On February 28, 2019, a project called “Razvrstaj i Recikliraj” was successfully completed, co-financing rate by the Structural and Investment Funds – Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion was 84.99%.
Sort and Recycle project is funded through the Sustainable Waste Management Program for Sustainable Waste Management under the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion (OPPCC) 2014-2020, Specific Objective 6 and 1 – Reduced amount of waste disposed at landfills.
The grant agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) and the town of Obrovac for the “Razvrstaj i Recikliraj” project was signed on August 28, 2018.
The project is implemented by the town of Obrovac, and the project includes the following local self-government units: Jasenice, Novigrad, Poličnik, Posedarje, Starigrad, Ražanac, Vrsi and Zemunik Donji.
LAG “Bura” on volunteer basis prepared the project and collaborated on the development of the project with the employees of town of Obrovac.
The main objective of “Razvrstaj i Recikliraj” project is educating population on methods of classifying and recycling waste. Education was conducted through public forums, mobile application, leaflets, guides for households, guides for blind, posters and radio show. Project is focused on all citizens, the millennium group, children, tourists.
The main objective of the project was to establish a systematic education of the population on methods of classification and recycling of waste in the area of the project coverage. Within the project, 8578 household waste sorting guides were given out, 9000 leaflets for tourists, 3000 leaflets for preschool and school age children, 100 guides for blind and partially sighted persons, 27 posters with information about the project and mobile application, 9 roll- up banners. Moreover, mobile application was developed. There were 9 public forums intended for the population in the project area, 8 education for kindergarten and preschool children and one radio broadcast.
As one of the peculiarities of this project, Croatian and English mobile applications are intended for the general population, especially for the millennium generation, young people, children of school age and tourists. The application contains instructions on how to dispose of a particular waste, a household guide and a children’s guide, waste sorting instructions, the possibility of photographing and reporting illegally disposed waste and other useful information.
Razvrstaj i Recikliraj is aimed at waste sorting and quality processing for which it is necessary to have educated population, visitors and tourists who will visit the area. This project seeks to ensure continuity and sustainability of project tasks, closer linking of local communities and to open a dialogue on a common environmental objective.
Inhabitants and institutions must work together to make small, and big differences in the preservation of our environment.
Guides:
Mobile app for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.crojach.rnr&hl=en
Mobile app for Iphone: https://apps.apple.com/hr/app/razvrstaj-i-recikliraj/id1455457230