With statistics against waste generation and improper waste treatment
(WorldNews Environment)

For several years the European Union has been encouraging us to implement various actions with which we can help to reduce the amount of waste to the greatest extent possible. One of such campaigns is the European Week for Waste Reduction. This year it will be held from 18 to 26 November under the slogan `Reuse and Repair: Enable New Life!` A tenth of all waste is generated by households Of waste generated in Slovenia in 2016, 46% came from production activities, 44% from service activities and 10% from households. Most of the household waste is mixed fractions of waste More than half or 335,000 tons of waste generated by households was mixed fractions of waste. 69% of these were mixed...