Waste Management as a Measure to Achieve Sustainable Development in Kosovo.

Practicing the concept of sustainable development is the only viable solution to minimize the negative effects of economic development, aiming to preserve human health and increase the well-being of current and future generations, and simultaneously emphasizing the protection of the environment. In this context, one of the areas that should be given special attention is waste management. In order to protect human health and the environment from pollution and destruction, waste should be properly handled or managed. The term 'waste management' refers to the process of collecting, transporting, processing, recycling or depositing and monitoring waste materials. In order to protect people and the environment, waste management must meet sustainability criteria. When analyzing the situation in Kosovo from this aspect, it can be said that although efforts are being made to manage waste in Kosovo, the management is not sustainable at all. Therefore, numerous measures should be taken both by the central government and by the local authorities in order to introduce sustainable measures for waste management to achieve sustainable development in this sphere, preserve human health and protect the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]