1. Waste management´s purpose
2. Frequency of collection and where to recycle or dispose of waste
3. Conditions of liability for waste
4. How to pay for collection/disposal of waste and applicable fees
5. Types of waste

1. Waste management´s purpose

Municipalities are obliged to define a system of municipal waste collection and management, as they are the most competent with regard to the local situation, and provide for the details of the implemented system of municipal waste collection and management in their generally binding regulations on municipal waste management. That means that municipalities decide on the type of collection containers to be used for the collection of individual components of municipal waste, collection of mixed municipal waste, the frequency and schedule of collection, as well as on the fees for the related municipal waste collection and transportation activities. For separated components of municipal waste to which extended producer responsibility applies, including paper, plastic, metal, glass, waste electrical and electronic equipment from households, and batteries and electric accumulators from residents, waste management is provided by the municipality under agreements with various producer responsibility organisations, or in the case of batteries and electric accumulators, with third parties.

3. Conditions of liability for waste

• The holder of the waste is obliged to bear the cost of disposing of the waste;
• The producer of the exclusive product in question is obliged to bear the cost of destruction;
• In the case of municipal waste, the municipality is obliged to dispose the waste (holder pays the administration fee),
• If the holder of the waste is unknown, the cost of disposing of the waste is borne by the district environmental authority.

4. How to pay for collection/disposal of waste and applicable fees

Residents pay a flat fee for the collection of mixed municipal waste. In case the municipality had established the quantity-based collection of mixed municipal waste and minor construction waste, residents pay for the actually produced quantity of waste. The fee amount is determined based on the Act on local taxes, and on local fees for municipal waste and minor construction waste.

5. Types of waste

Wastes are divided into two groups according to which they are subsequently treated (recycled, recovered or disposed of). They are:

1. Hazardous waste (chemicals, certain organic substances...),
2. Other waste (municipal waste, bio-waste from households and gardens, small construction waste...).

Explanatory laws:

Only in Slovak

• Act No 79/2015 on waste