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Our third article just went out and this time it is about a vision of our National Parks in Macedonia. Visit our national treasures – make things better – leave something great for future generations! Read it on vecer.press!
We are happy and proud that SAUBERMACHER Macedonia joined the group of official partners of GENERALKA WEEKEND in 2025. In 2024 in a historic effort, they were cleaning three illegal landfills in the National Park Sar Planina, installed new waste bins and implemented regular waste cleaning in those remote villages that never had any waste cleaning service before!
With their help Tetovo and the National Park Sar Planina are getting cleaner every day! With the ongoing and continuous effort to implement regular and reliable waste cleaning in Tetovo as well as modern standards in mechanisation and security for employees, Saubermacher truly became one of the leading companies in our country and one of the best examples for great management, dedication and sustainability. Thank you for your support and trust!
Today Gordana and Hannes had the honour to meet the President of the Republic of N. Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska Davkova. They were discussing several aspects of waste selection, waste collection, public awareness for environmental topics as well as the importance of implementing environmental protection in the law as well as in the patterns of behaviour. The president also pointed out that she is supporting activities to preserve our environment such as GENERALKA WEEKEND and other initiatives for environmental protection and education.
On the 4th of November this year we were invited to speak in front of the University Mother Teresa in Skopje. We recorded our presentation there and hope you like it
Unfortunately the topic of air pollution in Skopje is still as actual as it was one year ago, when we recorded a full and uncut interview with the environmental inspector of the Ministry of Environment Darko Blinkov, who explains in depth all aspects of this most pressing problem in North Macedonia.
Together with the main strategic partners Pivara Skopje and Pakomak, Man and Mountain organized for the fourth time in a row GENERAL WEEKEND this year – the biggest environmental action in Macedonia as well as in the whole western Balkans, during which a record breaking number of more than 300 tons of waste were collected.
Like in the last years, Sparkasse Bank and Nula Otpad supported as official partners and were joined this year by Makstil, Buchim Borov Dol, EVN, Bimilk and Kostal. And again Red Cross took care of the safety of all participants of GENERALKA WEEKEND 24.
“Thanks to the great collaboration between our partners, the supporters in all municipalities and our institutions, hundreds of schools, Kindergartens, but also NGOs, Sportsclubs, Pensionists, National Parks, special forces, and many many more contributed in GENERALKA WEEKEND in an unparalleled act of national wide solidarity and friendship beyond all ethnic and political borders!
18.099 volunteers collected 301,504 kg waste during GENERALKA WEEKEND on more than 400 locations between the 15.-19. May 2024!” say Gordana Sofija and Hannes Jaeckl from Man and Mountain.
Based on the memorandum between the Ministry of Agriculture, National Forestry and Man and Mountain , the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia will dedicate 1 tree for every 10 kilograms of waste collected during the GENERALKA WEEKEND within the framework of their annual plans for afforestation all until 2031 . To date, more than 100,000 trees have been planted thanks to the efforts of the people of Macedonia.
The realization of GENERALKA WEEKEND is also due to the support of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which have been contributing to this action since 2021.
Everything went well! Participants in all 81 Municipalities were up and cleaning. We received thousands of fotos and films from all over the country. Please check our Facebook Group for more!
The media echo was breathtaking – from influencers to radio stations, printed and online press, TV special reports and news – this weekend you could not escape GENERALKA WEEKEND.
Within the next days we will present the results so stay tuned!
Since 20 years these locations were used as illegal landfills by locals as well as visitors. This is the first time that this very dangerous terrain is professionally cleaned. After the cleaning action, Saubermacher will provide containers for waste, so that this beautiful place in the heart of the Sara Mountains will remain clean.
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We are proudly presenting the SONCHEVA Podcast on Urban FM. We already produced four episodes of our podcast discussing several aspects of environmental topics in and outside of Macedonia together with specialists from the Ministry of Environment, Communal Waste Services, National Park Sar Planina and the Faculty of Forestry.
There are more episodes coming up within the next months so check it out 🙂
GENERALKA WEEKEND ´24 will be held on 17., 18. and 19. May 2024 with lots of record breaking highlights this year:
And much much more coming up in GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024!
Subscribe to the group and stay in touch with us – it’s time to get dirty and clean!
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ГЕНЕРАЛКА ВИКЕНД ´24 ќе се одржи на 17, 18 и 19 мај 2024 со многу рекордни моменти во оваа година:
И многу други организации и учесници во ГЕНЕРАЛКА ВИКЕНД 2024!
Зачленете се во официјалната ФБ група и останете во контакт со нас – време е да се извалкаме и исчистиме!
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GENERALKA WEEKEND ´24 do të mbahet në datat 17., 18. dhe 19. maj 2024 me shumë momente rekord për këtë vit:
Dhe shumë e shumë të tjera vijnë në GENERALKA WEEKEND 2024!
Regjistrohuni në grup dhe qëndroni në kontakt me ne – është koha për t’u ndotur dhe pastruar!