Local Government and Companies from Bosansko-podrinjski Canton Expressed Interest in Establishing a System of Packaging and Packaging Waste Management
Representatives of local authorities and companies
who place products in packaging at the market attended the workshop:
"Solid Waste Management and Establishment of System of Packaging and
Packaging Waste Management in FB&H".
The workshop was organized by
Chamber of Commerce of Bosansko-podrinjski Canton
and Ekopak, in Goražde Municipality. Except local companies’ representatives,
the representatives of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ministry of Urban Development and
Environment of Bosansko-podrinjski Canton and representativesof Goražde Municipality also attended the workshop.
Mr. Mladen Rudež, Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Environment and
Tourism, presented a Plan of closing the municipal landfills in FB&H and to use waste as material and energy.
Mr. Josip Dolušić, Adviser
to the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism, also
addressed to the attenders and answered many questions.
Among others topics, Ekopak’s representatives presented benefits of using "Green Dot" symbol on packaging since
Ekopak is the only authorized
organization to give rights for its usage for the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On this occasion our
clients Unis Ginex,
MPI Mlin Ustikolina, Muris Company and SPK Emina aworded certificates for "Green Dot" usage which they acquired by
entering in system of Ekopak, proveing thet thay financially contribute establishment of a sustainable system for the
collection and recycling of
packaging waste, according to highest European
standards.