Waste Sorting in the Regions of the Czech Republic
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South Bohemia South Moravian Karlovy Vary Hradec Králové Liberec Moravian-Silesian Olomouc | Pardubice Plzeň Prague Central Bohemia Ústí nad Labem Vysočina Zlín |
Liberec Region
In the Region of Liberec people can sort paper, plastics(either for mixed ones, or for PET bottles only), glass (coloured or colourless glass), beverage cartons, metals and, further, hazardous components of municipal waste, organic waste, bulky waste and WEEE.
Various collection methods are used for municipal waste sorting. For instance, the methods of collecting waste in bins/containers and in bags differ each other it their technical aspects.
Mixed waste collected in the area of Liberec and its surroundings found use for energy generation in the newest Czech municipal waste incineration plant.
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214 | of municipalities in the region involved in the EKO-KOM system |
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49.4 | kg of sorted waste (paper, plastics, glass and beverage carton) per citizen and year in the region |