TIRANA, May 8/ATA/-More than 600 waste sorting bins have been placed in 7 villages of Himara Municipality.
Himara becomes the first municipality in Albania where waste sorting is implemented along with management of mixed urban waste.
The bins have been placed in context of the GIZ assistance for upgrade of the management system of waste aiming at a clean and safe tourist season.
Minister of Tourism and Environment Blendi Klosi said that the bins will serve to sorting of recycled waste in all Himara beginning from the upcoming summer.
Himara Municipality has also increased its capacity with 156 metal containers and 112 plastic containers, 100 street waste bins, 6 containers for plastics and tin cans and 15 containers for the cardboards and paper.
Himara Mayor Jorgo Goro said that Himara Municipality is upgrading in this way the system of waste collection by support of the project “Integrated Solid Waste and Management and Circular Economy in Albania” by GIZ Albania and by support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
He expressed grateful thanks to GIZ for implementation of the project in Himara.
Himara is a tourist attraction and tourism in 2018 got increased by 20% if compared with the previous year./k.s/ /a.g/p.s./
