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The City of Mostar has officially launched a functional recycling system through the To Zero Waste project, co-financed by the Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 2021–2027.
Through project activities, the City of Mostar has procured 1,800 sets of recycling bins, which will soon be distributed to citizens. In addition, with support from the project, 10 closed recycling containers and a mobile recycling yard have been delivered, laying the groundwork for quality waste separation infrastructure.
In the coming period, the city expects the delivery of a reverse vending machines (RVM) and a specialized vehicles for collecting separated waste, which will further improve the system’s operational capacity.
This week marks the official start of the recycling process, with the first trucks transporting a total of 5 tonnes of separated waste for recycling, based on an agreement between the city’s utility company JP Komunalno and the authorised operator Eko-Pak.
The entire process is monitored by the Federal Ministry of Tourism and Environment, which will collect and analyse recycling data on an annual basis to ensure the transparency and impact assessment of the project.
These activities are supported by the ongoing Zero Waste public awareness campaign, and as of autumn, the project will also launch a “Little School of Recycling” aimed at educating children on the importance of waste separation from an early age.
Through the To Zero Waste project, the City of Mostar is demonstrating its commitment to modernising public services, raising awareness, and building infrastructure that supports the transition to a circular economy in the cross-border region.
A famous Bosnia and Herzegovina swimmer Lana Pudar has supported the recycling campaign with a video: