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MSW collection, difficult conditions.

The purpose of this presentation is to show how it is possible to start an advanced MSW collection system under difficult conditions, which include both political and financial challenges. The city of Mostar wasdivided during the last war, and after the war ended the city was left with two waste management companies each one in charge of their part of the city.

This political issue was going on for several years and it was the barrier for introduction of advanced MSW collection system with waste separation and recycling. In the beginning of 2024 the two companies have finally merged in to one and thus it was possible to start with waste separation. However, since the merge was still “fresh”, the operational challenges still remain beside the financial problems and lack of equipment. Despite all of this the desire to start with modern waste collection was bigger than all of these obstacles, so with the help of donators and consultants the system was introduced by the end of 2024.

During this process some small “innovations” have been introduced as a way to overcome lack of equipment, which will also be presented.

Prof. Đani Rahimić, born in 1982 is a civil engineering professor at Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During 2024 he was hired as a director of waste management Company in Mostar where he worked to establish a modern mixed waste collection system.

In 2024 election was elected for President of the city council of the City of Mostar, where he started from December 2024.

City of Mostar has 100 thousand inhabitants and it is located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina.