The construction of a regional waste management centre (hereinafter: The RCGO) with related transshipment stations (Varaždin and Zabok) and with the necessary equipment, implementing the other activities, plans to improve the sustainable waste management system in the north-western Croatia area, in the area of Koprivnica-Križevci, Krapina-Zagorje, Međimurje and Varaždin County, covering approximately 518.000 inhabitants (2018). The establishment of the project itself will ensure: the improvement of the quality of life of the population and the protection of human health, the fulfilment of the Croatian waste management obligations by Croatia (in particular Directive 1999/31/EC, 2008/98/EC, 2018/850 and 2018/851 and the fulfilment of the objectives of the Waste Management Strategy, the ZGO and the PGO.