Resource and Waste Management in ALBANIA

Ministry of Environmental, Forestry and Water Administration

&Institute of Statistics of Albania

(INSTAT)

Background

The present treatment of urban waste consists only in their removal and dumping on sites designated by the local authorities.

There is still no sanitary landfill built in Albania.

The system for collecting and transporting urban waste is already privatized.

The number of containers and vehicles is insufficient, and often the service does not cover the entire urban area.

There is no recycling system and there is no analysis of urban waste composition.

At rural level, there is no system for collecting and transporting wastes and there are no designated sites for dumping.

Taxes for the existing service are low and the allocated funds are insufficient.

A re-organization and a new concept for the sector is needed, as well as improvement of the national legislation, improvement of the networking with the built in Albania.

Solid Waste

While the quantity of industrial waste has decreased the quantity of urban waste has increased

The industrial waste, deposited for years is not subjected to any public health and environmental control.

The urban waste represents an acute problem for the main cities, especially for Tirana, Durres and Korça,

The deliberate burning of urban waste in the open air is typical for many dumpsites

There are no epidemiological studies to determine the impact of waste on the health of people living close to dumps

Management of waste and chemicals The equipment for collecting and transporting the urban waste does

not meet the requirements Dump sites for urban waste do not meet the environmental criteria There is no waste recycling There is no waste management service in rural areas There is a lack of monitoring systems for urban and industrial waste

umpping into the environment Low taxes for an efficient service Lack of management plans for hazardous waste Incomplete legal and regulatory framework Lack in the use of economic instruments Considerable quantities of chemicals and their unsafe storage Lack of a management plans for chemicals Low Low level of environmental and health awareness regarding the

risks from hazardous chemicals and wastes

Improvement of solid waste management

Improvement of the collection and transport system for municipal waste through training of personnel and supply of necessary equipment.

Closure of dumping sites for municipal waste representing environmental hazard.

Construction of sanitary landfills of waste, starting with those cities that already have studies and projects prepared (Shkodër, Lezhë, Elbasan, Fier, Pogradec, Korçë), as well as for the cities Tiranë-Durrës.

Safe closure of the old urban waste sites in those cities where the new landfills will be constructed.

Strategy and Action Plan

Strategy and Action Plan for sustainable management of

urban waste and sewage in rural areas.

Strategy and Action Plan for the management of hazardous, industrial and medical waste.

Program for safe closure of hazardous urban and industrial waste sites that pose a health risk.

NATIONAL STRATEGYManagement Plan for Chemicals Inventory of the stored chemicals, expired or unusable.Plan for hazardous, industrial and hospital waste management.Analysis of the existing legal framework.Design of a modern legal framework.Analysis of institutional needs in this area.Training program for the management of chemicalsPilot projects for safe removal of chemicals.Action Plan for the safe closure of urban and industrial waste dumps, which pollute the environment and risk the health of people, as well as their monitoring.

THANK YOU !

Ms. ALMA KORA

&

Mr. ENVER HALIPAJ