Infrastructure for waste management, Slovenia, 2016
Seventeen operating landfill sites in Slovenia in 2016
In 2016, 386 facilities for waste recycling, 180 facilities for backfilling and 10 facilities for waste energy recovery operated in Slovenia. Waste was disposed of in three incineration plants and landfilled at 17 (legal) landfill sites.
In accordance with the waste management hierarchy and with the aim of becoming a "recycling society", waste prevention is most desirable. This is followed by re-use, material and energy recovery, and lastly disposal at landfill sites, which is the least desirable waste management process. Legally only treated waste is permitted to be disposed. For proper waste treatment adequate infrastructure is essential. It covers facilities for the recovery and disposal of waste, and landfill sites.
Facilities for recovery and disposal of waste
The following facilities operated in Slovenia in 2016:
- 386 facilities for waste recycling, where almost 2.9 million tons of waste was recycled (52.3% of all waste generated this year in Slovenia)
- 180 facilities for waste recovery with backfilling, where 1.3 million tons of waste was recovered (23.8% of all waste generated this year in Slovenia)
- 10 facilities for waste incineration for the purpose of energy recovery, where 231 thousand tons of waste was utilized for energy (4.2% of all waste generated this year in Slovenia)
- 3 facilities for waste incineration for the purpose of waste disposal, where 37 thousand tons of waste was removed (0.7% of all waste generated this year in Slovenia)
The number of waste treatment facilities increased by 3% between 2014 and 2016 (more in table below).
Landfill sites
In 2016 there were 17 operating landfill sites in Slovenia, of which 14 landfill sites for non-hazardous waste, two for inert waste and one for hazardous waste. Twelve landfill sites were in eastern Slovenia and five in western Slovenia.
Operating landfill sites, Slovenia, 2016
Sources: ARSO, GURS
Waste treatment facilities and amount of waste treated, Slovenia, 2014 and 2016
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Data are obtained from the administrative source (Slovenian Environment Agency) and prepared for the purposes of reporting to Eurostat, statistical office of the EU, in accordance with Regulation 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics.
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