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Sub project: WB4-MNE-ENV-12B: Management Models and Options for Cost Recovery for the Future Construction and
Operation of Regional Landfills in Montenegro
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• determine prices of communal services
• perform inspection tasks
• collect taxes and impose fines
• issue permits for the collection and treatment of waste at the local level.
Solid waste
management
In the area of solid waste management, local self-governments have the responsibility
to develop and implement solid waste management policy at the local
level for each municipality individually or as joint waste management between
system two or more municipalities. Their activities are reflected in:
• Preparation and adoption of waste management programmes and plans for
waste management in their territory (local waste management plans)
• Joint programmes between two or more municipalities
• Assessment of waste generation and plan for collection and transport
• Preparation and implementation of waste treatment plan
• Preparation of waste disposal plan
• Waste generation reduction plan
• Strengthening the capacity of public utility companies
• Regulating the PUC‟s and private companies‟ work in the field of collection,
transport and waste disposal
• Advancing the permit system.
According to the Republic-Level Solid Waste Strategic Master Plan, waste
management requires a complete specialization, high level of knowledge and
awareness in this area. It involves a high cost of facilities and equipment maintenance,
major investments in modern technological solutions and high operating
costs. Taking into account the unfavourable economic situation in the past
two decades in the country, the optimal solution for Montenegrin municipalities
in the area of solid waste management in accordance with European Union directives
has been seen in building inter-municipal landfills with recycling centres
and in establishing inter-municipal companies to manage such landfills and
consider the interests of citizens.
Responsibilities
4.5.2 Role of Public Utility Companies
At the local level in municipalities, the collection, transport, and disposal of
solid waste are organized within Public Utility Companies (PUC), which are
fully owned by municipalities. Pursuant to the Law on Communal Services
(Official Gazette of GoM, no. 48/08 27 ), the organization of communal services
on the local level is the responsibility of the local self-government. These
services are usually just one aspect of the scope of communal services the PUC
public utility provides. The local self-government may also assign these tasks
to another company.
As defined under the Law on Communal Services, communal services include:
27 At the time of writing this report, the draft amendments to the law have been prepared and are in
Parliament for adoption.
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