Wastewater Treatment Plant Sets a Green Example

In a small village in North Macedonia, the village of Mojanci near Kočani, the Wastewater Treatment Plant is the only one in the region with a complete cycle — from wastewater treatment and sludge processing to composting and achieving zero waste. Over the past two years, farmers in the town Kočani have been exchanging rice straw for fertilizer at the Wastewater Treatment Plant — a solution that helps reduce pollution. For the past two years, farmers in town Kočani have been exchanging rice straw for fertilizer at the Wastewater Treatment Plant — a solution that reduces pollution.

Discover how, for the past two years, the town Kočani Wastewater Treatment Plant has been helping local farmers exchange rice straw for organic fertilizer, offering a sustainable alternative to open-field burning. This plant is the only facility in the region with a complete cycle — from wastewater treatment and sludge processing to composting and zero waste generation.
 

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