Zagreb district awaits permanent recycling center amid land search

Residents of Zagreb's Gornji Grad district have raised concerns about the lack of a permanent recycling facility in their neighborhood. In response, the City of Zagreb has confirmed that plans are underway to establish such a center, though the project faces challenges in securing appropriate land.

Currently, Gornji Grad relies solely on a mobile recycling unit located at the intersection of Horvatovac and Ružićnjak. City officials stated their goal is to build a permanent facility to ensure consistent access for residents. However, the scarcity of suitable municipal plots has led the city to issue a public call for expressions of interest from private landowners.

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The City of Zagreb plans to build a new, permanent recycling center in the Gornji Grad area. Given the lack of adequate city plots that would meet all spatial and technical requirements for building a recycling center, a Public Call for Expression of Interest for the sale of construction land has been published.

The public tender sought construction land of at least one thousand square meters in Gornji Grad–Medveščak and surrounding areas. While the initial deadline for offers has passed, the city announced it would issue a new call, with the next deadline set for August 31.

Simultaneously, the City of Zagreb, in collaboration with Zagrebački Holding's Čistoća branch, is actively working to enhance waste management across the entire city. This includes modernizing existing recycling centers and expanding the network of facilities. The initiative also involves providing additional mobile recycling units in the form of specialized vehicles that will visit local communities, thereby increasing service accessibility for all citizens.

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The City of Zagreb, in cooperation with Zagrebački Holding – Čistoća subsidiary, is intensively working on modernizing existing recycling centers and expanding the network of recycling centers in the entire city, not just in Gornji Grad. In parallel, work is being done to provide additional mobile recycling centers in the form of specialized vehicles that will visit local communities and thus ensure even greater accessibility of the service to all citizens.