Project goals and purpose
The Law on Sustainable Waste Management (Official Gazette 94/13) obliges local self-government units to ensure the functioning of one or more recycling yards in their area, depending on the number of citizents living in the area (population number).
The project “Building the recycling yard in the City of Benkovac”, besides the construction of the recycling yard itself, includes design, construction works, equipment and supervision, technical assistance for project management and implementation of information and educational activities on waste management.
Properly constructed and equipped recycling yards are a key factor in a sustainable waste management system, as it ensures separate waste collection. This makes useful waste such as paper, metals, glass, plastics and textiles a valuable raw material and returns this materials to the system, boosting the circular economy. It saves money, energy, natural resources and time. Potentially hazardous waste, such as batteries and old medicines, is properly managed and disposed of.
The construction of a recycling yard is a significant contribution for every community because it directly affects the environment as well as the protection of citizens' health. Any space inhabited by humans is more or less exposed to pollution due to improperly disposed waste, which can cause pollution of soil, water, air and biotopes. The recycling yard is a place where citizens can contribute directly to environmental protection, but also to a better standard of living, health protection and savings.
That is why the wing of this project is “Recycle - Invest in the future, the environment and health!”
The project indirectly seeks to increase and accelerate the development of positive trends and raise citizens' awareness regarding sustainable waste management, and through a series of activities aims to contribute to behavioral change and the adoption of good habits of all citizens. An important objective is the separate collection of as much recyclable waste in the recycling yard as possible, in order to contribute to EU-level environmental targets.
The main goal of the project is the construction of a recycling yard in the town of Benkovac with associated infrastructure, which is a prerequest for increasing the rate of separately collected municipal waste and reducing the amount of waste that is landfilled.
In addition to the construction of the yard, educational activities are planned and conducted for target groups (citizens in general, children, young people) in order to increase citizens' awareness of the proper way of managing waste.