KJKP „RAD“ Sarajevo – Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Hildesheim
The project The utility partnership between the Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Hildesheim (ZAH) and KJKP „RAD“ Sarajevo was initiated at the end of 2025 as part of the Utility Platform. It is part of the programme “Green Transformation – Promotion of the Circular Economy in Cities and Municipalities in Bosnien und Herzegowina”, which is implemented on behalf […]
Workshop: Strengthening Operational Planning in Operator Partnerships
Thank you to the nearly 40 participants who joined our workshop on operational planning and monitoring, and who provided valuable feedback to help us further refine our template. On 17 March 2026, members of the Utility Platform came together to strengthen how results are planned and tracked within operator partnerships. An input by Mohan Dhamotharan set the scene for a practical exchange, followed by group work using our adapted operational planning template. A key question emerged during the session: What is operational planning for? Operational planning provides a structured framework […]
Kick-off Visit in Sarajevo: The Municipal Companies ZAH and KJKP RAD Launch Cooperation to Advance Municipal Waste Management
At the end of 2025, the Hildesheim Waste Management Association (Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Hildesheim, ZAH) and the municipal waste company KJKP RAD Sarajevo agreed on a partnership aimed at long-term, practical exchange of experience. The cooperation is part of the programme “Green Transformation – Promoting Circular Economy in Cities and Municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, which […]
Explanatory video about the Utility Platform
With the Utility Platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide, we want to create the conditions for the sustainable establishment of operator partnerships as an instrument of state development cooperation. To achieve this goal, we are addressing a broad target group and raising awareness of an approach that is new to many, which we […]
Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband – City Park Management Nikopol
The project The city of Nikopol is facing serious challenges in maintaining its municipal waste management system due to ongoing war and a lack of necessary equipment. Currently, waste is collected using 1100-liter containers. While this system works in most areas of the city, two neighborhoods remain inaccessible to standard garbage trucks due to narrow […]
Working meeting between the operators EcoService-2022 and BAV
Biowaste management in practice – learning and exchange in a German-Ukrainian utility partnership EcoService-2022 was founded in 2022 by four municipalities in the Poltava oblast as Ukraine’s first waste management association. The founding municipalities received significant support from the ‘Export Initiative Environmental Protection’, which is promoting the development of sustainable waste management in Ukraine on […]
Working meeting between Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck and the Sarandë regional water supply company
The business trip of the delegation from Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck (EBL) to Sarandë, Albania, took place from 22 April to 25 April 2025. The aim was to kick off the partnership with the Regional Water Utility Sarandë (RWUS) in the field of wastewater treatment, to take stock of the local wastewater treatment plant by EBL employees […]
EcoService2022 – Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband
The project A key factor for the successful inter-municipal cooperation of the Ecoservice2022 waste association is increased economic efficiency. This means that the costs per tonne of waste disposed of in a regional system are lower for all participating units than the costs that each municipality would have to incur for its own services. In […]
Municipality of Cërrik – Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck
The project Cërrik already operates the first municipally run composting plant in Albania, which is to be operated and expanded more effectively with the help of Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck. The partnership will focus on optimising the process and the quality of the compost product. As Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck has a high level of expertise in this area, […]
Workshop Summary: How to Achieve Effective Monitoring of Operator Partnerships
Together with trainer Mohan Dhamotharan, employees of municipal companies involved in operator partnerships participated in the online training course “Achieving Results through Effective Partnerships.” The aim of the workshop was to equip participants with solid knowledge and practical tools for planning, implementing, and measuring the success of partnerships, with a particular focus on capacity outcomes. […]