“Shkodra Recycles! Who recycles only wins! ” – Shkodra Municipality in collaboration with Decentralization and Local Development Programme (dldp)

 Shkodra Municipality in collaboration with Decentralization and Local Development Programme (dldp) organized on March 26 March 2014, the launching event  for the implementation of a new scheme for differentiated waste collection in the city of Shkodra and promoting recycling. Along with the Institution of Prefect of Shkodra and the Education Directorate, Shkodra Municipality intends to extend this collection scheme of recyclable waste in all schools, institutions, manufacturing and services businesses ( coffee bar and restaurants ) especially in the pedestrian streets of the city .

Under the logo “Shkodra Recycles! Who recycles only wins! ” all citizens are invited to join this initiative for a cleaner city , giving value to the recyclable materials . The scheme provides the sale by the citizens of their recyclable waste in two collection points in the city, and collection of recyclable waste by schools, businesses and institutions with their market monetary value based on a predefined schedule. This initiative aims to include all citizens, institutions, schools and businesses in a joint scheme where the differentiated collection of recyclable materials such as paper, cardboard, plastics and cans will be purchased at market values. In this way citizens benefit some small money from their recycled urban waste, private recycling industry provides more raw materials, municipality saves by reducing the quantities of waste to be transported and deposited into the landfill. In this way we all benefit a cleaner city, a better quality of service and lower cost to the city.
Along with the support for improving waste infrastructure (providing new bins) dldp and Shkodra municipality will also support information and communication activities with the aim of increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of this collection scheme.