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This is a problem, because across the Western Balkans region rivers are polluted and the water supply of millions of people is being put in serious jeopardy by unfiltered pollutants being dumped in rivers, garbage dumps near water, mini hydroelectric plants, and construction plans that don’t take into account the environment.
Garbage island on the Drina
In January, local and international media reported on a “island of garbage” floating near the Višegrad hydroelectric plant on the Drina river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to environmentalists, this is not a new problem for the river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and whose source is in Montenegro.