The project aimed to help the four SEE countries to identify and than exchange experience and expertise about:
• Problems with hazardous waste that have to be solved
• Local capacity in hazardous waste treatment
• Existing practices and achievements in hazardous waste management
• Progress in transposition of EU legislation and developing of national policy and legislation
• Report on “Hazardous waste management practices, problems and needs in Albania,” assessment of existing and development of further legislative, economic and preparatory technical assistance for Albania
• Inventory of hazardous waste, assessment of current and future hazardous waste generation, accumulated waste, staff training, institutional building in the respective countries, networking.
• Initiation of national Hazardous Waste Management Advisory Committee;
• List of urgent issues to be addressed before the regional strategy is fully developed and capacity strengthening plan for the next project phase
• Draft regional strategy for hazardous waste management based on national assessments of problems and regional needs in hazardous waste management