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Identification details
Official title of the project Regional Solid Waste Management Sheme – Pirot district
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Region/City Pirot
Sector(s) Regional Solid Waste Management
Budget / EC contribution 11,789,546.00 €
Implementation period 01 September 2008 - 01 December 0200
Expected results To establish Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Bela Palanka regional solid waste management scheme, including the construction of a regional sanitary landfill
Beneficiary Municipalities Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Bela Palanka
Partners EU / Municipalities Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Bela Palanka
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Summary
Summary of the project
(up to 1500 characters) 		The four municipalities decided to establish a municipal Waste Management Scheme as a top investment priority. The scheme consists of:
  1. A new regional sanitary landfi ll that will be used for reliable and safe communal waste disposal. The proposed solid waste management
    2. scheme is fully in accordance with the Serbian Waste Management Strategy;
  2. A new access road to the land fi ll site;
  3. New collection trucks and containers.
The estimated lifetime of the landfi ll is 30 years. The construction of the landfi ll will be undertaken in the following phases:
  • Phase I - 12 years
  • Phase II - 9 years
  • Phase III i IV - 9 years
The project does not have negative impact on the environment and the Environmental Impact Assessment was accepted by the Serbian Government and the European Agency for Reconstruction.
Fact sheet - SR
Fact sheet - EN
Main goal of the project
(up to 800 characters) 		Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Bela Palanka municipalities (total population 105.000) are establishing a regional solid waste management scheme, including the construction of a regional sanitary landfill. The site for the landfill is in Pirot municipality (Muntina Padina) near the highway Bela Palanka - Pirot. The solid waste management scheme is in compliance with Serbian and EU standards.
Specific objectives
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  • Provision of reliable and safe communal waste collection and disposal in line with EU solid waste management practices.
  • Significant improvement in the overall environmental status of the municipalities.
  • Reduction/elimination of the existing risks to public health due to the existing waste dumps in the region which are classified as K4 : (dumpsites, not fulfilling minimal protection measures, completely filled up, requiring immediate closure, restoration, and recultivation.