Municipal waste generated526kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generatedCollection coverage98.2%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collectedMunicipal recycling rate62.4%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rateUncollected waste1.8%2022 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment shareOpen dumping—No published valueSanitary landfill—No published value
Waste composition
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares
Other materials26.6%
Paper and cardboard21.6%
Food and organics14.9%
Wood7.7%
Garden and green waste7.7%
Plastic6.7%
Metal5.6%
Glass5.1%
Textiles2.6%
Electrical and electronic waste0.9%
Hazardous waste0.7%
Treatment and disposal
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares
Recycling in treatment mix46.1%
Composting15.9%
Unaccounted15.9%
Incineration12.6%
Landfill, unspecified7.8%
Uncollected1.8%
National waste framework
National waste lawYesNational waste planProgram Ravnanja Z Odpadki I Program Preprečevanja Odpadkov Republike Slovenije” (2022)Responsible institutionMinistry of the Environment, Climate and EnergyProducer responsibilityYesEPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in placeDeposit-return systemYes
