Being green

Gimnazija „Fran Galović”, Koprivnica, Croatia

Filip Bebek, Sven Novosel, Alen Trgovčević

Summary:

The positive sides:

1. Koprivnica- the city of

bicycles

2. Koprivnica- the leader in

electromobility in Croatia

3. Best water purifier in Europe

The negative sides:

1. Junkyard

2. Hydropower plant Pažut

The positive sidesKoprivnica supports SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1.Koprivnica- the city of bicycles

Rich history

Old timer club ‘Biciklin’

Many projects

Mobile 2020

Bicycle oasis

2. Koprivnica- the leader in

electromobility in Croatia

HEP ELEN

5 charging stations

Vukovar, Labin and Zagreb

Lower CO2 levels

3. Best water purifier in Europe

Main function – filtering polutted waters

27. June 2006.

9. October 2007.

2,5 milion m3

Koprivnica

Pretreatment

Role:

Wood, leaves, plastic waste

Automated device

Primary treatment

Automated device

Fine grid, greese removal and sand removal

Paper removal, sand removal, small pieces of plastic, glass…

Air blowing separating organic from anorganic supstances

Secondary treatment

Biological treatment

Microorganisms biograde carbon, phosphours, nitrogen

SB reactors

The negative sides

Junkyard „Piškornica”

Intended for the benefit of 550,000 inhabitants in 110 cities and

municipalities in four counties of northwestern Croatian

Take care to apply the highest technical and technological

achievements

Environmental protection dispose of the waste and thus achieve the

statutory goals

environmental pollution

less employed in the secondary sector

pollution of fields and earth

Endangerment of plant and animal species

Air pollution, smell and dirty air

However…

„Veliki Pažut”

Mura-Drava confluence

cca. 1000 hectars

Veliki Pažut - the greatest value of Mura-Drava region

European standards – high degree of biological diversity

What does the government want to do?

Destroy Veliki Pažut because of hidropower plant

Concrete rivers Drava and Mura

Wildlife

ornithological reserve

50 pairs of White-tailed Eagle

110 pairs of white Storks

More than 50 different species of fish

54 species of dragonfly

Pokraj vode Drave

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