BiH SuTra project achievements, MoU signing & waste insights

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BiH SuTra project achievements, MoU signing & waste insights Photo: Jasmin Agović.

Join us for an event highlighting the achievements of the BiH SuTra project and new opportunities for cooperation on the path towards a sustainable transition.

The BiH SuTra project (Sustainable Transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina) is bringing together project partners and stakeholders to reflect on key achievements, celebrate new cooperation between local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden, and share experiences and insights on sustainable waste management.

The event will feature the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Norrköping Municipality, Sweden, and the Municipality of Banovići and the City of Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking a new step in knowledge exchange and cooperation between the municipalities. The event will also include presentations on the Waste Composition Study (WCS), including findings from the Banovići pilot and opportunities for wider application of the methodology in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Event agenda

09:30 – 10:00

Welcome Coffee & Registration

10:00 – 10:15

Addressing the participants

  • The Swedish Embassy
  • MOFTER BiH

10:15 – 10:30

Presentation of the project and achievements of BiH SuTra – Support to the transition of coal-rich regions (2023 - 2026)

  • Saša Solujić, Project Manager - Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

10:30 – 11:45

Ceremonial signing of the memorandum of cooperation between Norrköping Municipality and Banovići and City of Živinice.

  • Norrköping Municipality
  • Municipality of Banovići
  • City of Živinice.

Norrköping Municipality presentation - Waste management system and operations of the municipality

  • Karin Faxér, Environmental Strategist, Norrköping Municipality, Sweden
  • Karin Swärd, Waste Management Engineer- Nodra AB, Norrköping, Sweden
  • Tone Agnarek, Waste Management Engineer- Nodra AB, Norrköping, Sweden

11:45 – 13:00

Presentation of the methodology/waste composition study (WCS) and its utilization potential

  • Lejla Alagic, Eko Sep (Eko Sep’s future vision and the utilization of the WCS)
  • Adem Mostarlic, Municipalicy of Banovići (WCS pilot findings & plan for a general WCS for Eko Sep)
  • Tomas Thernström, SEI (SEI’s future support to Eko Sep’s development & utilization of the WCS/methodology in BIH)

Partners

Banovici Banovici Breza Breza Gacko Gacko Gradiška Gradiška Kakanj Kakanj Ugljevik Ugljevik Živinice Živinice Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa BiH Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa BiH Stockholm Environment Institute Stockholm Environment Institute Sweden Sweden