Waste Management Plan in the Republic of Croatia for the Period from 2007 to 2015.

The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopts the Plan for the period from 2007 to 2015 which, in accordance with the Waste Act (OG 178/04), contains the following: a) types, quantities and origin of waste for which management must be ensured; b) the requirements for managing special categories of waste; c) distribution of locations (networks) of facilities and devices for the recovery and disposal of waste and the deadlines for their construction; d) general technical requirements for waste management facilities and devices; e) estimate and possible sources of funding needed for implementing waste management goals.
The basic task of the Plan for the period mentioned is to organise the implementation of the main goals of the Strategy set out for the period from 2005 to 2025 in the area of waste management in Croatia which are: a) establishment of an integrated waste management system; b) remediation and closing of existing landfills; c) remediation of "hot spots", locations in the environment which are highly burdened with waste; d) development and establishment of regional and county centres for waste management, with pre-treatment of waste before final disposal or landfilling; e) complete computerisation of the waste management system.