Waste, 2nd quarter 2023
A high share of separately collected municipal waste
Compared to the second quarter of last year, much less mixed municipal waste was collected. However, the amount of landfilled municipal waste was higher.
Key statistics
Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2022:
• 8% more waste collected in total,
• 2% less municipal waste collected,
• 20% less mixed municipal waste collected,
• 5 percentage points higher share of separately collected municipal waste,
• 18% more municipal waste landfilled
More waste collected, but also more recycled
Slightly more than 2.8 million tonnes of waste were collected in total, which is 8% more than in the same period last year. The difference was due to more construction waste collected, while the amount of collected municipal waste decreased by just under 2% (260,000 tonnes).
Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2022, just under 6% more waste was planned for recycling, around 867,000 tonnes, of which around 10% in composting and biogas plants. The amount of waste intended for incineration with energy recovery decreased by almost a third to around 24,000 tonnes. The amount of waste planned to be backfilled increased by a tenth, which is mainly the result of more construction waste collected as it is mostly used for backfilling. Just under 43,000 tonnes of waste were disposed of.
Less collected mixed municipal waste
The collected amount of mixed municipal waste decreased significantly, by 20%, while the amount of collected paper and paper packaging increased by 17%, of wood and wooden packaging by 20% and of bulky waste by 35%. We thus separately collected a little more than 77% of municipal waste, while in the second quarter of last year we collected a little less than 73%. The amount of disposed municipal waste increased by around 18% to 18,000 tonnes.
The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2022:
• 8% more waste collected in total,
• 2% less municipal waste collected,
• 20% less mixed municipal waste collected,
• 5 percentage points higher share of separately collected municipal waste,
• 18% more municipal waste landfilled
More waste collected, but also more recycled
Slightly more than 2.8 million tonnes of waste were collected in total, which is 8% more than in the same period last year. The difference was due to more construction waste collected, while the amount of collected municipal waste decreased by just under 2% (260,000 tonnes).
Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2022, just under 6% more waste was planned for recycling, around 867,000 tonnes, of which around 10% in composting and biogas plants. The amount of waste intended for incineration with energy recovery decreased by almost a third to around 24,000 tonnes. The amount of waste planned to be backfilled increased by a tenth, which is mainly the result of more construction waste collected as it is mostly used for backfilling. Just under 43,000 tonnes of waste were disposed of.
Less collected mixed municipal waste
The collected amount of mixed municipal waste decreased significantly, by 20%, while the amount of collected paper and paper packaging increased by 17%, of wood and wooden packaging by 20% and of bulky waste by 35%. We thus separately collected a little more than 77% of municipal waste, while in the second quarter of last year we collected a little less than 73%. The amount of disposed municipal waste increased by around 18% to 18,000 tonnes.
Waste flow, Slovenia
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data for the observed quarter are provisional and become final with the publication of the next quarter's data.
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