Efficiency of waste management in municipalities and the importance of waste separation

The European Union emphasises the need to sever the link between economic growth, resource consumption and waste production and has set targets to achieve the most efficient use of natural resources and reduce waste. These changes have led to the amendment of laws in member countries, including Slov...

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Published in:Journal of material cycles and waste management 2022-11, Vol.24 (6), p.2644-2655
Main Authors: Murray Svidroňová, Mária, Mikušová Meričková, Beáta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Economic development
Economic growth
Efficiency
Engineering
Environmental Management
Garbage collection
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Municipalities
Natural resources
Original Article
Outsourcing
Resource consumption
Separation
Solid waste management
Solid wastes
Waste management
Waste Management/Waste Technology
Waste sorting
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Summary:The European Union emphasises the need to sever the link between economic growth, resource consumption and waste production and has set targets to achieve the most efficient use of natural resources and reduce waste. These changes have led to the amendment of laws in member countries, including Slovakia, analysed in this article, and are creating pressure to increase efficiency in waste management. Based on long-term research (2001–2020), the article evaluates the development of the efficiency of in-house provision and outsourcing of municipal solid waste collection (MSW) and disposal services for the whole of Slovakia. The second part of the article shows the possibilities to increase efficiency by waste separation in a selected region of Slovakia. Using DEA analysis, we show the importance of separate waste collection for increasing the efficiency of MSW collection and disposal. The main conclusions show that outsourcing the collection and disposal of MSW in the conditions of Slovak municipalities is the dominant method of service provision, although it does not always yield the expected results in terms of increased efficiency and quality of service.
ISSN:1438-4957
1611-8227
DOI:10.1007/s10163-022-01511-9