13.01.2026.
Today, the director of the Fund, Luka Balen, together with the minister of environment and green transition, Marija Vučković, and their associates, participated in a working meeting on the topic of waste management in Split-Dalmatia County and the City of Split. The meeting was attended by Member of the Croatian Parliament and mayor of Split Tomislav Šuta, prefect of Split-Dalmatia County Blaženko Boban, state secretary Anja Bagarić, and representatives of local self-government units from Split-Dalmatia County, utility companies, and waste management centres Bikarac and Biljana Donje.The director of the Fund explained that the plan was to adapt existing programs and provide new resources for improving waste separation, with special emphasis on biowaste and plastics. He announced that at least two million euros were planned to be invested to this end by the end of 2026.
The topics discussed at the meeting also included proposals for ensuring sooth waste disposal after the closure of the Karepovac landfill and before the opening of the Lećevica Waste Management Centre, as well as proposals for facilitating the operation of utility companies and increasing the rate of separate waste collection in the Split, the progress of which is already visible.
"Increasing the rate of waste separation is a key task for all stakeholders in the waste management system. Regardless of the future construction of the Lećevica Waste Management Centre, waste separation, especially of biowaste, remains the foundation of an efficient waste management system. Biowaste can be separated at almost every doorstep, thus prolonging the active operational lifespan of Karepovac and ensureing the long-term sustainable functioning of Lećevica", said Split-Dalmatia County prefect Blaženko Boban.
Member of the Croatian Parliament and mayor of Split Tomislav Šuta emphasised that increasing the waste separation rate is a priority for the City of Split. "We are currently at around 28% and our goal is to reach 50%, in line with the commitments we’ve taken on. In cooperation with the Ministry, we are working on additional activities, including the procurement of equipment and the improvement of the system, in order to make waste separation even more efficient", concluded mayor Šuta.
" Minister Vučković reminded that the main goal of the Ministry, Split-Dalmatia County and the City of Split was to ensure efficient and undisturbed waste disposal in the county, with a special focus on the second largest agglomeration in the Republic of Croatia, Split. "The Ministry and the Fund have consulted several companies operating in the waste management system, with the aim of reducing the current pressure on the Karepovac landfill. Companies have presented their technical capacities and limitations, and we see room for cooperation and additional activities to make the system work as efficiently as possible."
At the same time, solutions are being developed to ease the pressure on Karepovac landfill, in cooperation with companies that, in accordance with their technical capacities, can receive a certain amount of waste.
It was agreed to hold monthly operational meetings to monitor progress in increasing the rate of separate waste collection and meeting deadlines, until the Lećevica Waste Management Centre is put into operation, which is scheduled for the end of 2028.
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