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Note for municipalities: what data will help to meaningfully transform the waste management system

In waste management, everything starts with data. This sounds both simple and complicated at the same time: where does one source it, what should be analysed, and how? In accordance with the National Waste Management Plan, municipalities are required to develop corresponding plans for their cities and towns. To avoid chaotic decision-making along the way […]

What you should know about mechanical biological treatment of waste

Since Ukraine adopted the Law “On Waste Management”, municipalities have been faced with a pressing question: how to reduce the volumes of municipal solid waste sent to landfill? Some municipalities are already working on this: identifying the quantities and types of waste, the places where it is generated, and selecting the necessary infrastructure.

♻️ From Awareness to Action: Gusinje’s Zero Waste Transformation

In just 30 months, the rural Montenegrin municipality of Gusinje transformed from having almost no waste separation system into a promising model of zero waste transition. What began with only 286 households participating in waste collection evolved into a community-wide movement supported by local authorities, citizens, and Zero Waste Europe.