Functional Waste Area for Elbasan in Albania

In Albania, waste constitutes the highest risk concerning environmental pollution. With regard to waste management and recycling, Albania is facing serious challenges to reach the targets of the EU on recycling and reducing the amounts of waste being disposed of at landfills. The national average waste collection rate for households is estimated at 68.9 % (2016), and the current overall recovery and recycling rate is estimated at around 17 %. In July 2018, the Government of Albania established a new agency, the National Agency of Sewerage Water Supply and Waste Infrastructure that will implement nationwide infrastructure projects related to waste management.

The feasibility study will enable us to take into consideration in this waste catchment area the application of the hierarchy of integrated waste management due to also the fact that the concession contract will end in 2022. The preparation of the Feasibility Study will take into consideration all available information and knowledge available from institutions and studies produced during the years or in process, in a way that can avoid duplication and have a better analysis on a specific area of the project.

A waste incineration plant, as well as a new sanitary landfill, are envisaged to be constructed in Elbasan. It is foreseen that all waste collected in the Waste Zone Elbasan shall be delivered to the regional waste management facilities. Currently, only The Municipalities Elbasan and Cerrik send their waste to the existing waste incinerator. In the municipalities of Rrogozhinë and Peqin, municipal SWM plans are currently developed with the support of GIZ. One of the proposed measures is the implementation of separate collection activities and composting.

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EU-Funded Technical Assistance for Two Functional Waste Areas in Albania