March 2007- October 2008: “Establishment of management system of PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) – contaminated electrical equipment”
Beneficiary: Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Financing Agency: Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and GTZ
National Execution Agency: POPs Unit
Project costs: EUR 400,000
Project duration: 2006-2008
The goal of this Project was developing and establishing an efficient management system of the electrical equipment containing PCB, through recording and monitoring that would lead to ecologically-acceptable elimination of the equipment.
Three demo locations were encompassed in the Project: Silmak, MZT and Rade Koncar where the following activities were performed:
- Temporary storage of electrical transformers and condensers that contain polychlorinated biphenyls.
- Appropriate disposal of electrical transformers and condensers that contain polychlorinated biphenyls
- Ensure safe handling of the equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.
- Raising public awareness with regard to the safe handling of the equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.
- Development of the concept of future waste management
- Recording and analysis of the equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.
- Methods for remediation of the locations contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls.
This Project was supported by GTZ and was executed in collaboration with Envio recycling GmbH.