How to reduce the negative and harmful environmental impact by production and dissemination of tons of different type of wastes every day? Approach to this issue should always be based on the relevant and valid legislation and on the state or regional strategy for the waste management. The brief information about waste, waste disposal solutions, minimization of the damages caused by wild dumps and others environmental impacts are presented in this paper with an overview of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Construction and demolition material, polluted soil, as well as other waste that is a result of eventual natural disaster or military actions are particularly emphasized with a brief overview of situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war (1992–1995).
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Serdarevic, A. (2009). Environmental Damage Assessment, Waste Management and Overview of the Current Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Ibrahimbegovic, A., Zlatar, M. (eds) Damage Assessment and Reconstruction after War or Natural Disaster. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2386-5_14
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