Waste, 1st quarter 2025
A tenth less municipal waste collected and landfilled
Compared to the first quarter of last year, less waste was collected and recovered. More waste was planned for recycling, and less for landfilling. The amount of collected municipal waste went down, mainly on account of mixed municipal waste.
Key statistics
Compared to the 1st quarter of 2024:
Considerably more waste intended for energy recovery
Between January and March, just over 2.4 million tonnes of waste was collected in total, which was 2% less than in the same period last year. Of this, about 80% or almost 2 million tonnes was construction waste, the amount of which remained at a similar level. Although the total waste planned for recovery decreased by 5%, 9% more waste was planned for recycling, or a total of 640,000 tonnes. Of this, the amount of waste recovered in biogas plants fell by 14%, while in compost plants it grew by 6%. A little less than 21,000 tonnes of waste was intended for energy recovery representing a 131% increase. The amount of waste planned to be backfilled went down by 11%. Almost 32,000 tonnes of waste was planned for disposal in landfills, which is a quarter less than in the same period last year. The amount of landfilled municipal waste decreased by a tenth.
Over three quarters of municipal waste collected separately
In the first quarter, 223,000 tonnes of municipal waste was collected, which is a tenth less than in the same period last year. Of this, almost a fifth was mixed municipal waste, the amount of which dropped by more than 30%. The amount of bulky waste decreased by almost a quarter, while the largest growth – by a tenth – was observed among plastics and plastic packaging.
In total, 77% of municipal waste was collected separately, which is 6 percentage points more than in the first quarter of 2024. Of this, the largest share – about a quarter – was paper and cardboard, almost 22% was biodegradable waste and a little less than 18% was mixed and composite packaging. More than a tenth of separately collected waste was wood and wooden packaging (11%).
Table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Compared to the 1st quarter of 2024:
- 2% less waste collected in total.
- A tenth less municipal waste collected.
- 30% less mixed municipal waste collected.
- 9% more waste planned for recycling.
- A quarter less waste landfilled.
Considerably more waste intended for energy recovery
Between January and March, just over 2.4 million tonnes of waste was collected in total, which was 2% less than in the same period last year. Of this, about 80% or almost 2 million tonnes was construction waste, the amount of which remained at a similar level. Although the total waste planned for recovery decreased by 5%, 9% more waste was planned for recycling, or a total of 640,000 tonnes. Of this, the amount of waste recovered in biogas plants fell by 14%, while in compost plants it grew by 6%. A little less than 21,000 tonnes of waste was intended for energy recovery representing a 131% increase. The amount of waste planned to be backfilled went down by 11%. Almost 32,000 tonnes of waste was planned for disposal in landfills, which is a quarter less than in the same period last year. The amount of landfilled municipal waste decreased by a tenth.
Over three quarters of municipal waste collected separately
In the first quarter, 223,000 tonnes of municipal waste was collected, which is a tenth less than in the same period last year. Of this, almost a fifth was mixed municipal waste, the amount of which dropped by more than 30%. The amount of bulky waste decreased by almost a quarter, while the largest growth – by a tenth – was observed among plastics and plastic packaging.
In total, 77% of municipal waste was collected separately, which is 6 percentage points more than in the first quarter of 2024. Of this, the largest share – about a quarter – was paper and cardboard, almost 22% was biodegradable waste and a little less than 18% was mixed and composite packaging. More than a tenth of separately collected waste was wood and wooden packaging (11%).
Table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
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.
Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.
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