Development of municipal waste in the Slovak Republic and the Nitra Region from 2002-2017

The causes of waste accumulation are economic development, often inefficient waste disposal technologies and inadequate waste management legislation. Due to the continuous accumulation of waste and the increase in its rick, it is necessary to eliminate its' impact on the environment. The aim of this paper is to analyze the state of municipal waste in Slovakia and in particular, in the Nitra region from 2002-2017 and to compare. We focus on municipal waste changes used in the Nitra region and in other regions in Slovakia. The rise of living standards and the rise in the number's of inhabitants has led to an increase in the production and composition of municipal waste. Municipal waste per inhabitant in the chosen years in Slovakia increased about 38.7% and in the Nitra region about 58.2%. The amount of recovered municipal waste is gradually increasing in Slovakia. The amount of recycled municipal waste in the SR increased by 18.05% and in the Nitra region by 21.84%. In the recovery of municipal waste, the Nitra region is below the average level in Slovakia (20.69%, amount in SR -31.82%). When comparing the average amount of recycled waste, the Nitra region reaches the same amount as Slovakia (17%).