Zagreb Plastic Prevention Plan: ban single-use, refill the city

From city buildings to hospitality venues

Zagreb adopted a Plastic Prevention Plan as part of the ERIC project: one of the most comprehensive municipal plastic policies in the Western Balkans region. The plan bans single-use plastics across all city-owned buildings and institutions and combines that with public infrastructure to make reuse the easy default.

Measures already running

• New and repaired public drinking-water fountains installed across the city to cut single-use plastic bottle purchases
• Single-use plastic items removed from select city-organised events
• Support for hospitality businesses switching to reusable packaging

What you can do

• Use the public refill fountains instead of buying bottled water
• Ask event organisers in Zagreb whether the venue is single-use-plastic-free
• Talk to your neighbourhood association about advocating for more refill points in your district

Why it matters

Policy without infrastructure fails. Zagreb pairs the ban with visible reuse alternatives: showing that a city of almost one million can shift habits at scale.

Source & repost

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• ERIC project: Zelena Akcija - ERIC
• City waste portal: Zagreb komunalne usluge
• Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition