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My circular road | Worms farm in Podgorica
They are originally from distant California, USA and have been living and working in Montenegro for 40 years without passports and work permits. Scientists from the University of California created a hybrid worm in 1957, hence the name for these "machines" for...
COP26 demands
Together with many other organisations from around the globe, we have signed an open letter for the UNFCCC urging them to reject false solutions to climate change such as the burning of waste in waste-to-energy incinerators, phase out investments for single-use...
Less Waste = More Jobs
Let’s Stop Throwing Away Our Chance to Create Millions of Jobs and End Waste Pollution By John Ribeiro-Broomhead, Co-Author of the Study, Zero Waste and Economic Recovery: The Job-Creation Potential of Zero Waste Solutions"As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into 2021,...
Why is Illegal Waste Dumping So Dangerous?
Illegal dumping could also be known as fly dumping, occurs when people dispose of their waste in rubbish dump areas, instead of using sanitized landfills. Rubbish disposed of varies from white goods, such as fridges or microwaves, to plastic bottles, tyres, furniture...
Was the Beer Feest in Cetinje the first Zero Waste Festival in Montenegro?
Last weekend, I decided to go and check out the Montenegro Beer Fest for the first time. The first thing I noticed was “UNDP Helping in Greening the Festival” in the list of sponsors …. Bingo! As soon as I arrived, I saw one COMPOSTING BIN. Wow …. I was so happy to...
Interview with Anastasija, 17, Zero Waster in Podgorica
Who are you, how old are you and where do you live? -My name is Anastasija Belević, I’m 17 y.o. and I live in Podgorica, Montenegro. When and how have heard for the first time of the concept of Zero Waste and/or Circular Economy? -I can’t remember when and where...
European Parliament banned the use of disposable plastic
The European Union has decided to say goodbye to Plastic Straws, balloons, Earplugs and cutlery for disposable use. Download the Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic...
Debunking the Coca-Cola Zero Waste Cities program
How the Coca-Cola “Zero Waste Cities” program contributes to misinform citizen about what is truly a circular economy As you now know, billions of plastic bottles from companies like Coca-Cola enter the environment each year. Actually, the three companies Coca-Cola,...
Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook
Illegal dumping is a major problem in many communities throughout Montenegro. Around 400 illegal dumpsites raise significant concerns regarding public health, safety, property values and quality of life. An effective illegal dumping prevention program should address...
Single-use plastics: ambitious agreement in EU to reduce marine litter
This new agreement is targeting the 10 plastic products most often found on our beaches. "The new EU directive on Single-Use Plastics will be the most ambitious legal instrument at global level addressing marine litter. It envisages different measures to apply to...
The Zero waste lifestyle story of Adelina
There is a period in the life of all of us when we deeply feel that the need for change is necessary. The time that has accumulated the experience of doing something wrong as a society and as individuals, something that does not rightly speak rebellion from you. Then...
Bea Johnson in Montenegro
Podogorica, 26.06.2018 Yesterday evening at CinepleXX in Podgorica, Zero Waste Montenegro hosted a speech by the international speaker & blogger Bea Johnson as part of her world speaking tour. In front of about 70 people composed of general public and journalists,...
EU Commission plastic waste policy and plastic waste bans plans
In an effort to reduce marine litter, the European Commission, the EU’s legislative body, proposed new rules Monday banning 10 single-use plastics. In addition to requiring the listed products to be produced using sustainable materials, the new rules will set targets...
Waste-to energy | Incineration of Waste: the issue
Burning waste to make it disappear. Sounds like a great idea, no? Well, no, it isn’t a great idea and let us explain you why. First of all, it destroys resources. Burning waste is not sustainable: waste are made of resources that once destroyed won’t be available...
What got me into trash
The story of Alexandra Aubertin, founder of Zero Waste Montenegro My interest for waste started in 2003 in Cambodia. I was volunteering there in the AIDS prevention sector and got asked to help one day with the kids working on the dumpsite near Phnom Penh. I couldn’t...
You think your plastic bags is biodegradable? Think twice …
Biodegradable plastic [1] products are often perceived as a potential solution to plastic littering and have attracted increasing public attention. According the Green Paper on a European Strategy on Plastic Waste published by the European Commission, the term...
Organizing a Zero Waste event
Montenegro has lots of events and festivals around the country, especially around the coast in the summer that brings large groups of people together. But most of those events generate huge amounts of waste in a very short time. If the waste is not properly separated...