Handbook for Bio-waste Management in Macedonia

Within the framework of the G2G.nl-short Programme Environmental Facility the project “Preparation of program and feasibility study for decreasing the bio-waste on landfills”, G2G10/MK/6/2 was executed by the Dutch project team.
The guidelines are the result of the documents prepared by the Dutch team, reviewed by the Macedonian beneficiaries and discussed during the workshops with relevant stakeholders. The guideline is divided in two sections:
– Section I: an executive summary and recommendations on what actions should be taken on national and municipal level to have a successful implementation of bio-waste management
– Section II contains the background documents on the following topics:
1. Bio-waste management: EU and Macedonian legislations;
2. Strategies for municipal waste collection and treatment;
3. Separate collection systems for bio-waste;
4. Biological treatment system;
5. Compost application;

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