The “Connect Clean Roma Group” cooperative aims to reduce non-hazardous waste (plastic, rubber, copper, brass and aluminium) and reuse it to produce high-purity (99.8%) granulate, which is in high demand. In the implementation of this idea, members of the Association for the Prosperity of Roma from Novi Bečej are hired as collectors of secondary raw materials – old cables and electronic and electrical waste. In addition to hiring members of vulenrable population, the cooperative networked with local businesses and organised informal training for young people in waste management, as well as cleaning up local landfill sites and building an environmentally friendly playground.
Impact achieved
19.64 t CO2 eq
GHG emission reduction over 20 years
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2,000,000 t
Quantity of waste reduced/reused and/or recycled in 20 years or during project life cycle
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Including Informal Waste Pickers in Waste Reduction Mission
The Connect Clean Roma Group environmental cooperative engages informal waste pickers in an organised recycling system. Their idea was recognised as one of the best innovative solutions to accelerate the green transition, which is why the European Union supported it within the ‘EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia’ initiative.
