Methodological explanation for the news release:
Municipal waste
The data presented in the release were obtained through the statistical survey on municipal waste for 2014. The survey was carried out in 2009 (reference year 2008) for the first time, in accordance with the National legislation and European standards. The survey periodicity is annual.
Reporting units are the municipal enterprises in the Republic of Macedonia. Data on the total amount of collected municipal waste within the corresponding municipality, as well as data on the treatment of collected municipal waste, are obtained on the basis of the reports filled in by the reporting units.
On the basis of the obtained data and the data of the number of population, an estimation has been made of the total generated municipal waste on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. The obtained indicator of the annual amount of municipal waste per person in kg is ratio of the total annual amount of generated municipal waste and the total number of population estimated for the reference year (as at 01.01.2012).
Definitions
Municipal waste is waste collected by or on behalf of municipal authorities. It consists of waste from the households, including the massive waste, similar waste from commercial and trade industries, official buildings, institutions and small business, waste from gardens, street waste, the content of waste containers and the waste from market cleaning. The definition excludes waste from the municipal sewage networks and the waste from construction and demolition.
Commercial waste is any other type of waste generated from legal and natural persons performing commercial, industrial, crafts, service, administrative and similar activities, and which according to its nature and composition is similar to the household waste.
Waste treatment is collection, selection, transport, treatment, recovery, storage and disposal of waste, including the supervision of these operations, as well as the measures for protection of the environment, the life and health of people during the operation of the facilities and installations for disposal of waste, and the management of waste after the closure of these facilities.
Landfilling is the disposal of waste into or onto the ground; it includes specially equipped landfills and permanent places for temporary storage more than one year.
Last updated:
06.05.2015
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