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[OD03] Hazardous waste
Key message
In the last decade (2012–2021), on average around 135,000 tons of hazardous waste was generated annually in Slovenia. This waste accounted for 1% to 3% of all generated waste in Slovenia. Since they contain substances harmful to the environment and health, they must be collected, recovered or disposed of separately from other waste.
In the last decade (2012–2021) each resident of Slovenia annually discards on average around 3.5 kg of hazardous municipal waste, of which the majority in waste electrical and electronic equipment (63%).
Due to insufficient domestic capacities for final treatment and the need for special treatment technologies, in the last decade (2012–2021), on average 61,400 tons of hazardous waste was exported for final treatment processes, mainly to EU countries.
Definition
The indicator shows the quantity of generated hazardous waste and the manners of treatment of hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste has one or more hazardous characteristics which are harmful to health and/or the environment (e.g. flammability, irritancy, toxicity, mutagenicity, oxidizing properties, infectivity, etc.). Mandatory management of hazardous waste is specified in the Decree on waste management (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 34/08). The Annex to the Decree contains a list of hazardous waste including the list of properties due to which such waste is classified as hazardous.
Hazardous waste is generated by two main sources:
- manufacturing and service activities where hazardous waste must be handed over and waste generators are responsible for correct classification and marking of waste;
- households where hazardous waste can be delivered to collection facilities operated by local public utitlity services responsible for collection and transportation of municipal waste or handed over twice a year during the collection of hazardous waste from households. Generators from households can also hand over certain types of hazardous waste to distributors (small portable batteries, car batteries, electric or electronic equipment, etc.).
Charts
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (administrative source: Slovenian Environment Agency) (2022)
| Hazardous waste - TOTAL[1000 t] | Hazardous municipal waste[1000 t] | Hazardous non municipal waste[1000 t] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 120.79 | 5.04 | 115.75 |
| 2013 | 119.10 | 5.16 | 113.94 |
| 2014 | 146.88 | 6.79 | 140.09 |
| 2015 | 145.58 | 7.90 | 137.68 |
| 2016 | 119.91 | 6.80 | 113.10 |
| 2017 | 132.74 | 6.68 | 126.06 |
| 2018 | 139.73 | 6.67 | 133.06 |
| 2019 | 145.69 | 7.75 | 137.94 |
| 2020 | 138.30 | 7.38 | 130.92 |
| 2021 | 140.10 | 7.55 | 132.55 |
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (administrative source: Slovenian Environment Agency) (2022)
Other hazardous waste[%] | Other hazardous waste[t] | Construciton and demolition waste (incl. excavated soils)[%] | Construciton and demolition waste (incl. excavated soils)[t] | Oil waste (except edible oils)[%] | Oil waste (except edible oils)[t] | Waste from waste management facilities and off-site waste water treatment plants[%] | Waste from waste management facilities and off-site waste water treatment plants[t] | Slag, bottom ash and waste from flue-gas treatment[%] | Slag, bottom ash and waste from flue-gas treatment[t] | Waste machinery, end-of-life vehicles and WEEE (incl. batteries and accumulators)[%] | Waste machinery, end-of-life vehicles and WEEE (incl. batteries and accumulators)[t] | Waste solvents[%] | Waste solvents[t] | Waste chemical substances[%] | Waste chemical substances[t] | Hazardous waste - TOTAL[t] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7.36 | 8890.46 | 4.16 | 5024.11 | 9.34 | 11279.50 | 26.82 | 32393.78 | 8.79 | 10621.87 | 6.15 | 7433.18 | 15.88 | 19175.24 | 21.50 | 25968.62 | 120787 |
2013 | 1.92 | 2292.28 | 1.94 | 2316.26 | 9.11 | 10848.58 | 25.62 | 30517.74 | 12.62 | 15029.07 | 9.99 | 11893.58 | 16.45 | 19590.27 | 22.34 | 26609.35 | 119097 |
2014 | 1.46 | 2138.96 | 13.23 | 19435.38 | 8.46 | 12432.56 | 23.05 | 33852.76 | 11.88 | 17453.89 | 6.92 | 10166.74 | 14.52 | 21329.91 | 20.47 | 30071.80 | 146882 |
2015 | 1.29 | 1879.81 | 8.23 | 11980.80 | 8.60 | 12520.03 | 23.32 | 33949.75 | 13.05 | 18994.71 | 7.90 | 11504.55 | 15.77 | 22957.68 | 21.84 | 31791.79 | 145579 |
2016 | 1.53 | 1831.65 | 9.43 | 11306.11 | 10.28 | 12324.70 | 2.66 | 3186.25 | 15.22 | 18244.08 | 17.62 | 21129.72 | 16.58 | 19876.76 | 26.69 | 32006.78 | 119906 |
2017 | 1.47 | 1946.03 | 8.41 | 11156.51 | 8.90 | 11819.17 | 5.37 | 7132.41 | 16.03 | 21283.71 | 19.58 | 25987.61 | 15.88 | 21076.89 | 24.36 | 32333.22 | 132736 |
2018 | 1.32 | 1850.30 | 8.06 | 11260.34 | 10.26 | 14334.74 | 7.16 | 10010.64 | 15.29 | 21359.62 | 19.49 | 27233.51 | 12.30 | 17191.28 | 26.12 | 36491.23 | 139732 |
2019 | 1.29 | 1880.90 | 8.92 | 12997.05 | 8.97 | 13064.34 | 4.20 | 6121.40 | 13.53 | 19706.19 | 21.62 | 31504.36 | 13.58 | 19785.24 | 27.89 | 40630.43 | 145690 |
2020 | 1.92 | 2655.82 | 7.41 | 10249.52 | 8.53 | 11796.98 | 4.05 | 5604.42 | 17.00 | 23513.84 | 19.95 | 27596.49 | 14.89 | 20588.10 | 26.24 | 36290.79 | 138296 |
2021 | 2.06 | 2886.78 | 11.09 | 15543.36 | 9.14 | 12809.81 | 3.33 | 4670.52 | 13.72 | 19223.89 | 17.29 | 24226.47 | 15.31 | 21445.16 | 28.05 | 39291.01 | 140097 |
SI-STAT (2022)
Import of hazardous waste into Slovenia[t] | Export of hazardous waste from Slovenia[t] | |
|---|---|---|
2012 | 34362 | 54657 |
2013 | 32264 | 49814 |
2014 | 38156 | 57504 |
2015 | 40082 | 54882 |
2016 | 34974 | 55007 |
2017 | 34517 | 58265 |
2018 | 34533 | 58789 |
2019 | 35061 | 84047 |
2020 | 31082 | 73022 |
2021 | 26883 | 67679 |
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (administrative source: Slovenian Environment Agency) (2022)
| Lead batteries and accumulators[t] | Hazardous waste from waste management facilities[t] | Acids[t] | Slag[t] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24504.92 | 1377.72 | 590.41 | 409.92 |
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (administrative source: Slovenian Environment Agency) (2022)
| Hazardous waste from waste management facilities[t] | Hazardous waste from facilities for waste management[t] | WEEE (incl. batteries and accumulators)[t] | Waste solvents[t] | Oil waste[t] | Other hazardous waste[t] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42200.18 | 14516.80 | 4020.12 | 2801.17 | 2446.80 | 1693.67 |
SI-STAT (2022)
Disposal (except inicineration and landfilling)[t] | Energy recovery[t] | Inicineration[t] | Landfilling[t] | Recycling[t] | Export[t] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 0 | 4499.49 | 8658.44 | 12536.68 | 48005.51 | 54657 |
2013 | 0 | 2556.11 | 8597.13 | 10048.89 | 45193.20 | 49814 |
2014 | 70.31 | 1442.75 | 9966.47 | 10674.92 | 69542.72 | 57504 |
2015 | 0 | 2903.94 | 9986.57 | 11444.20 | 63091.26 | 54882 |
2016 | 0 | 5014.26 | 9887.96 | 10673.95 | 51151.83 | 55007 |
2017 | 0 | 2886.74 | 9962.35 | 12387.71 | 54409.33 | 58265 |
2018 | 0.35 | 4089.51 | 8010.24 | 14218.58 | 50253.97 | 58789 |
2019 | 4.06 | 3605.89 | 7529.52 | 12405.98 | 51144.60 | 84047 |
2020 | 0 | 2773.09 | 7143.95 | 11982.63 | 39334.80 | 73022 |
2021 | 0 | 2594.90 | 5527.15 | 11204.39 | 44091.75 | 67679 |
SI-STAT (2022)
| Export[t] | Recycling | Other waste management (storage, pre-processing, etc.)[t] | Disposal on landfills[t] | Inicineration[t] | Energy recovery[t] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67679 | 44091.75 | 43592.60 | 11204.39 | 5527.15 | 2594.90 |
Eurostat (2023)
Figures for Ireland refer to 2018.
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