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Oblast -INŽENJERSTVO ZAŠTITE ŽIVOTNE SREDINEKratak sadržaj -U radu je prikazano trenutno stanje u oblasti upravljanja elektronskim i električnim otpadom na teritoriji Novog Sada, direktive u oblasti upravljanja EE otpadom i njihova primena u zemljama EU, kao i zakoni, uredbe i pravilnici koji se primenjuju u našoj zemlji. Predstavljeno je istraživanje koje je sprovedeno na teritoriji grada, kao i rezultati dobijeni evaluacijom podataka zajedno sa preporukama kako bi se sistem upravljanja EE otpadom poboljšao na lokalnom nivou.Abstract -The paper presents the current situation in the field of electronic and electrical waste management in the territory of Novi Sad, the directives in the field of waste management and their application in the EU countries, as well as the law and regulations that apply in our country. Research that was conducted on the territory of the city, as well as the results obtained by evaluating the data together with recommendations in order to improve the waste management system at the local level are also presented.

Air pollution represents one of the major environmental problem that has a direct association with the incidence of respiratory symptoms and decreased in pulmonary function [1]. However, COVID-19 lockdown has abruptly halted human activity, leading to a significant reduction in pollutant levels [2]. In the first quarter of 2020, the world is witnessing impressive sanitary, economic and environmental consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the consequences is the enforcement of lockdown and quarantine measures in many countries all over the world [3]. Transportation restriction, as one of the exceptional lockdown measures, had the effect of making the streets empty, practically without any vehicles [4]. One of the obligations during the lockdown was to stay at home in order to prevent the spread of

Unsanitary landfills and inadequate waste management system represent the 3rd largest global anthropogenic source of methane emissions in the environment. Waste management system in Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia, significantly contributes to the national carbon footprint. Unsanitary Municipal solid waste landfill in Novi Sad receives and deposits mixed waste without any treatment, thus causing the organic waste to biodegrade within the landfill body, and produce and emit the landfill gas (mostly CH4 and CO2) in the environment. Other potential sources of greenhouse gas emissions from waste management system include vehicles used for waste collection, machinery used at the landfill and landfill fires. The purpose of this study is to determine total baseline emissions of relevant greenhouse gases from the waste management system in Novi Sad, and to estimate and quantify the emission reduction potential for defined organic waste treatment scenario. The potential scenarios for organic waste diversion and treatment from the landfill include composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment, waste to energy, etc. Quantification of baseline emissions and climate change mitigation potential are estimated using the Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool, the model developed by Climate and Clean Air Coalition.