Streamlining the Municipal Waste Management System in the City of Nitra (Slovak Republic) Based on a Public Survey

Zuzana Pucherová, Imrich Jakab, Anna Báreková and Jarmila Králová
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Zuzana Pucherová: Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Imrich Jakab: Department of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Anna Báreková: Institute of Landscape Engineering, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Jarmila Králová: Arboretum Mlyňany Slovak Academy of Science, 951 52 Vieska nad Zitavou, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-30

Abstract: The main problems of the city of Nitra (Slovak Republic) in the field of municipal waste management include: 1. High production of municipal waste per capita; 2. Low rate of its separation; 3. High landfill rate; 4. No opportunity for composting; 5. Establishment of illegal landfills in the city; 6. Low waste prevention rate. To identify the attitudes and opinions of the respondents, and to evaluate certain behavioural practices of the inhabitants of Nitra in the management of municipal solid waste, we used a structured questionnaire (realized in 2020). The results of the questionnaire correspond to the behaviour of 4911 inhabitants of the city (6.46%). This paper evaluates the respondents’ answers, which could be utilised by the local government—not only for a more appropriate setting of municipal waste management and separation, but also in waste prevention and monitoring changes in the consumer behaviour of city residents. The degree of separation in individual housing construction (IHC) and complex housing construction (CHC) was statistically evaluated and compared separately. For paper and glass, a higher degree of separation was reflected in CHC; while conversely, households living in CHC avoided bio-waste and kitchen waste more than IHC households. The most common reason for not participating in the separate collection was the lack of collection containers, the distance of containers from their households, or the low frequency of their collection. The results of the questionnaire show the need for more rigorous education about waste generation, its proper separation, and its prevention.

Keywords: municipal solid waste; separate waste collection; waste management; Nitra city; questionnaire survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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