In Slovakia, the municipality of Partizánske developed an innovative bio-waste programme by actively involving the community and bringing waste handling under local control. The initiative tackled kitchen and garden waste separately, promoting home composting and implementing tailored collection strategies for single-family households and multi-apartment buildings.
As a result, 95% of single-family households now compost at home, reducing mixed (non-recyclable) waste by 118 kg per person—a 36% drop—in the last 8 years. City-wide, mixed waste has decreased by 18%. Impressively, these achievements come with a net positive impact on the public budget, as savings have exceeded the programme’s costs.
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