Competences of municipalities in waste economy

Abstract

Healthy living environment is basic factor of modern society, orientated to the sustainable development. Waste economy presents activity, orientated to the avoiding and limitation of waste rising and decreasing of their negative impacts to the living environment. Slovak Republic gives to the tasks of living environment intensive attention from the view of legislative and economic measurements. Every year financial means are invested to the protection of living environment and there is created database and system for monitoring of living environment situation. Contribution is orientated to the competence of municipalities in area of waste economy. The goal is to analyze volume of fees from communal waste that present part of tax incomes for municipalities and to show its development in relation to produced volume of waste. During elaboration of the contribution we resulted first of all from the content law of waste and local taxes and fee for communal waste. Results show presently increasing of environmental awareness of public, resulting in decreasing production of mixed communal waste and increasing separated waste. Such situation could contribute to the support of circular system of economy in the country.

The Circular Model in Disposal with Municipal Waste. A Case Study of Slovakia

“…Results of this article have shown that policies must be implemented also on the regional level, because in Slovakia and probably in other countries, the differences between regions in waste treatment are significant. Waste management fees are set either by municipalities or by companies that further process waste, but these fees are different, with a very low separation rate in Slovakia-only around 16% and improving slowly [37]. Another problem in Slovakia is the low level of industry involvement in environmental activities, the positive news is the industry's willingness to support eco-innovation [38].…”

“…By synthesizing the results of the above-mentioned statistical analysis, we came to the conclusion that the implementation of the circular model in order to reduce interregional disparities in the management of produced municipal waste with an emphasis on waste recovery (both material and energy), which determines the integration of the principles of the circular economy should follow a clearly defined model of municipal waste recovery management, as shown in Figure 9 below. 16% and improving slowly [37]. Another problem in Slovakia is the low level of industry involvement in environmental activities, the positive news is the industry's willingness to support eco-innovation [38].…”