The first operator of the packaging waste management system in FBiH - Ekopak has signed an agreement with the Municipality of Tomislavgrad on the accession of this municipality to the recycling system.

The contract was signed by the mayor Ivan Buntić, the director of PUC Tomislavgrad Nikola Krstanović and managing director of Ekopak, Amela Hrbat.

Ekopak will finance the purchase of twenty special containers for separate disposal of packaging waste. After the procurement and commissioning of the containers, appropriate promotion of the establishment of a system for separate disposal of packaging waste in this Municipality will be carried out which includes informing and educating the population. Special attention will be paid to activities for primary school students as well as preschool children from kindergartens in order to develop awareness of the importance of waste management.

Mayor Ivan Buntić expressed satisfaction that the Municipality of Tomislavgrad has entered the recycling system: "Our Municipality has recognized the importance of this project and I am very pleased that we have joined the municipalities in the Federation of BiH that have established a recycling system. By the end of January, Ekopak will deliver a set of special containers for collecting paper, glass, plastic and other waste,  municipality and the utility company will commit to building and arranging the places where we will place the containers " said Buntić.

Managing director of Ekopak, Amela Hrbat did not hide her satisfaction, thanking the mayor of Tomislavgrad who saw Ekopak as a credible partner with whom to establish and develop the system: “We are glad that the Municipality of Tomislavgrad entered the recycling system and that the city and municipality will be even more beautiful and cleaner. I would especially like to thank our partner, packaging waste collector, company Duga from Široki Brijeg who will give their contribution in the form of transporting the collected packaging waste for recycling" said  Amela Hrbat.

It was announced from the Municipality of Tomislavgrad that containers will be placed on several locations, square Dr. Franjo Tuđman, near the stadium of HNK Tomislav, near hotel "Tomislav" and in the settlement of Latice.