Open AccessSurvey of the Use of the System for Separate Collection of Household Waste from Packaging in the Municipality of Stara Zagora
Author(s) -
Viktoriya Getzova,
Ralitza Berberova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
godišnik ... na departament prirodni nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2367-6302
DOI - 10.33919/ansd.20-21.6.3
Subject(s) - legislation , data collection , waste collection , household waste , business , waste management , process (computing) , municipal solid waste , environmental science , environmental planning , computer science , engineering , political science , mathematics , statistics , law , operating system
Separate waste collection and recycling are at the basis of today’s wastemanagement. This helps the reduction of landfilled waste, which aims to reduce soil, water, and airpollution, on the one hand, and to cut down on the depletion of resources for new production, on theother. A large portion of household waste comes from the so-called “widespread waste”, whichincludes packaging waste. Legislation at European and national levels sets specific goals toovercome this problem. Separate waste collection is carried out by municipalities via wasterecycling companies, which set up and operate systems for separate collection. Citizens are at theheart of the efficient functioning of these systems. A separate waste collection system of this kindhas been established in the municipality of Stara Zagora in Bulgaria. The objective of this paper isto present the results of a questionnaire survey of the system’s users to establish their awareness andattitudes regarding the process of separate waste collection. The results can be used to improve thesystem.