About – Recycling Albania

Environmental Justice Is A Human Right

The right to a clean, healthy environment is more than just the right to clean air and safe water.

This is Who We Are

Recycling Albania (RecycAl LLC) was founded by Lulzim Baumann and Vilma Zela in 2022. RecycAl is a product of the NGO ENFORCE, founded in 2020, whose base we created within the framework of DIASPORA 2030, a program funded by the German Government and implemented by GIZ.

Our vision is a Zero Waste future, and we advocate for solutions that are environmentally sound, socially just, economically feasible, and politically enforceable. We focus on helping residents, communities, and businesses to implement environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.

We recognize our responsibility to contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and stand for locally appropriate, cutting-edge, evidence-based win-win projects that will have a significant impact in Albania, the Balkans and beyond.

Our Vision

Our “zero waste” concept is close to our hearts and we are committed to putting the zero waste hierarchy into practice.

Our goal is to reduce first and then reuse everything where possible.

We believe that reusing material has a positive impact on the environment and can also bring economic benefits. We put this concept into practice in the construction of the Circular Economy Park by using soil, straw bales and used bricks.

Our Working Philosophy

Our solutions are ecologically impactful, socially equitable, economically feasible and politically viable.
We have high ethical standards and put sustainability impact before personal benefit.
We stand for transparency and thinking win-win.
We work in expert teams, which are international and interdisciplinary.
Participatory and discursive discussions enhance the quality of our solutions.
We include local experts and/or local high potentials to pass on our know-how.
We invest a lot in expanding and maintaining a network of engaged, trustworthy experts and decision-makers.
We believe in that every single individual can make a difference.
Therefore, we invest a lot in the individual expertise of each and every one of our members. By uniting our resources, we are bringing change closer!