A village that proved effective bio-waste collection works for family houses too
In Úľany nad Žitavou, a village in the Nitra Region, Friends of the Earth Slovakia demonstrated that door-to-door kitchen waste collection is as effective in family homes as it is in apartment buildings. 75% of households participate; the remaining 25% compost at home. Over five months, 17.38 kg of kitchen waste per inhabitant was collected, the separate collection rate reached 65.78%, and mixed waste fell by 10.07 tonnes.
Where
- Úľany nad Žitavou, Nitra Region, Slovakia (approximate pin at village centre)
How to participate
- Úľany residents: join the kitchen waste collection programme through the municipality
- Neighbouring villages: contact Priatelia Zeme: SPZ for guidance on replicating the programme in low-density rural settings
- Slovakia-wide: this model challenges the assumption that village residents "already compost everything", the data shows dedicated collection captures what home composting misses
Source & repost
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- Lead: Friends of the Earth Slovakia (Priatelia Zeme: SPZ) + Municipality of Úľany nad Žitavou
- Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition