Recycling rate of waste
Last update of indicator21.12.2023
Indicator definition
Related policy documents and targets
Greener Slovakia, Strategy of the Environmental Policy of the Slovak Republic until 2030 (2019)
- By 2030, the municipal waste recycling rate, including its preparation for re-use, will be increased to 60% and by 2035, the land-filling rate will be reduced to less than 25%. Slovakia will use green public procurement at least in 70% of the total value of the public procurement. It will increase support for green innovation, science and research. Disposal of food waste for supermarkets will be prohibited.
Goal 10.2: Gradual Increase of Fees for Waste Landfill
Goal 10.3: Introduction of Incentive for Waste Collection Depending on the Actual Quantity of Waste
Goal 10.5: Prevention of the Production of Biodegradable and Food Waste
Waste Prevention Programme 2019 — 2025 (2019)
The main objective of the programme is to shift from material recovery as the only priority in the waste management of the Slovak Republic to waste prevention in accordance with the waste management hierarchy of the Slovak Republic.
Waste Management Programme of the Slovak Republic for 2021 — 2025 (2021)
The main objective of the waste management of the Slovak Republic until 2025 is to divert waste away from landfill disposal, especially for municipal waste.
It is necessary to continue to enforce waste management hierarchy with emphasis on waste prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling. The promotion of waste prevention, together with reuse and preparation for reuse, including through the implementation of the measures of the Waste Prevention Programme for 2019 — 2025, are an integral key part of the long-term efforts of the Slovak Republic to reduce the amount of waste generated on the territory of the Slovak Republic.
Key question
Is there an increase in recycling of municipal and other waste?Key messages
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The municipal waste recycling rate is increasing during the period under review, with a 39.5 percentage point increase in 2022 compared to 2011. A slight increase of 0.6 percentage points was recorded year-on-year (2021 — 2022).
- Recycling rate of other waste is increasing during the period under review, with an increase of more than 19 percentage points in 2022 compared to 2011. A year-on-year (2021 — 2022) increase of over 15 percentage points has been recorded.
| Change since 2011 | Change since 2015 | Last year-on-year change |
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| Since 2011, there has been an increase in recycling rates for both municipal waste and other waste. | In the medium term, there has been an increase in recycling rates for both municipal waste and other waste. | There has been a year-on-year increase in recycling rates for both municipal waste and other waste. |
Summary assessment
Detailed assessment
Trend in municipal waste recycling rate (%)
| 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Municipal waste - recycling | 10 | 14,7 | 22,7 | 29,3 | 38,1 | 40,3 | 46,6 | 48,9 | 49,5 |
Source: MoE SR, SO SR
Trend in recycling rates of other waste (%)
| 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Other waste - recycling | 39,8 | 50,2 | 37,3 | 31,8 | 27,9 | 26 | 56,5 | 43,5 | 58,9 |
Source: MoE SR