The workshop on the development of waste management policies and practices, based on UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews (EPRs), was held in Skopje from 19 to 20 September 2023. Participants discussed the regulatory framework, access to waste management services, gender mainstreaming, and Extended Producer Responsibility schemes. The considered links between waste generation and management and circular economy and mechanisms to mitigate environmental impacts from waste management.
In addition, the participants shared experiences, showcased best practices, established priorities for forthcoming steps to enhance the implementation rate of the EPR recommendations, and explored potential regional cooperation avenues. In conclusion, they deliberated on the needs for sustainable waste management finance in the region and agreed on a set of topics for subsequent workshops.
Programme of the workshop ENG/RUS
Sharing of experience on the implementation of EPR recommendations related to waste management and environment
Opportunities and challenges for development of sustainable waste management policies
Deposit return system - Bottle collection schemes – Slovakia
E-waste monitors in Central Asia and Western Balkans: Methods and results, Elise Vermeersch, UNITAR-SCYCLE Programme
EBRD activities for waste management in North Macedonia, Ana Karanfilova, Head, Department for Waste Management
Integrated Waste Management and Marine Litter Prevention in the Western Balkans, Philipp Steinheim, GIZ
Interactive session on identifying practical solutions in priority areas to support sustainable waste management
Waste financing, outcome of a Group Work
Interactive session on identifying the next steps for the implementation of EPR recommendations related to waste management and environment from the latest EPRs of participating countries
Introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme, outcome of a Group work
This workshop is funded, inter alia, by the German Federal Environment Ministry’s Advisory Assistance Programme (AAP) for environmental protection in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and other countries neighbouring the European Union.