Letter from PETRA to the President of the Assembly Commission for transport, communication and ecology, Tito Petkovski outlining comments to the Law proposal on Packaging and Packaging Waste.
On 24 November, 2009, Committee on transport, communications and ecology scheduled the session on Law proposal on Packaging and Waste Packing in the Assembly of Republic of Macedonia. At this session the Law proposal will be read for a first time. Project partners representing municipalities, public utility companies, recycling industry, Association of recyclers, collectors of PET and NGO's will deliver their comments at this session.
Following a serial of public debates organized by USAID Plastic Recycling Project and Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands, the Law on packaging and packing waste is expected to be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for adoption.
Òhe Association of Recyclers (PETRA), etsblished through USAID Plastic Recycling Project is taking this final opportunity for lobbying for additional changes in the final version of the Law by initiating procedure for submitting amendments to several articles that will guarantee sustainability of the recycling industry in Macedonia.
On 10th of October 2009, the Executive Director of MDC-Ti.Net and Chief of Party of the USAID Plastic Recycling Project, Arian Toska signed the extension contract with AED (Academy for Education Development, Washington) representing USAID Primary Education Project.
In the new phase, the project will be implemented in new 15 primary schools. Schools will be invited to participate in the project through public call.
On June 27, 2009, in Ohrid, the USAID Plastic Recycling Project organized public debate on the nee Draft Law on Packing and Waste Packaging. The Public debate was supprted as well by the Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Nederlands, through MATRA-KAP Program. Hosts of honor of the event were Aleksandar Petreski, Mayor of Ohrid, representatives of the Public Utility Company “Ohridski Komunalec”. Representatives of the local governments, public/ private utility companies, MAPEG, the recycling industry and NGO’s had an opportunity to participate in an active manner at the debate.
Jadranka Ivanova, Head of the departments for the EU, by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, presented the new draft of the Law on packing and waste packaging and opened the floor for comments and suggestions provided by all concerned: municipalities, utility companies, industry representatives, and NGO’s.
