In order to improve the waste management system in Serbia and align it with European standards, representatives of local governments and public utility companies from Novi Sad, Bačka Palanka, Bački Petrovac, Srbobran, Temerin, Beočin, Žabalj and Vrbas, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of European Integration, visited the Subotica Regional Landfill on April 9 and 10, 2025.
The visit was organized within the project "Technical assistance for establishing a regional waste management system for the city of Novi Sad and municipalities within the Novi Sad region", funded by the European Union.
On the first day of the visit, the participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves in detail with the technical-technological procedures and work organization at the location of the regional centre, starting with the reception, storage, treatment and disposal of unsorted waste that is collected from the territory of several local governments - Subotica, Senta, Kanjiža, Bačka Topola, Mali Iđoš, Čoka and Novi Kneževac, i.e. the waste management region that includes more than 260,000 inhabitants.
After a tour of the plant, the participants of the visit had the opportunity to learn about the challenges during the construction of the Subotica Regional Landfill, indicators of the financial sustainability of this regional centre, as well as challenges regarding the establishment of a system of primary selection, operational work and monitoring.
On the second day of the visit, during a tour of the transfer station with a recycling yard in Bačka Topola, representatives of the Regional Center introduced the participants to the visit with the organization and technology of transfer stations, which are an important link in the establishment of a regional waste management system.
The participants evaluated the visit as extremely useful, stressing that the exchange of experiences was of great importance for the realization of the planned activities in the implementation of the system and the building of the necessary capacities in the region for waste management of the city of Novi Sad and the municipalities within this region, as one of the very important steps towards the improvement and establishment of a sustainable, efficient and environmentally friendly waste management system.