solid waste management and inter-municipal cooperation macedonia

a case of Macedonia

Solid Waste Management

and Inter-municipal Cooperation

Legal Framework and Practices

Legal Framework on SWM

Law on Solid Waste Management

Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 09/11 from 25.01.2011

Solid Waste Planning

Strategy for Solid Waste Management for the period of 12 years

Law on Solid Waste Management

National Plan for Solid Waste Management for the period of 10 years

Municipal Plans for SWMbetween 3 and 6 years

Municipal Programmes for SWM for the period of 1 year

Regional Plan for SWMfor the period of 10 years

Proposed byInter-municipal Committee for SWM, the municipal councils adopt

SWM on Regional Level


According to Regional Development approach:• 8 Statistical/Planning Regions

In accordance to Strategy and National Plan on SWM:• 6 SWM Regions With more than 200.000 inhabitants


Inter-municipal Committee for SWM

Regional Center for SWM

Regional System for SWM

Agreement


The municipal Councils of the particular SWM Region make decision for mutual Agreement for establishment of joint Regional Solid Waste Management.


The Agreement for joint SWM System regulates:

• Mutual rights and responsibilities

• Provision of necessary conditions for functioning of

the System

• The way of joining of funds and other means

• The way of decision making


By establishment of joint Regional Solid Waste Management, the municipalities establish and organize

Regional System for Solid Waste Management

which especially includes regional landfill and additional installations.


For implementation of the Regional Solid Waste Management, the Regional Plan for SWM and the Agreement,

an Inter-municipal Committee for SWM shall be established.The members of the Committee are the mayors of the municipalities within particular Region for SWM, signatories of the Agreement .


The IM Committee for SWM has policy and coordinative role, some of the tasks are:• Defines the draft of the Regional Plan as well as monitors and

coordinates its implementation.• Propose to the municipal councils to make decisions related to SWM • Determine the infrastructure of the regional SWM system• Propose to the municipal councils the methodology for determination

of tariffs and other fees for solid waste services • Coordinates the work of the Regional Center for SWM• Coordinates the investment project activities • Selects the operator of the SWM Regional System • Coordinates different actors activities related to SWMS (municipalities,

NGOs, state agencies and institutions etc.)


The expert, administrative and technical issues, planning, implementation of investment projects as well as realization of the regional plan and development of the Regional SWM System are performed by the Regional Center for SWM

The Regional Center has a status of legal entity established by the act which regulates it organization, work and way of financing

Case of Macedonia - Eastern Region


- 11 municipalities

- 181.858 inhabitants

- 8 towns - 209 rural settlements


IMC Form:Joint Public Enterprise for SWM

SWM Inter-municipal Cooperation

The process of establishment of the SWM System is technically supported by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and GIZ.

Supported by EU Cross – border Cooperation Funds by 33 million Euros


Process started in 2009It is expected to finish and the SWM System to be in place in 2018


Existing public enterprises will abolish the SWM departments and all employees will be employed within the new SWM Regional Public Enterprise

Solidarity tariffs will be established within the region

Case of Macedonia -South Eastern Region

Case of Macedonia

- 10 municipalities

- 171.416 inhabitants

- 6 towns - 174 rural settlements

-South Eastern Region

Case of Macedonia -South Eastern Region

IMC Form:Public Private Partnership for SWM


The process of establishment of the SWM System is technically supported by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and REC- Regional Environmental Center


Process started in 2009It is expected to finish and the SWM System to be in place in 2013


Existing public enterprises will continue to collect and transport the solid waste to the regional landfill managed by the international company.

Solidarity tariffs will be established within the region

Other International IMC Practices in SWM Albania

Form of IMC: Delegation of authority to Public Utility Company Partner municipalities: 5 municipalities of Korca region;

Form of IMC: Partnership Agreement for Joint Regional Landfill Partner municipalities: 11 municipalities in Shkodra – Bushat Region

Bulgaria Form of IMC: Partnership Agreement for engagement of Private Company Partner municipalities: Elin Pelin and Gorna Malina

Form of IMC: Joint Regional Landfill Partner municipalities: Silistra, Alfatar, Kainardja, Sitovo, Glavinitsa, Dulovo

Other International IMC Practices in SWM Croatia

Form of IMC: Joint Public Trade CompanyPartner municipalities: Beli Manastir, Bilje, Čeminac, Darda, Draž, Jagodnjak, Kneževi Vinogradi, Petlovac and Popovac – 9 municipalities

Form of IMC: Joint Public Institution for Disposal of Communal and Unhazardous Technological Waste Partner municipalities: 19 municipalities from four counties: Krapinsko-Zagorska, Varaždinska, Koprivničko-Križevačka and Međimurska

Czech Republic Form of IMC: Voluntary Municipal Association as owner of founded Joint Limited Company.Partner municipalities: 30 municipalities of Černošn Region

Other International IMC Practices in SWM Serbia

Form of IMC: Joint Public Utilities Company - Regional Sanitary Landfill “Duboko”Partner municipalities: 9 municipalites - Uzice, Bajina Basta, Pozega, Arilje, Cajetina, Kosjeric, Lucani, Cacak and Ivanjica

Ukraine

Form of IMC: Memorandum of Understanding between Mayors and City Councils approval

Partner municipalities: 3 municipalites - Tulchyn district - Tulchyn municipality and Suvorivka, Kynashiv village councils

Thank you for your attention!

Boran IVANOSKIInter-municipal Cooperation Specialist

TGDL Project (Macedonia)[email protected]

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