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At the suggestion of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Draft Law on Waste Management at todays session, which aims to improve the waste management system and significantly reduce waste generation. The proposal represents an important step in continuing to align with European Union regulations and improving existing solutions to make implementation in practice as efficient as possible. I am extremely pleased that we have adopted this important Draft Law today, in which the hierarchy of waste management is clearly recognized, from prevention, through reuse and recycling, to disposal as the last and least desirable option. Our goal is for landfills to truly be the last resort and only for that part of waste that absolutely must be generated and cannot be treated or reused. It is also extremely important to prescribe measures to prevent waste generation, with an emphasis on reducing food waste, as well as encouraging donations and other forms of redistribution of food that is safe for human consumption, said Pavkov. The Minister also added that environmental impacts must be viewed as a whole, from the quality of water, air, and soil, to climate change, noise, and the protection of living beings. This law strengthens capacities for using waste for energy purposes, thereby reducing dependence on fossil fuels, strengthening the competitiveness of our economy, and responding to the demands of the CBAM mechanism. In this way, domestic demand for the use of alternative fuels is strengthened, which will make a significant step towards reducing landfilling in the medium term, emphasized Pavkov. In drafting the law, all suggestions, proposals, and comments submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection as part of the legally prescribed procedure were taken into account, and all constructive proposals were included in the Draft Law.
