Sarajevo, 15 August 2026 – Teams from Ekopak and KJKP RAD visited the cafés, restaurants, pubs, and other venues participating in the "Be the Star of Your Own Movie – Recycle!" project, which is being implemented during the Sarajevo Film Festival with the aim of collecting and recycling as much glass packaging as possible.

During the visits, participating venues received dedicated bags for the separate collection of glass packaging, promotional leaflets with information about the project, and "Friend of Recycling" stickers, which were placed in visible locations so that visitors could easily identify the venues taking part in the initiative.

At the same time, KJKP RAD installed separate packaging waste collection bins at the participating locations, provided by Ekopak, along with additional containers. This has created the conditions for collecting as much packaging waste as possible during the festival and directing it to recycling.

It is particularly encouraging that, in addition to the originally registered participants, 13 more cafés, restaurants, pubs, clubs, and festival venues have joined the initiative. As a result, the project has expanded to include many of the busiest hospitality and festival locations in the centre of Sarajevo, where the highest number of visitors is expected during the Sarajevo Film Festival.

The following venues are participating in the project: BarSa, City Pub, Central Caffe, ORT, Tesla, Raya71, Down Town Caffe Bar, Burger Bar Vanni, Opera, Barometar, Vanilla, Mr. Smith Caffee, Blind Tiger, Club Mash Sarajevo, Zlatna Ribica, Summer Lounge, Festivalska Bašta, Open Air Cinema, Festival Eating Point, Kino Meeting Point, Bulldog Caffe Bar, Hotel Evropa, Park Jelena Vitas, Deco Bar, Trg Alija Izetbegović, Klub Sloga, Trattoria Boccone, and iL PACCO Club.

Ekopak would like to thank all participating venues for joining the challenge and invites the citizens of Sarajevo and festival visitors to support this initiative during the festival.

Every properly separated glass bottle is another step towards increasing the amount of glass directed to recycling instead of ending up in municipal waste.

Be the Star of Your Own Movie – Recycle!