Nina Sankovič Ljubljana, Slovenia - POCACITO · Ljubljana, Slovenia. On our way to sustainable society. In less than ten years, Ljubljana has become a frontrunner, more than 20%

Nina SankovičLjubljana, Slovenia

On our way to sustainable society

In less than ten years, Ljubljana has become a frontrunner, more than20% above the EU’s recycling rate and more than 10 points above EU’s 2020 targets.

Waste collection

Door to door collection

67undergroundcollection units for effective and eye-friendly waste disposal in the Citycentre.

Almost 8.500 bins of allsizes and for all five types of waste were replaced by undergroundunits.

4 PILLARS OF EFFECTIVE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

LEGISLATION

GOOD SERVICE / INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMUNICATIONCOLLABORATIONENGAGEMENT

POLITICAL WILL

Because we have power andbecause we have responsibility.

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY: UNIQUE AND THE MOST SUSTAINABLE FACILITY FOR WASTE RECOVERYRegional waste management centreLjubljana recovering 95% of waste generated by one-half of Slovenia’s population.

Ljubljana‘s waste centre is Slovenia’s best example of regional cooperation, which has brought together 58 municipalities.

By using the superiortechnology in RCERO Ljubljana,

we achieved the highestpossible quality of the

produced compost, which canbe used on agricultural lands.

60,000 tons of solid fuel from waste of different calorific values, 35,000 tons of digestate, 6,000 tons of wood, 7,000 tons of compost following the treatment of separately collected organic biodegradable waste, 25,000 tons of sorted secondary raw materials, 17,000 MWh of electric energy and 36,000 MWh of heat energy from biogas produced in the process..

Addressing citizens with the help of the music

Snaga is encouraging citizens to reduce the amount of waste they produce, promoting reduction, reuse and responsible consumption.

Addressing people reusing the song “Let‘s fly” (recorded in 1978).

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: REDUCING THE FOOD WASTE

The main reason behind the problem: our relation to food and how to change it.

The aim: to change the relation and perception of food so that it will again become an important value and thus reduce food waste.

Addressing citizens with the help of the music

Snaga is encouraging citizens to reduce the amount of waste they produce, promoting reduction, reuse and responsible consumption.

Addressing people reusing the song “Let‘s fly” (recorded in 1978).

Food waste: our aim is to change the relation and perception of food so that it will again become an important value and thus reduce food waste.

A different approachThe initiative addresses the problem of food waste by giving voice to dustbins.

Dustbins protesting against food wastein the city centre, in parks, in all Ljubljana‘s markets, at local community events, etc.