Considering the fact that the BWMP did not offer more alternatives in the sectors of the Plan, the two alternatives envisaged by the Law on strategic environmental assessment (2004) were considered in this phase: the option to adopt and apply the BWMP, and the option to dismiss the BWMP. The results of the evaluation of the two alternatives pointed to the following benefits of adopting and applying the BWMP:
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the start of primary waste separation and the prohibition of disposing of untreated waste in the landfill;
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extension of the waste collection coverage to 100% of the territory;
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creation of the transfer stations network;
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closing down of the existing municipal landfills and construction of a regional waste management centre;
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drafting special waste flows plans and programs for specific type of waste;
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changes in financing of the waste management system and strengthening institutional capacities;
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systematic increase in the utilisation of recyclable material;
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recovery and complete sanitary reconstruction of the Vinča landfill;
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construction of a facility for the mechanical biological treatment of waste;
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construction of a cogeneration plant fuelled by refuse derived fuel, to produce electrical and heat energy;
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usage of landfill gas;
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construction of a bulky waste disassembling facility;
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construction of a recyclable waste separation line;
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construction of a new sanitary landfill in Vinča.
The location of the future city landfill, as the key planning solution (especially concerning the need for environmental protection), was also considered at this stage of the SEA. The BWMP analysed four potential locations for the future city landfill, all of them already degraded by the existing landfills (the city’s central landfill and three municipal landfills). The potential locations were analysed by means of GIS tools. The analyses focused on locating the unsuitable areas and/or areas with the most suitable environmental and socioeconomic aspects for the development of the future city landfill (Map 1). The detailed methodological approach to this action is described in Josimović and Krunić (2008). The results of the analyses pointed to the location of the city’s existing central landfill because of its environmental and socioeconomic aspects of development, as well as its spatial capacity for waste disposal in the long run. The social aspect of the said location is especially beneficial, since the location is already accepted as a landfill by the local community, which is of extreme importance in the process of waste management planning in general.