Regional waste management in Republic of North Macedonia: case study for East and North-East planning region

Doneva, Nikolinka and Hadzi-Nikolova, Marija and Mirakovski, Dejan and Zendelska, Afrodita (2021) Regional waste management in Republic of North Macedonia: case study for East and North-East planning region. In: 2nd scientific conference for Critical environmental issues of the Western Balkan countries, October 28th to 30th, 2021. - Štip : Goce Delčev University - Štip, 2021, Shtip, North Macedonia.

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Abstract

Solid waste management remains an issue of significant importance for the Republic of North Macedonia, especially in a period when the country makes significant steps towards EU approximation. Despite harmonized national legislation, very little has been accomplished to comply with numerous EU Directives or Regulations, especially with Wastes Framework Directive (98/2008), which sets a series of very ambitious targets. The current system for waste management in the Republic of North Macedonia is primarily focusing on waste collection and disposal. Regular waste collection services are mainly limited to urban areas, providing up to 90% coverage in the cities and their outskirts. The National Waste Management Strategy foresees establishment of 5-7 regional landfills according to EU standards.
Waste management services in the East and North-East region, do not comply with national and international regulations now. They are incomplete, contain only inefficient waste collection and poorly controlled or uncontrolled landfill, without source separation schemes as defined in EU waste directives. East Region includes 11 municipalities, with 9 non-standard municipal landfills and around 70 dump sites, while North-East region includes 6 municipalities with 5 non-standard municipal landfills and around 40 dump sites. The total amount of generated municipal waste in Republic of North Macedonia in 2020 was 913 033 tonnes; the annual amount of municipal waste was 452 kg per person. Most of the collected municipal waste (99.8%) is landfilling.
In 2009, the Government adopted a Decision to establish integrated waste management system in the East and North-East region through public financing, while in 2019, was decided to be formed regional company for waste management in East, North-East planning region and Мunicipality of Sveti Nikole. The location of regional landfill will be on a hilly part, above the Ovchepole valley, 15 km Northeast of the Sveti Nikole, near the village Meckuevci. Within regional landfill following facilities for waste treatment will be established: mechanical-biological treatment (MBT), bio-stabilization, materials recovery (MRF) and small composting facility. New regional landfill should be built until 2025 with capacity of about 47000 t/year. This paper analyzes the benefits in terms of quality of life and environmental impact after the construction of the regional landfill for the East and North-East region.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects:	Engineering and Technology > Environmental engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences
Depositing User:	Nikolinka Doneva
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2022 08:40
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2022 08:40
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28745

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