Protection of environment through integrated waste management in Durres municipality

Durrës municipality is Albania’s second-largest city and faces significant waste management challenges. The system operates through basic collection services using municipal trucks and workers, with waste primarily disposed at landfill. The city struggles with increased waste volumes during tourist seasons and lacks waste processing facilities.

While initiatives supported from different sources are helping modernize the system, the municipality continues to face financial and operational difficulties in meeting growing urban waste management needs.

November 22, 2024