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C H A P T E R 6
WAT E R A N D WA S T E U T I L I T I E S I N S E E — S TAT U S A N D R E F O R M
FIGURE 13: Waste tariff collection rates in SEE countries (percentages)
%
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Albania
(businesses)
S T R AT E G I C M O V E S
Montenegro
(businesses)
Source: REC survey, 2008
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
(overall)
Albania
(household)
Montenegro
(household)
Kosovo (under
UNSCR 1244)
(overall)
FYR Macedonia
(rural)
FYR Macedonia
(urban)
no data no data
In urban areas the municipalities determine the waste management fees, which
currently vary between EUR 8 and 18 per household per year. Such fees can only
cover collection and transportation, but not the proper treatment and final disposal
of waste. In most cities and towns, waste collection and transportation services
are subcontracted by the municipality to private companies.
The responsibility for environmental policy at the national level belongs to the
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration (MoEFWA) and
the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications (MoPWTT).
Both ministries are in charge of developing strategies, drafting laws and setting
basic tariffs in the waste sector. Some progress has been achieved in updating waste
management legislation, which defines the basic responsibilities at national and
local level, but the relevant strategies, policies and plans are not yet in place. However,
there are several regional plans related to internationally funded regional landfill
projects, as described below.
According to the existing legislation, the municipalities and regions are responsible
for municipal waste management (collection, transportation, treatment
Croatia
Serbia