Establishing system of the plastic bottles recycling in the Republic of Srpska Skopje 2011 Mara Bojic Environment Protection Fund of the Republic of Srpska Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

My outline for today Introduction Present situation in the Republic of Srpska Good examples of management system: Sweden and Croatia Project description Stakeholders, risks and type of solutions Final report Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

INTRODUCTION Business of the Environment Protection Fund of the RS is collection and distribution of financial resources for the environmental protection in the area of the Republic of Srpska Based on identified environmental problems, Environment Protection Fund of the Republic of Srpska sets waste issue as one of its priorities According to database, there are about 300 wild dumps in the RS They are usually located near the rivers, roads, settlements …. Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Situation when project started Where the plastic bottles ending???? Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Swedish perfect system Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Croatia example Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Cooperation with Croatia Visit Environmental Fund of Croatia which is responsible for waste management Experts from Croatia help us to make draft regulation Exchanging experience and use good example of waste management system in Croatia Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Where am I at the moment? The project cycle Planning Implementing/ Monitoring Evaluating Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Overall objective - Based on the “Polluters pay principle” to establish the system of plastic bottles recycling in the Republic of Srpska which will be useful for environment and for the citizens, as well Project time – by the end of this year adopt Regulation and accompanying documents and next year start to implement system completely Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Outputs and expected Outcomes Draft regulation Accompanying document Public discusion and meetings with stakeholders Adopt the Regulation Input 2Input 1 Establish a system of plastic bottles recycling

STAKEHOLDERS AND RISKS Stakeholders: Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction and Ecology, plastic bottles producers companies, Inter entity body for environment, big supermarkets, citizens... Refusing the system from the big companies which are plastic bottles producers - It will makes extra costs for them (they do not want to make their products more expensive, they are not happy to include these taxes in their costs) Lobby from big companies to politicians Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Type of solution try to talk with the producers company that taking care about environment can be positive for their reputation Give the argument to government that is one of the obligations to join EU Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

PROJECT MANAGEMENT and ORGANISATION Environmental Protection Fund of the Republic of Srpska employees Ministry of Construction, Spatial Planing and Environment of the RS Interentity body – harmonize regulations in both entities including Brcko district Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Reflections on the programme Expectations – then to understand waste management system in Sweden to get suggestions for my project to learn how to write good project proposal to exchange expirience with other participants to have enough time to see Stockholm Expectations – now to exchange experience with other participants about our projects to enjoy Skopje and Macedonia friendly atmosphere Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Specific things I learned from my colleagues a lot of good project proposals environmental problems in other countries Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Specific things I learned from the period in Sweden Waste managment system in Sweden To write project proposal To be more specific Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

How I have shared my experience in Sweden with my colleagues at work Wrote big and detailed report with photos from Sweden for my company Made presentation and present to my colegues Wrote article for the web Use each moment to talk informal with colegues about way of living in Sweden Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Successes and challenges: Changes I have been able to effect in my own work, and within my organization: I tried …but…. without success Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

What I wish had been different I do not have any changes to program Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Thank you for your attention! Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011