Zagreb mayor: There is 27 percent less mixed waste than one year ago

As much as 40 percent more plastic is now sorted, 36 percent more bio-waste and 9 percent more paper, he told the press.

Preliminary checks show the new model has been very well-accepted by family houses and that in a dozen city districts, between 80 percent and 90 percent of mixed-waste containers contain only bags envisaged for mixed waste, Tomasevic said.

The process of building a new composting plant, expected to be located in Novska, is under way and the project will apply for EU funding, he said, adding that some matters still need to be solved with the mayor of Novska, a town 95 km southeast of Zagreb, as it is a joint project.