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