News jan. 27. 2022. All news

Project results - update

By the initial Project work plan the quantity of 200 tons of PCB equipment and waste was foreseen for disposal within Output 4.5. and by first activities the increased quantity of 317.2 tons of PCB waste and equipment was decontaminated and finally disposed. Second amendment to contract resolved in total 330 tons of PCB equipment during the period from June to December 2021 from locations of HBIS - Smederevo and HIP Petrohemija Pančevo by following scenarios:

 Scenario B: 90740 kg                     Scenario C: 240000 kg                                   

Total: 330740 kg

Scenario A – Final disposal of “pure PCB” equipment (transformers and capacitors): Separation of oil from the transformer carcasses in Serbia, followed by export of “pure PCB oil” and capacitors for final destructive treatment and export of transformer carcasses for recycling of valuable materials (copper primarily);

Scenario B – Low PCB containing equipment/transformers decontaminated in Serbia to PCB concentration below 50 ppm and return to service;

Scenario C – Low PCB containing equipment/transformers decontaminated to PCB concentration in oil below 10 ppm, dismantling and recycling of valuable materials (copper primarily).

News maj 14. 2021. All news

Project extension

Project activities within Output 4.5 have been extended and the Contract to finally dispose 240 tons of equipment and decontaminate 80 tons of equipment has been signed. The activities are foreseen to be finalized by the end of 2021.

News mar. 25. 2021. All news

Project results

By the initial Project work plan the quantity of 200 tons of PCB equipment and waste was foreseen for disposal within Output 4.5. As the result of activities within Outputs 3 and 4 the increased quantity of 317.2 tons of PCB waste and equipment was decontaminated and finally disposed. .

Scenario A : 131480 kg                    

Scenario B : 111930 kg                

Scenario C: 73790 kg                    

Total: 317200 kg                    

Scenario A – Final disposal of “pure PCB” equipment (transformers and capacitors): Separation of oil from the transformer carcasses in Serbia, followed by export of “pure PCB oil” and capacitors for final destructive treatment and export of transformer carcasses for recycling of valuable materials (copper primarily);

Scenario B – Low PCB containing equipment/transformers decontaminated in Serbia to PCB concentration below 50 ppm and return to service;

Scenario C – Low PCB containing equipment/transformers decontaminated to PCB concentration in oil below 10 ppm, dismantling and recycling of valuable materials (copper primarily).

News mar. 26. 2019. All news

Workshop for potential technology providers and technical vendor meeting

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP), Government of the Republic of Serbia is organizing a Technical Vendor Consultation Meeting, under the above subject project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). 

The Meeting which will be held on 12th of April 2019 at Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy University of Belgrade will provide the opportunity for technology providers to learn the latest status of the project and present their process technologies and thus disseminate information concerning recent developments on PCBs disposal/destruction technologies to key stakeholders in the country.  

Round table discussions – applicability of presented technical solutions within the framework of Management plan for PCB contaminated equipment in the RS will be organized on the end of presentations.

Attached please find Aide Memoire of the event containing essential information on the above-mentioned project as well as draft agenda of the meeting.  Agenda

News apr. 27. 2018. All news

WORKSHOP AND ROUND TABLE “BAT/BEP disposal options of PCBs and National PCB management plan in electrical equipment”

WORKSHOP AND ROUND TABLE “BAT/BEP disposal options of PCBs and National PCB management plan in electrical equipment”

Datum/Date: 7 Maj/May 2018.

Adresa/Address: Svečana sala Tehnološko-metalurškog fakulteta u Beogradu, Karnegijeva 4, treći sprat/

Ceremonial hall at Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, third floor.

News mar. 19. 2018. All news

WORKSHOP and ROUND TABLE “Raising awareness and knowledge on health and environmental hazards posed by PCBs and health impacts linked to physiological and social differences between men and women”

WORKSHOP and ROUND TABLE “Raising awareness and knowledge on health and environmental hazards posed by PCBs and health impacts linked to physiological and social differences between men and women” will be held on 3 April 2018, Ceremonial hall at Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, third floor.

Agenda

News okt. 10. 2017. All news

ROUND TABLE discussion about technical guidelines for PCB ESM in RS 5 October 2017

The workshop was opened by welcome introduction given by the Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University in Belgrade, Prof. Đorđe Janaćković. Welcome words were also addressed by Mr. Aleksandar Orlović, National Project Manager.

The first part of workshop compromised the following:

• Presentation of PCB management guidelines, protocols and procedures developed, upgraded and adapted in accordance with international standards, practices and toolkits for safe PCB management;
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• Gender‐sensitized occupational health and safety measures while handling PCB‐containing equipment and waste defined; and
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• Round table discussions on improvement/development of Technical guidelines document.

Mr. Jovovic, as a national expert on this project, had a Presentation of technical guideline for PCB management in Republic of Serbia. Also, Mr. Simic, from the Ministry of environmental protection and Ms. Antonovic, national expert for SEPA base, presented Revision of Rulebook on PCB and database of the PCB-containing equipment and waste (SEPA) - formats for data collection, i.e. inventory forms and codification system.

After the presentations of technical guidelines and database of the PCB-containing equipment and waste within SEPA, the round table discussion was opened and participants took part in discussions. The discussions could be summoned by the general conclusion stating that the technical guidelines which have been developed, presented and agreed upon, represent important step in good direction towards achieving ESM of PCBs in Serbia. This conclusion was agreed unanimously.

News sep. 29. 2017. All news

WORKSHOP and ROUND TABLE about technical guideline for PCBs management in the Republic of Serbia 05.10.2017

News mar. 17. 2017. All news

Inception workshop of the project

Inception workshop was held at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 15 of March 2017. The inception workshop was attended by representatives of public authorities, governments, industry, waste operators, chambers of commerce, research and non-government organizations.

The meeting was opened by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Dr. Stana Bozovic, the Dean of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University  in Belgrade, prof. Dr. Đorđe Janaćković and director of the Center for Cleaner Production in Serbia at Faculty of technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Dr. Branko Dunjić.

State Secretary Dr. Stana Bozovic emphasized that the Republic of Serbia ratified the Stockholm Convention in 2009 and adopted a national implementation plan for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention including an Action Plan for the management of PCBs. Based on Action Plan, proposal for this joint project was submitted  and implementation of the project was initiated in 2016. Project duration is 4 years. Following the introductory presentations, professor Aleksandar Orlović, National Project Manager, briefed the participants about the objectives and activities of the project, as well as the timeline of its implementation.

In the following presentations, the upcoming activities on the project were presented by representatives of the Project Unit and national experts, as follows: the current state of management of PCBs in Serbia (A. Orlović, national project manager), activities and measures within EPS to prevent contamination by PCBs (V. Zivkovic, EPS), an analysis of legislative and institutional framework for the management of PCBs in the Republic of Serbia (T. Markov Milinkovic, national expert) analysis of PCBs in contaminated devices (J. Jankovic, EI Nikola Tesla) and PCB contaminated sites (S. Glisic, assistant project manager), as well as socio-economic and gender analysis in the context of the management of PCBs (N. Ostojic, national expert).

News okt. 14. 2016. All news

EcoFair 2016

    PCBs Serbia team participated in the 12th Energy Fair and 13th Environment and Natural Resource Protection Fair - EcoFair 2016, which was held in Belgrade from 12-14 October 2016.  

    ENERGY fair is the member of the International Fair Union (UFI, Paris). The exchange of knowledge and experience, the promotion of new programmes and products, are already traditional October Green Energy Days. As additional advantage is the fact that 112 EXPO - Emergency Management and Occupational Safety and Heath Technology Exhibition and Conference (more info on www.112-expo.rs) is organized together.

    The 13th International Fair of Environment and Natural Resource Protection EcoFair 2016, gathered all participants in the environment protection system, in order to enhance this very important branch mutually. According to the announcements of the relevant Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, in the following period, the Republic of Serbia expects serious financial investments into the environment branch enhancement of about 10.6 billion US Dollars, of which 5.5 billion US Dollars will be invested into the problem solving of waste water and water supply.

News sep. 21. 2016. All news

ISWA World 2016 congress

    PCBs Serbia team participated in the World Congress on Waste Management ISVA 2016, held in Novi Sad from 19th - 21th September 2016. The Congress is the central annual event of the International Association for Waste Management, which included over 1,000 scientists, professionals and experts in the field waste management.