About the project:

One of the major problems of the inhabited areas is the amount of communal waste is increasing. The waste needs to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. This can be achieved with the development of an integral system for waste management, with rules about selection, mineralization and stabilization of the waste. No state or people can resolve the global problem of pollution by themselves and, on the other hand, nobody is so weak and small for his contribution to the prevention of pollution to not reflect positively on global level.

This goal of this project was to implement small eco-actions and infrastructure projects in order to help the municipality improve the quality of life and to become a better place to live.

Timeframe:

2004-2007

Partners:

Public enterprise for waste management "Komunalno", Local Eco NGO’s, Municipality of Struga, local primary schools and rural communities.

Results:

• Organized several local eco-actions for the beautification of rural/urban areas (cleaning actions, creating mini parks, planting green areas in the town)
• Provided equipment (cans, containers and benches) for eco-sections in the primary schools
• Published guidelines for composting waste “All trash does not need to be thrown in the garbage”
• Delivered training and exercises: "How to make compost from garden/field waste?" for the pupils and farmers in several schools and neighboring communities
• Successfully mediated disputes between the local company for waste management and the rural settlements Radozda and Kalishta which included the use of donated equipment (containers, bins and tools)
• Equipped a children’s playground in the city center and installed traffic calming on the streets surrounding the playground
• Created technical documentation for a children’s playground in the village of Radolishta

Downloads:

Manual for Solid Waste Management and Composting

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