To conduct comprehensive market research, develop a robust business case, and design a viable institutional framework for the implementation, management, monitoring, and enforcement of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Kosovo, drawing on international best practices and addressing existing institutional capacities. The specific objectives included:
- To conduct thorough market research and provide relevant data to inform the development of a comprehensive Business Case for a DRS.
- To review the existing institutional set-up of relevant public institutions, analyzing their mandates, organizational structure, and staffing levels regarding DRS requirements, and to examine international institutional models for DRS.
- To develop a detailed institutional framework for DRS implementation and monitoring, including identifying suitable models, relevant competences and capacities, enforcement roles and responsibilities, and necessary technical capabilities.
- To address knowledge gaps and provide concrete recommendations on the processes and steps required to establish the institutional framework for setting up, managing, monitoring, and enforcing DRS in Kosovo.
Year
September 2021 – November 2022
Country
Kosovo
Type of Activity
Environmental Consulting, Waste Management and Circular Economy, Public Sector Consulting, Policy Consulting, commissioned by GIZ, working on behalf of a government program “Sustainable Municipal Services”.
Activities:
Conduct market research and provided relevant data for the development of the Business Case for the Deposit Return Scheme in Kosovo.
Review the existing institutional set-up (mandates, organizational structure, and staffing levels) of relevant public institutions in Kosovo to set up, implement, monitor, and enforce DRS.
Analyze international institutional set-up experiences for DRS to identify models that could be replicated and adapted to Kosovo’s context.
Develop the institutional framework for DRS implementation and monitoring, including the identification of models, relevant competences and capacities, enforcement roles and responsibilities, and technical capabilities to implement the DRS scheme.
Address knowledge gaps and provid concrete recommendations on the processes and steps required to establish the institutional framework for setting up, managing, monitoring, and enforcing DRS in Kosovo.
Results:
Comprehensive market research data providing a foundation for the Deposit Return Scheme’s Business Case in Kosovo.
A detailed analysis of the existing institutional landscape in Kosovo relevant to DRS implementation, alongside insights from international best practices.
A well-defined institutional framework for the Deposit Return Scheme in Kosovo, outlining suitable models, required capacities, enforcement mechanisms, and technical needs.
Concrete recommendations and a clear roadmap for the processes and steps necessary to establish a functional institutional framework for the DRS in Kosovo.
Enhanced understanding among stakeholders regarding the requirements and processes for establishing a Deposit Return Scheme in Kosovo.
A robust foundation for the Government of Kosovo and relevant institutions to move forward with the implementation of a Deposit Return Scheme.
