments in waste management, enhanced monitoring, improved control

7. Major challenges: Barriers and constraints to proper waste management • Quantity of waste • Composition of waste • Organization of waste management • Financing of waste management • Responsibility for generated waste • Cleaner production and consumption • Illegal management (shipment, disposal)

8. 3R REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE 3R - DEVELOPED COUNTRIES • High percentage separate collection – enhanced public awareness • Developed capacity for recycling and reuse – available financial resources • High demand and market for secondary material – industrial capacity

9. 3R - DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Create interest for: • Reduction – levying charges on production and purchase of products • Separate collection (increase the percentage of return of useful waste ) - incentives for consumers • Reuse/Recycling – subsidies for recycling and separate collection - business development Financial basis: Polluter-pays principle Success inall these areas should enhancepublicawareness andbusinessinterest

10. Waste Management Strategy • Remediation and closure of existing local landfills (dumpsites) • Remediation of highly burdened areas – former industrial sites • Development of waste management centers with pre-treatment of waste prior to final disposal • Development of recycling facilities and primary selection of useful raw materials • Enhanced public knowledge and awareness • Establishment of an integral waste management system

11. Integral waste management system WASTE A V O I D A N C E eEDUCATION eCLEANER PRODUCTION eCLEANER CONSUMPTION eLESS PACKIGING eRESPONSIBILITY OF BUYERS AND CONSUMERS WASTE GENERATION REDUCTION P R O D U C T I O N GENERATED WASTE eSEPARATE COLLECTION eREUSE eRECYCLING AND RECOVERY ePRE-TREATEMENT (MBT) eTHERMAL TREATMENT eOTHER TREATMENTS U S E SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS AND COMPOST ENERGY D I S P O S A L REMAINING WASTE ORGANIZED LANDFILLS ENERGY

12. Key issues • KNOWLEDGE: How to ensure that everybody understands and is aware of the options and benefits of sustainable waste management? • PARTICIPATION: How to develop effective participation and partnerships in all stages of sound waste management with all relevant stakeholders • IMPLEMENTATION: How to maximize the CSD(Commission on Sustainable Development) mandate to bring about effective coordinated and concrete action on the ground?

13. Thankyou!