Municipal waste generated489kg per person · 2024 · Eurostat · municipal waste generatedCollection coverage—No published valueMunicipal recycling rate50.7%2024 · Eurostat · municipal recycling rateUncollected waste—No published valueOpen dumping—No published valueSanitary landfill—No published value
Waste composition
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported material shares
Food and organics57.5%
Paper and cardboard15.0%
Plastic12.8%
Glass10.3%
Metal2.9%
Other materials1.5%
Treatment and disposal
World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2022 · reported treatment and disposal shares
Landfill, unspecified39.3%
Composting29.1%
Recycling in treatment mix20.5%
Incineration7.8%
Other treatment3.3%
National waste framework
National waste lawYesNational waste planWaste Management Program Of The Slovak Republic For The Years 2021-2025 (Program Odpadového Hospodárstva Sr Na Roky 2021– 2025)Responsible institutionMinistry of the Environment [Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky]; Slovak Environmental Agency [Slovenská agentúra životného prostredia]Producer responsibilityYesEPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in placeDeposit-return systemYes
