Waste Generation, Recovery and Disposal in the Czech Republic

Methodology

This statistical information presents results obtained by processing statistical questionnaires
Odp 5-01 “Statistical Questionnaire on Wastes”. The population of respondents includes enterprises and sampled municipalities (classified to CZ-NACE 751). The survey taken in enterprises and municipalities provided data on industrial and municipal wastes, respectively.

The enterprises covered by the survey employed 20 and more people and their principal activity classified them to CZ-NACE divisions/groups coded 01-36, 40-41, 45, 502, 505, 52, 55, 601-602, 61, 62, 642, 747, 7481, 851-852, 9211, and 93. Furthermore, units with 5 and more employees classified to CZ-NACE 37 (Recycling), 5155 (Wholesale of chemical products) and 5157 (Wholesale of waste and scrap) and units classified to CZ-NACE 90 (Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities), with no limit on the number of employees, were also included in the survey.

The data given in the tables and charts were obtained by processing the aforementioned statistical questionnaire filled in by 14 010 enterprises, which translates into 82 % of the total population of the survey.

Of the total of the enterprises (including paper mills, cement mills and textile factories since 2004, too), 585 were provided with an annex to the questionnaire to provide information on the consumption
of waste as a secondary raw material for the manufacture of selected products.

The generation of municipal waste was estimated by statistical methods using data provided
by sample of municipalities.

For the reason of individual data protection, the detailed tables list only those kinds of waste that were reported by four or more producers. Generation, recovery and disposal of the non-reported kinds
of waste are included in total volume items.

Definitions

On 1 January 2002 a new Act No. 185/2001 Coll., on Waste and Amendments to Some Other Acts, as last amended and also new Act No. 477/2001 Coll. on packaging and amending some Acts as amended (the Act on Packaging), entered into force.

Waste is any movable thing its owner disposes of or intends to dispose of, which is classified to a group of wastes listed in Annex No. 1 to Act No. 185/2001 Coll.

Hazardous waste is waste included in the List of Hazardous Waste given in the implementing regulation as well as any waste exhibiting one or more hazardous characteristics listed in Annex No. 2 to Act No. 185/2001 Coll.

Waste management refers to gathering, concentration, collection, purchase, sorting, transport, storing, treatment, use and disposal of waste.

Types of waste management

The ways of waste management are divided into two groups, in compliance with the division according to the EU. They are:

waste recovery - activities shown in Annex No. 3 to Act. No. 185/2001 Coll.; and
waste disposal - activities shown in Annex No. 4 to Act. No. 185/2001 Coll.

Municipal waste refers to all kinds of waste generated within the municipality by the activity of actual persons, coming under Group 20 of the Waste List, except for wastes produced by legal or natural persons holding a business licence.

In this publication the municipal waste refers to all waste generated within the municipality by the activity of actual persons and similar waste generated by trades, offices, etc., including components of these wastes collected separately.

Trade waste refers to waste whose composition is similar to the municipal wastes classified under Group 20 of the Waste List, which generated by a non-productive activity of legal or natural persons holding a business licence (e.g. small entrepreneurs, offices, etc.).

Standard collection of waste refers to collection of mixed waste from dustbins, containers or bags.

Collection of bulky wastes refers to collection of waste too large to be placed in dustbins, containers or bags.