Generation of mixed waste

Dátum poslednej aktualizácie:21.12.2023

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Definícia indikátora

The indicator describes the trend in the amount of mixed waste produced.

Jednotka indikátora

tons, kg/pers.

Metadáta

Related definitions:

According to Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts:
Waste is a movable thing or substance which the holder disposes of, wants to dispose of or is obliged to dispose of in accordance with this Act or special regulations.

Waste is not
(a) a substance or movable thing which is a by-product,
(b) specific waste which has reached the end-of-waste status,
(c) waste which has undergone a process of preparation for re-use and meets the requirements for a product placed on the market laid down by a special regulation; or
(d) waste that has been handed over for household use.

Municipal waste is
(a) mixed waste and separately collected household waste, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, used batteries and accumulators and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture,
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, if such waste is similar in nature and composition to household waste.

Mixed waste is unsorted municipal waste or municipal waste after sorting of municipal waste components.
Hazardous waste is waste that has at least one hazardous characteristic listed in the Annex to a specific regulation. (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1357/2014 of 18 December 2014 replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives)

 

Methodology:

The assessment of this indicator until 2015 was in accordance with Act No. 223/2001 Coll., which has now been replaced by Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts.

The indicator is a basic indicator for monitoring the development of waste management. It expresses the total amount of waste generated in the Slovak Republic in the reporting period and reported until 2015 according to the requirements of Act No 223/2001 Coll. on Waste and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts (as amended). In accordance with Annex 1 to Decree No /2015 of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic (until 2015 Annex 1 to Decree No 284/2001 Coll. of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic), which establishes the Waste Catalogue, this indicator includes all types of waste (with the exception of Group 20 waste) broken down into categories of other and hazardous waste and municipal waste (all types of Group 20 waste), which, due to their specificity, are monitored as a separate group.

The monitoring of the quantities of waste that are produced in the Slovak Republic is determined by legal requirements, in particular Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste and Act No. 298/2010 Coll. on State Statistics. Waste data is collected through reporting by waste producers and waste management facilities (according to Decree No. 371/2015 Coll. of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic) and through surveys of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic in the field of municipal waste (form RU 6-01 - Annual report on municipal waste from the municipality).

Individual wastes are assigned waste catalogue numbers, which are sorted on the basis of the place of generation (origin) of the waste. The wastes are classified into twenty groups, each of which is subdivided into subgroups containing the different types of waste. Each waste is assigned a catalogue number and a category, which may be 'O' for other (non-hazardous) waste or 'N' for hazardous waste.

The providers of the data necessary for the analysis of waste generation and management in the Slovak Republic are the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic (until 2013 SEA) as the administrator of the Regional Information System on Waste (RISO) and for the municipal waste area the Statistical office of the Slovak Republic.


Data sources:

MoE SR, SO SR

Väzba indikátora k rozvojovým dokumentom a cieľom

  • By 2030, the municipal waste recycling rate, including its preparation for re-use, will be increased to 60% and by 2035, the land-filling rate will be reduced to less than 25%. Slovakia will use green public procurement at least in 70% of the total value of the public procurement. It will increase support for green innovation, science and research. Disposal of food waste for supermarkets will be prohibited.
Goal 10.2: Gradual Increase of Fees for Waste Landfill
Goal 10.3: Introduction of Incentive for Waste Collection Depending on the Actual Quantity of Waste
Goal 10.5: Prevention of the Production of Biodegradable and Food Waste

 

Waste Prevention Programme 2019 — 2025 (2019)
The main objective of the programme is to shift from material recovery as the only priority in the waste management of the Slovak Republic to waste prevention in accordance with the waste management hierarchy of the Slovak Republic.

In the case of mixed waste, the specific target is a 50% reduction by 2025 compared to 2016.

 

Waste Management Programme of the Slovak Republic for 2021 — 2025 (2021)

The main objective of the waste management of the Slovak Republic until 2025 is to divert waste away from landfill disposal, especially for municipal waste.

It is necessary to continue to enforce waste management hierarchy with emphasis on waste prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling. The promotion of waste prevention, together with reuse and preparation for reuse, including through the implementation of the measures of the Waste Prevention Programme for 2019 — 2025, are an integral key part of the long-term efforts of the Slovak Republic to reduce the amount of waste generated on the territory of the Slovak Republic.

 

 

Kľúčová otázka

Is there a decline in the production of mixed waste?

Kľúčové zistenia

  • The amount of mixed waste is slightly decreasing over the period under review, with an 8% decrease in 2022 compared to 2005. However, there is a relatively significant decrease of almost 6% year-on-year (2021 — 2022). Less than 189 kg of mixed waste per capita was generated in 2022. In a year-on-year comparison, 11.7 kg less mixed waste per capita was generated in 2022 than in 2021.
Change since 2005 Change since 2015 Last year-on-year change Progress in achieving of concrete defined objective
emo_sad Neutralny trend Pozitivny trend emo_sad
Since 2005, there has only been an 8% decrease in the generation of mixed waste. In the medium term, there has been a 14% decrease in the generation of mixed waste. Year-on-year, the production of mixed waste decreased by almost 6%. The target to reduce the amount of mixed waste by 50% by 2025 compared to 2016 has not yet been met.

 

Sumárne zhodnotenie

Podrobné zhodnotenie

Development of mixed waste generation (tonnes)

  2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Generation of mixed waste 1 209 369 1 193 688 1 184 729 1 176 580 1 174 065 1 166 419 1 144 886 1 089 587 1 025 072

Source: SO SR

Kontakt na spracovateľa

Ing. Juraj Vajcík, SAŽP, juraj.vajcik@sazp.sk