Various measures have been taken that waste is destined for recovery, giving priority to recycling and preparation for reuse. Data on waste generation and management is being collected to monitor their implementation.
In Slovenia, just over 1 million tonnes of municipal waste were generated in 2022, which is 5 % more than the previous year, of which 73 % was collected separately. Almost a third of the generated municipal waste was packaging waste. In 2022, more than 300.000 tonnes of packaging waste were generated in Slovenia, of which almost one fifth was plastic packaging waste.
In 2022, almost 1.4 million tons of non-hazardous construction waste (excluding waste with code 17 05 04 and 17 05 06) were generated, which is 2 % more than in 2021. In 2022, 94.4 % of all non-hazardous construction waste generated (excluding waste with code 17 05 04 and 17 05 06) was reused, recycled or otherwise materially recovered (backfilling or deposit into / on to land).
Statistical office (administrative source: ARSO), Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
generated[1.000t] | collected separately[1.000t] | recycled (including ready for reuse)[1.000t] | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | 1052.26 | 762.94 | 623.47 |
2020 | 1024.08 | 739.46 | 606.77 |
2021 | 1077.14 | 795.13 | 655.08 |
2022 | 1033.17 | 751.65 | 513.35 |
Statistical office (administrative source: ARSO), Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
Municipal waste recycling rate [% of generated municipal waste][%] | |
---|---|
2019 | 59.20 |
2020 | 59.30 |
2021 | 60.80 |
2022 | 49.70 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
generated[t] | recycled[t] | processed (including recycled and energy processed)[t] | the proportion of recycled from generated[%] | share of processed (incl. energy processing) since created[%] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 245250 | 164546 | 196261 | 67.10 | 80 |
2020 | 248415 | 168609 | 211481 | 67.90 | 85.10 |
2021 | 282463 | 155794 | 198440 | 55.20 | 70.30 |
2022 | 300169 | 187891 | 230325 | 62.60 | 76.70 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
generated[t] | recycled[t] | the proportion of recycled from generated[%] | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 55283 | 27621 | 50 |
2022 | 56764 | 28912 | 50.90 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
Opomba: V skladu z evropsko metodologijo v izračun niso vključene količine zemlje in kamenja (odpadki s številko 17 05 04), izkopanih med gradbenimi deli.
generated[t] | recycled (including ready-to-reuse) and materially processed (including backfilling)[t] | recycled (including ready-to-reuse) and materially processed (including backfilling)[%] | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | 1203811 | 1190241 | 98.90 |
2020 | 1038164 | 880651 | 84.80 |
2021 | 1346742 | 1217179 | 90.40 |
2022 | 1379541 | 1301682 | 94.40 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
temperature exchange equipment and large equipment[%] | screens, monitors, and equipment containing screens[%] | small equipment and 6. small IT and telecommunications equipment[%] | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 93.90 | 107.80 | 88 |
2021 | 94 | 113.80 | 92.80 |
2022 | 93 | 86.10 | 88 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
temperature exchange equipment and large equipment[%] | screens, monitors, and equipment containing screens[%] | small equipment and small IT and telecommunications equipment[%] | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 84.30 | 102.50 | 81.10 |
2021 | 85 | 103.30 | 85 |
2022 | 79.60 | 85.40 | 81.70 |
Slovenian Environment Agency (2024)
collected end-of-life vehicles[t] | reuse and recycling[t] | reuse and recovery[t] | reuse and recycling[%] | reuse and recovery[%] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 8739 | 7580 | 8140 | 87 | 93 |
Eurostat ((1) Eurostat estimate, (2) temporary data, (3) no data, (4) estimate) (2024)
2022[%] | |
---|---|
EU (1) | 48.70 |
Germany (2) | 69.20 |
Austria | 62.60 |
Slovenia | 62.60 |
Netherlands (2) | 57.50 |
Belgium | 54.70 |
Luxembourg | 54.60 |
Italy | 53.30 |
Latvia | 50.80 |
Slovakia | 49.50 |
Lithuania | 48.40 |
Denmark | 45.70 |
Finland | 43.70 |
Czechia | 43.30 |
France (4) | 41.20 |
Poland | 40.90 |
Sweden | 39.70 |
Spain (2) | 38.60 |
Croatia | 34.20 |
Estonia | 33.20 |
Hungary | 32.80 |
Portugal | 30.20 |
Bulgaria | 24.60 |
Cyprus (2) | 14.80 |
Malta | 12.50 |
Romania | 12.30 |
Greece (3) | |
Ireland (3) |
Eurostat ((1) Eurostat estimate, (2) different definition, (3) no data) (2024)
Share of WEEE collected (% of EEE placed on the market in the previous three years)[%] | Target 55%[%] | Target 2025:65%[%] | |
---|---|---|---|
EU | 65.40 | 55 | 65 |
Belgium | 80.40 | 55 | 65 |
Netherlands | 75.20 | 55 | 65 |
Finland | 73.50 | 55 | 65 |
Estonia | 73 | 55 | 65 |
Slovakia (2) | 72.20 | 55 | 65 |
Italy | 71.90 | 55 | 65 |
Cyprus | 69.50 | 55 | 65 |
Spain | 69.40 | 55 | 65 |
Germany | 68.50 | 55 | 65 |
France | 67.20 | 55 | 65 |
Sweden | 66.90 | 55 | 65 |
Austria | 66.20 | 55 | 65 |
Denmark | 64.90 | 55 | 65 |
Luxembourg | 63.70 | 55 | 65 |
Slovenia | 62.60 | 55 | 65 |
Ireland | 61.70 | 55 | 65 |
Portugal | 61.10 | 55 | 65 |
Latvia | 60.80 | 55 | 65 |
Lithuania | 58.30 | 55 | 65 |
Bulgaria | 58.30 | 55 | 65 |
Croatia | 52.40 | 55 | 65 |
Hungary | 44.60 | 55 | 65 |
Greece | 43.40 | 55 | 65 |
Malta | 31.80 | 55 | 65 |
Czechia (3) | 55 | 65 | |
Poland (3) | 55 | 65 | |
Romania (3) | 55 | 65 |