IFAT Munich, 15 May 2018: Project Closing Conference

Like the previous country workshops, the project closing conference was strategically linked to a major trade fair for waste management, the IFAT, the world's leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. The event provided an overview of the project activities carried out and enabled participants from the four project countries to give a short presentation on the waste management situation in their own country. The event closed with a joint panel discussion in which common challenges and solutions were worked out and discussed.

The documentation of the event can be downloaded here.

Bulgaria, January 2018: Result report published

The results of the country workshop have been summarized in a result report. The document summarizes the most important findings of the country study and supplements them with the recommendations for actions discussed with the Bulgarian actors for the further development of the Bulgarian waste management sector.

The results report for Bulgaria can be downloaded here.

Croatia / Iran, August 2017: Result reports published

The project partners have summarized the results of the country workshops in result reports. The documents summarize the most important findings of the country studies and supplement them with the recommendations for actions discussed with the Iranian and Croatian actors for the further development of the respective waste management sector.

The results report for Iran can be downloaded here, the one for Croatia here.

Turkey, March 2017: Country study for Turkey is published

The country study consists of a detailed analysis of Turkey’s waste management sector. It gives an overview of the current situation of the waste management sector, identifies development potentials and provides suggestions on further developments of the sector. The country report has the following structure and provides information in the following areas:

• Country background information
• Environmental law and policy
• Waste generation and treatment
• Financing of waste management
• The role of the private sector in waste management
• Know-how and technology transfer

The country study can be accessed here.

Bulgaria, Mach 2017: Bulgaria country study is published and workshop took place in Sofia

The country study consists of a detailed analysis of Bulgaria’s waste management sector. It gives an overview of the current situation of the waste management sector, identifies development potentials and provides suggestions on further developments of the sector. The country report has the following structure and provides information in the following areas:

• Country background information
• Environmental law and policy
• Waste generation and treatment
• Financing of waste management
• The role of the private sector in waste management
• Know-how and technology transfer

The country study can be accessed here.

After releasing the country study on the 7th of March 2017 a workshop was hosted as a parallel event to the annual “Save The Planet” exhibition and conference and gathered nearly 60 participants from national and local waste management and politics together with representatives from reputable German companies, associations and from the Ministry of Environment.
Further information on the results and the presentations that were given during the workshop can be accessed here.

Iran, February 2017: Iran country study is published and workshop took place in Teheran

The country study offers a detailed analysis of Iran’s waste management sector. It gives an overview of the current situation of the waste management sector, identifies development potentials and provides suggestions on further developments of the sector. The country report has the following structure and provides information in the following areas:

• Country background information
• Environmental law and policy
• Waste generation and treatment
• Financing of waste management
• The role of the private sector in waste management
• Know-how and technology transfer

The country study can be accessed here.
The short version of the country study is available in German and Farsi.

The workshop was realised as part of the "Iran-Germany Waste Management Initiative" that had been founded by the Iranian partners. Therefore, the more than 200 participants did not only include Iranian and German waste sector representatives but also high-level politicians from both sides.
Further information on the results and the presentations that were given during the workshop can be accessed here.

Croatia, October 2016: Croatia country study is published & workshop took place in Zagreb

Croatia’s waste management sector has significant development potentials. In order to increase compliance with the European Union’s waste regulations, financial and technical support is needed. These are the conclusions of the country study on Croatia’s waste management sector that was published in October 2016.
The study provides an overview of the current situation of Croatia’s waste management and identifies fields for future cooperation of Croatia’s and Germany’s waste management sector. Among the most significant potentials for cooperation are the development of treatment and technology concepts as well as the provision of technical equipment for waste facilities.

The country study can be accessed here.

After the country study had been published, the Croatia country workshop took place in Zagreb on 26–28 October 2016. About 80 participants attended the event, including representatives from Croatian waste companies, municipalities and academia, as well as small and medium-sized companies from the German waste management sector.

Further information on the results and the presentations that were given during the workshop can be accessed here.