Generation of waste
Last update of indicator20.10.2023
Indicator definition
Related policy documents and targets
Goal 10: Towards the Circular Economy
- 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 10.3: 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.
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.
Key question
Has the positive trend in the balance of generated waste occurred?Key messages
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The amount of waste generated (excluding MW) increased by 13% over the period 2005-2022. When comparing 2021 and 2022 year-on-year, an increase of approximately 6.5% was observed. From 2005 to 2022, the amount of hazardous waste generated decreased by 15.5%. Industrial production was the largest producer by SK NACE classification of activities throughout the time series, with a 25% share of total waste generated in 2022, excluding MW.
- The amount of municipal waste is increasing over the period under review, with a 66.5% increase in 2022 compared to 2005. However, a decrease of 4% was recorded year-on-year (2021-2022). In 2022, 478 kg of municipal waste per capita was generated. In year-on-year comparison, 20 kg less municipal waste per capita was generated in 2022 than in 2021.
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| Since 2005, there has been an increase in the total generation of all types of waste. | In the mid-term, there has been an increase in total waste generation. | There has been a year-on-year increase in the generation of other waste (non-hazardous waste). However, a positive development is the year-on-year decrease in municipal waste production. |
Summary assessment
Detailed assessment
Waste generation is an indicator that is closely related to the level of economic activity in a given country. It is also an indicator of the pattern of consumption of raw materials. Richer economies tend to produce more waste. In many developed countries, the reduction in the total volume of waste produced reflects changes in the consumption of raw material resources and an increase in recycling and reuse.
The comparison of waste production with the development of the economy as measured by GDP is also used to assess the development of waste generation. In this respect, it is considered positive if the growth trend of GDP is faster than the growth of waste generation.
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