04 June 2018
04.06.2018 - The report has been prepared by the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, in the framework of fulfilling the tasks and responsibilities for reporting on the state of waste according to the Environmental Protection Law and the Waste Law.
The main purpose of the report is to inform the public about the state of municipal solid waste in Kosovo, however, through this report, it is also intended to influence the improvement of waste management policies. This report will also serve as a good guide for directing projects and donor support in the municipal solid waste sector.
The report contains data on the legal, strategic, and institutional framework in the municipal solid waste sector, data on the overall state of waste including the generation of municipal waste, waste collection services, the amount of waste deposited, and the condition of sanitary waste landfills. The data presented in this Report were collected during fieldwork by AKMM teams, data that were provided by regional public companies, the Kosovo Landfill Management Company-KMDK, municipalities, projects, as well as other governmental and non-governmental institutions. Increasing the level of cooperation between the institutions responsible for waste management will significantly improve the process of collecting, exchanging, and processing data, as well as reporting on the state of this environmental sector.
On this occasion, KAS expresses gratitude to all governmental and non-governmental institutions, economic operators, donors, and various enterprises for the cooperation shown in the finalization of this Report.
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Municipal waste management in Kosovo, report on the situation