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Regional Workshop on Recycling

Regional Workshop on Recycling. 20-21 September 2011 Ministry of Environment and Water , Tirana, Albania Country: Kosovo. Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency. Afrim Berisha & Tafe Veselaj. Content. Status of recycling, Main challenges for increased recycling,

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Regional Workshop on Recycling

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  1. Regional Workshop on Recycling 20-21 September 2011Ministry of Environment and Water, Tirana, Albania Country: Kosovo Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency Afrim Berisha & Tafe Veselaj

  2. Content • Status of recycling, • Main challenges for increased recycling, • Current projects within recycling, • Planned projects within recycling.

  3. Component 1: Status of recycling

  4. Legal bases for recycling • Law on Environment Protection, • Law on Waste, • Law for Water and Waste Regulatory Office. • Regulations and sub-legal acts for waste management and recycling.

  5. EU waste directives and harmonisation at Kosovo National Legislation

  6. Institutions • Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning • Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency • Waste and Water Regulatory Office • Municipalities-Local Government • Kosovo Landfill Management Company - KLMC • Regional Public Companies

  7. Fractions of municipal wastes

  8. Waste Collection types

  9. Annual average of waste generation (kg/capita)

  10. Recycling in Kosovo • No organized national recycling system …. • Local businesses • Small projects • NGO activities • Initiatives • Schools & Institutions

  11. Recycled materials • Paper and Card • Cans and Metals • Plastics • Glass

  12. Good Examples 1 New Government building

  13. Good Examples 2 Some areas of Prishtina municipality

  14. Good Examples 3 Estimated that 100 million kg. of glass generated each year Peja Brewery in the market has over 3 million bottles, manages to recycle 50%

  15. Good Examples 3 Local business for paper recycling

  16. Good Examples 4 Local business for aluminum recycling

  17. Good Examples 5 Estimated that 90 million kg. of plastic generated each year or 1.4.million m3- (GTZ Report -2002) • Factory Inova –Gjakove • A-COM-Mitrovice • - Plastika-Fushe Kosove

  18. Good Examples 6 Local business for plastic recycling

  19. Good Examples 7 Small factory for waste recycling

  20. Good Examples 8 Expected- recycling and processing of used oils-25 tons per day factory for waste recycling

  21. Quantity of waste recycled

  22. Component 2: Main challenges for increased recycling

  23. Five main challenges for increased recycling • Lack of effective mechanisms for waste separation and recycling; • Lack of projects and investments for waste recycling; • Low payment for waste collection services; • Insufficient cooperation between relevant institutions; • Lack of education and awareness for waste separation and recycling; …

  24. Component 3: Current projects within recycling

  25. Current projects within recycling 1 • No specific project at national level within recycling • There are some projects supported by donors which are linked with recycling: • Modernization of local services- Supporting municipalities for waste management and recycling-GIZ . • Recycling electrical and electronic equipment- Pilot project in three municipalities supported by Norwegian Government. • Kosovo Private Enterprise Program (KPEP),Supporting local companies for processing and recycling of metals, financed by USAID. • Cardboard Collection Project (CCP) — Pilot Project Initiating Viable Recycling Industry- Financed by Mercy Corps. • Local businesses - waste processing and recycling.

  26. Current projects within recycling 2 Legislation and Strategy • Finalization of Waste Management Strategy, • Finalization of Waste Management Action Plan, • Approving of Eco found law , • Decentralization of waste management competences at local level.

  27. Component 4: Planned projects within recycling

  28. Planned projects within recycling • Project planned at Waste Management Action Plan 2011-2021 • Establishment of solid waste recycling centers; • Improvement of technical equipment for waste separation, collection and recycling, • Construction of factory for waste mechanical and biological treatment; • Development program for advanced education in waste management. • Other project • Supporting small recycling projects and initiatives, • Awareness campaigns for waste recycling education.

  29. Planned projects within recycling 2 Legislation and decentralization • Transposition of EU directives for waste recycling in national legislation, • Implementation of Eco found law, • Capacity building for waste management and waste recycling at local level, • Supporting municipalities on waste management and recycling.

  30. Afrim Berisha Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency Email: afrim.berisha@ks-gov.net

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