ADAM FILO

Recycling and Separation in

Slovakia

SEPARATION AND RECYCLING The two ways how to reduce the

amount of waste are: 1. reduction of human consumption 2. waste recycling The condition

of successful recycling is waste separation

WHAT DO PEOPLE SEPARATE IN SLOVAKIA?

SEPARATION AND RECYCLING AT OUR SCHOOL

SEPARATION IN SLOVAKIA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

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Slovakia

Czech Repub-lic

Poland

Austria

WHAT DOES MY FAMILY SEPARATE AND RECYCLE?

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plastic municipal solid wasteorganic waste paperglass

Trash containers in public are free Any company that is engaged in recycling

has the opportunity to get support from the government or a financial grant from the European Union

GOVERNMENT AND RECYCLING

UNSORTED WASTE IN SLOVAKIA 117 legal dumps

Europe

on dump sitesrecycled & com-postedburned

Slovakia

on dump sitesrecycled & compostedburned.

HOW IS A DUMP SITE BUILT?

1. layer of clay (0,5m thick)+synthetic plastic foil (up to 2,5 mm thick)

2. sand or gravel 3. the next layer is made of a geotextile foil 4. layer of waste 5. waste is covered with soil 6. the full dump site is covered again with a

synthetic foil

ILLEGAL DUMP SITES IN SLOVAKIA

Serious problem

Organizations and citizen associations try to help

IN WHICH OF THESE WORLDS DO YOU WANT

TO LIVE?

Do you want to live here?

Or here...

WHAT CAN WE IMPROVE?

dump sites are not safe a threat to the surrounding countryside and people living in that area

the decomposition of waste is slow do not let the dump sites to threaten

our environment and lives separate !!!

Thank you for your attention