TIRANA, Sept 21 /ATA/ The level of community service coverage of the population for urban waste management in 2019 is 87.9%, marking an increase of 22.2%, compared to the previous year.
According to the report published by INSTAT, in 2019 it turns out that about 1.08 million tons of urban waste were managed.
The main component of urban waste composition is organic waste. In 2019, organic waste accounted for about 58.4% of the total amount of waste, compared to 61.2% in 2018.
“In 2019, about 78% of the total amount of waste was disposed of in landfills and disposal sites, while in 2018, 76.4% was disposed of, marking an increase of about 1.6% of the total amount of disposals in landfills and site designated as temporary dumping grounds by the respective municipalities, ”according to INSTAT report.
It is also reported that 18.7% of the total amount of waste was recycled, while last year this indicator was 18.5%. In 2019, about 0.9% of the total amount of waste was burnt in incineration plants for disposal and energy purposes, thus marking a decrease of this indicator by 1.9%, compared to the same indicator in 2018.
Unmanaged waste relative to the total amount of waste generated in 2019 is 13.4% less than in 2018.
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