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New EU Rules to Improve Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

With 481 votes in favour, 79 against and 26 abstentions, Parliament adopted the deal reached with the Council in January 2024 on revising the EU’s water management and urban wastewater treatment standards...

Green Planet between Dystopia and Utopia

That day, at the front door of my building, I was intercepted by an upset neighbor with the announcement that “The lift is not working again!” I noticed that my neighbor was...

Eight ways to overcome the waste pollution crisis

Humanity generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste a year. When improperly managed, much of that refuse—from food and plastics to electronics and textiles — emits greenhouse gases...

NEW PROJECTS THAT WILL RECEIVE WWF ADRIA GRANTS

WWF launched its project “Serbia Actions in the Field of Environment, Nature and Climate – SAFE Nature and Climate“ to form a network of civil society organizations that will implement sustainable ideas...

NEW INITIATIVE AIMS TO CURB THE TOXIC IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE

The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have come together to launch a 379 million dollars initiative to combat pollution from the use of pesticides and plastics in...

WHICH KIND OF PACKAGING WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE EU’S LIST OF BANNED PRODUCTS?

The European Union continues to tackle environmental, plastic and waste-related issues. There is an agreement in place between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of existing rules regulating the...

MUNICIPAL WASTE REDUCTION – FACTORS AND METHODS

In its 2024 report „Global Waste Management Outlook - Beyond an Age of Waste: Turning Rubbish into a Resource“, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has analysed the relationship that humans have...

FRANCE’S INCENTIVES FOR REDUCTION OF WASTE AND PROMOTION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY

In January this year, France started implementing several new measures aimed at reducing waste by encouraging, among other things, the application of the circular economy and improving air quality. Several measures from...

FROM PRESERVING HISTORY TO AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT TOWN

Trebinje is located at the foot of the Leotar Mountain, along the Trebješnica River, resting in the shade of hundred-year-old plane trees. This is a town of many happy returns with a...

RECYCLING PACKAGING AT LIDL: DONATE OR REDUCE THE BILL

Until now, as part of Lidl’s pilot project, Recycling – because one good turn deserves another, in Novi Sad and Niš, consumers have had the opportunity to donate 5 dinars to the...

THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HEMP PELLET

Suitable climatic conditions and quality land help our country’s potential for the cultivation of industrial hemp. These are not just assumptions but proven facts. The former Yugoslavia was its biggest exporter of...

THE WORLD’S FIRST PLATFORM FOR MONITORING OCEAN SAND EXPLOITATION

The problem of mining sand from the ocean is not a new one. Large quantities of sand are mined and transported to be used in construction and other industries, however, not without...

CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BANKING

The circular economy puts an end to the concept of “exploit – produce – use – throw away”. As it usually happens, we became aware of climate change, the incredible amount of...

EU DIRECTIVE WILL ESTABLISH THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE FOR WATER TREATMENT

The European Commission reacted positively to the temporary political agreement concerning the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which is a significant step in the protection of human health and the environment from...

Cigarette butts – from waste to asphalt mixture

The health hazard that cigarette consumption causes for both active and passive smokers is a problem that most people are familiar with. In the EU countries, cigarette packets feature disturbing photos and...

China’s petrochemical surge is driving global oil demand growth

The global petrochemical industry – essential to the production of clothing, tyres, detergents, fertilisers, and countless other everyday products – is currently going through a momentous period of transition. Driving this change...

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