Quantities of hazardous waste are increasing. As hazardous waste contains substances harmful to the environment, it has to be collected, recovered or deposited separate from other waste. In 2009, 99.3 thousand tonnes of hazardous waste was generated, which was a 47% increase from 2002, while on the other hand, it was a 36% decrease from 2008, which was the year in which, due to extraordinary events, the largest quantities  of hazardous waste in recent years were generated. 47% of hazardous waste was recovered and 53% deposited in 2009.

The exploitation of natural resources produced or extracted in Slovenia showed an upward trend until 2007, when it began to decline. In 2014 it increased again (27 million tonnes). Looking at domestic extraction (24.6 million tonnes in total), compared to 2013, the use of biomass increased by 17% and mineral resources by 26%, whereas extraction of fossil fuels decreased by 20%. Compared to 2013, imports and exports increased by 4 and 11 per cent, respectively.

The amount of packaging waste has stabilized in recent years at about 100 kg per capita per year. In 2014, every resident of Slovenia produced 102 kg of packaging waste, which is a few kilos more than in the four preceeding years.

Recovery of packaging waste has been increasing and in 2014 stood at 88%. Recycling is also increasing and in 2014 it reached 70%. Slovenia has reached the EU target – to reuse at least 55% of all packaging materials by the end of 2012.