Citizens of Serbia have for long time been living with one paradox – they are not rich enough to properly manage waste, so it is easier to spend billions of dinars to remove illegal landfills.

Experts agree on the fact that landfill gases combined with other chemical substances jeopardise human health and the environment.

It is going to take about a billion Euros over the next 25 years for Montenegro to solve its problems with water supply, construction of utility infrastructure and managing wastewater and waste.

Serbia opted for the collecting and recycling packaging waste model used in the EU countries, on the basis of Packaging and Packaging Waste Law which became valid in May last year.