Slovenian Environment Agency

Environmental Impact Monitoring Office, Environmental Impact Analysis and Reporting Division

Slovenian Environment Agency, Vojkova cesta 1b 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

30 June 2025

30 June 2025

30 June 2025

Reporting in accordance with old calculation rules in Table 1 is not applicable.

Average loss rates has been applied on exported amounts.

ALR is calculated on the basis of data from Slovenian recyclers (data for 2022), which receive incoming waste from pre-treatment facilities. To calculate the ALR, all the waste that had to be separated from the incoming waste before it could actually be used in the production of recycled materials is taken into account. ALR is calculated separately for paper, plastic, wood and metal.

The measurement point for exported packaging waste is at the exit from the sorting process (pretreatment), so at that point we subtract all waste that is not packaging waste from the output waste. From the pretreated exported packaging waste destined for recycling, we also subtract the ALR, calculated on the basis of SI recyclers' data. Our calculations are based on the assumption that pretreated packaging waste of comparable quality enters the SI recycling processes and recycling processes abroad.

The table below descibe the parties involved in the data collection.

Table:Institutions involved in the collection of data and distribution of tasks 

See answer in 3.2.1.

Standard classification with R and D codes as set out in Annex I and Annex II of Directive 2008/98/EC is used. For the purpose of national data collection additional code "PU - preparing for reuse" is introduced.

The data is based on reports from all waste collectors, waste treatment operators and those original waste producers that meet the prescribed reporting threshold (more information in Slovenian only).

Slovenia counts "reparing of wooden PACKAGING for reuse" for "preparing of wooden PACKAGING WASTE for re-use", which is recovery operation by which products or components of products THAT HAVE BECOME WASTE are prepared by checking, cleaning or REPARING so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing (see Art. 3(16) of Directive 2008/98/EC). 

For this reason, the amounts of REPAIRED wooden PACKAGING WASTE are added to the "amount recycled" and to the "amount of waste generated" and the purple shaded cell in Table 1 is left empty.

No amounts of metals in incineration bottom ash has been taken into account.

In Slovenia there is no reuse system for packaging, established on law, mandatory for producers.

Custom in returning and accepting returnable packaging (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 12/13) was adopted on the basis of the Statute of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, the Statute of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and the Statute of the Tourism and Hospitality Chamber of Slovenia. The system is operating from year 2001. State authorities do not collect quantitative data on this issue.

"Other recovery" is not applicable.

No energy recovered waste was treated in R1 incinerators (as reported in annual reports ODP-obdelava).

The amounts of packaging waste recovered include the amounts of packaging waste generated and recovered in the reference year and the amounts of packaging waste generated in previous years and recovered in the reference year.

The data is based on reports from all waste collectors, waste treatment operators and those original waste producers that meet the prescribed reporting threshold (more information in Slovenian only).

All surveys cover all reporting units. See answer in 3.5.

Slovenia.

2023.

Not applicable.

Tonnes.

Calendar year

The legal act that assign responsibility and authority for the collection, processing, and dissemination of data is Decree on bodies within ministries, Article 14.a (only in Slovene).

Not applicable.

We have no reservations about publishing data from this QR.

See concept 7.1.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

No websites, reference documents and publications.

There is no websites, reference documents and publications.

No online database.

Microdata is confidential.

Reported data will be published here: Waste reports and publications (in Slovenian only).

No methodological documents publicly available.

No documentation on procedures applied for quality management and quality assessment publicly available.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The Ministry of environment (MOPE), Environmental Agency (ARSO), Inspectorate (IRSOE) and National Statistical Office (SURS) have access to data on waste packaging. The persons who report the data also have access to their microdata (original waste producers, waste collectors and waste treatment operators, PRO organizations, individual producer).

The data on packaging waste are the basis for the preparation of national waste management programs and waste prevention programs, for the preparation of statistical data, for the preparation of analyzes of data on generated, collected and treated packaging waste, especially from the point of view of achieving environmental goals, and for fulfilling the reporting obligations of Slovenia according to EU regulations and international conventions.

Not applicable.

The packaging and packaging waste data domain includes primary, secondary and transport packaging made of wood, metal, plastic, paper and cardboard, glass or composite packaging, placed on the market and disposed of by all NACE sectors in the national territory, and its treatment by waste operators in the EU and outside of the EU.

Generation of packaging waste: POM approach - reported by all producers (including micro and small enterprises), no threshold for reporting. PROs also collect data on packaging from wholesalers that buy packaged goods from Slovenian natural persons - individuals who, in accordance with Slovenian legislation, can carry out the economic activity of production and packaging of goods as individuals (personal supplementary work, subsidiary activities on farms), and from Slovenian companies and institutions that buy packaged goods directly from foreign suppliers exclusively for their own use (and not for resale), and include these data in their "Annual reports on packaging and on treatment of packaging waste within the framework of joint systems for the management of packaging waste".

Recovery of packaging waste: reported by all waste collectors and all waste treatment operators. We also took into account data reported by original waste producers on export of packaging waste.

Data on reusable packaging is not available for 2023. During that period, there was no obligation to collect this data under national law. For the time being, we also do not have any estimates of these amounts. For more information on reusable packaging, please contact the competent authority Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Waste Management Sector (gp.mope@gov.si). 

In addition, in accordance with the legislation, an agreement between Government (MOPE on its behalf) and economic associations representing economic operators, who place the goods packed in returnable packaging on the market in RS, dealers and distributors is foreseen, which should regulate: 

• the collection and processing of data on returnable packaging in accordance with the Customs for the return and acceptance of returnable packaging (Uzance pri vračanju in prevzemanju vračljive embalaže; Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No 12/13), which were adopted voluntary by Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and Tourism and Hospitality Chamber of Slovenia and 
• communicating this information to the competent authority. The timetable for the implementation has not been set yet. 

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in previous questions.

The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in other concepts.

The data is based on reports from all waste collectors, waste treatment operators and those original waste producers that meet the prescribed reporting threshold (more information in Slovenian only).

Not applicable. See answer in 13.2.

T + 18 months.

Data were delivered as planned.

Not applicable.

There are methodological changes in the calculation method for the current reference year. 

 We have made revision of:

• generated plastic packaging waste. As plastic packaging waste generated we reported a balanced value between the amounts placed on the market and the amounts of generated plastic packaging waste calculated from the reports of waste collectors, waste treatment operators, and original waste producers (see also explanation in 18.5.2).
• methodology for deducting imported amounts of packaging waste. Compared to 2022, in 2023 the imported amounts of packaging waste were excluded at the level of individual waste importers – packaging waste treatment operators.
• division of packaging waste collected as mixed packaging waste (15 01 06) into individual waste packaging materials, non-packaging waste and mixture consists of various packaging materials and non-packaging waste (MESANO). For the first time, we also assessed the moisture content, impurities, and product residues in individual packaging units. The estimate of the share of non-packaging waste within the mixture MESANO was calculated based on estimations provided by packaging waste sorting facilities. Slovenia does not carry out sorting analysis of collected mixed packaging waste (15 01 06). We also took into account that composite packaging waste in the mixture MESANO does not reflect the same composition as the composite packaging as placed on the market, but consists only of light materials (paper, plastic and Al).
• estimation of final tretament for waste that is pre-treated in Slovenia and for which reliable data on final treatment processes is not available. In Slovenia, waste (including packaging waste) is mostly pre-treated, during which holders often change the waste codes. As a result, it is difficult or even impossible to consistently track the waste flow to its final treatment. The estimate was prepared based on data on the management of materially similar waste streams. For example, in the assessment of Fe packaging waste treatment, we took into account data on the final treatment processes for all Fe waste.
• estimation of packaging waste collected within mixed municipal waste (20 03 01). For the first time, we estimated the moisture content, impurities, and product residues in individual packaging units. For the first time the treatment of this packaging waste was estimated based on data on final treatment operations of materially similar waste.

Data on municipal waste (Reporting under WFD). 

See the answer in 15.3.

Explanation detailing the causes of the tonnage difference (in relation to which waste streams, sectors or estimates have caused the difference, and what the underlying cause is) for any component of packaging waste generated and recycled which shows greater than a 10 % variation from the data submitted for the previous data year. 

Not applicable.

Revision of data for 2023 is not planned.  

A time-series check (2023 vs. 2022) for individual packaging materials was not made (see explanation in 15.2. and 15.4.1). The time series check will be carried out once the corrected data for 2022 are available.

Packaging waste generated in Republic of Slovenia (RS) is deemed to be equal to the amount of packaging placed on the market in the same year within Slovenia.

 a) Data sources for data on packaging waste generated:

• Annual reports of PROs (LP_OE_DROE) and self-complier (LP_OE_individualni) for 2023 on packaging and on treatment of packaging waste within the framework of joint / individual systems for the management of waste packaging - reporting to ARSO: Table 1: Data on packaging placed on the market by producers (Slovenian and foreign persons who place packaging/packaged goods on the market within RS), included data on packaging imported by Slovenian companies and institutions directly from foreign suppliers exclusively for their own use (and not for resale) and data on packaging of goods that Slovenian wholesalers bought from Slovenian persons who are not producers (personal supplementary work, subsidiary activities on farms).
• Quarterly reports of PROs and self-complier on packaging placed on the market in Slovenia - reporting to ARSO. ARSO makes cross-checs of data on packaging from annual and quarterly reports.
• ARSO makes cross-checs of data on producers from quarterly reports and from Register of producers (evidenca proizvajalcev - Embalaža).
• Data on packaging placed on the market within Slovenia for wich the environmental tax was payed (provided by FURS) for the 2023. FURS keep a register of producers (Slovenian persons who place packaging/packaged goods on the market within RS) liable to pay the environmental tax for environmental pollution due to the generation of packaging waste. Producers who annually place on the market within Slovenia 15 tones or more packaging, PVC packaging (regardless of the annual weight) and plastic carrier bags (regardless of the annual weight and regardless of the type of plastic material and the wall thickness of the bag) are liable to pay the environmental tax. Producers report to FURS data on packaging placed on the market within Slovenia four times a year on the form for calculating the environmental tax. If the packaging is exported from Slovenia after the environmental tax has been paid for it, the exporter receives a refunded environmental tax (the amounts of exported packaging are not counted towards the amounts placed on the market within RS). ARSO makes cross-checs of data on packaging from annual reports and FURS data.

Cross-checks of data from different data sources listed above was performed to avoid double counting. The cross-check was also made of the data on the packaging placed on the market (POM approach) with data on the generated amounts of packaging waste from:

• Annual reports of waste collectors (ODP-zbiranje 2023, application IS-Odpadki): packaging waste separately collected from original waste producers.
• Annual reports of waste treatment operators (ODP-obdelava 2023, application IS-Odpadki): packaging waste separately collected from original waste producers and packaging waste resulting from the treatment of other waste (not originally packaging waste).
• Annual reports of original waste producers (ODP-nastajanje 2023, application IS-Odpadki): export of packaging waste for recovery. Amounts of packaging waste that they stored themselves at the end of the year was taken into account, reduced by the amounts stored at the beginning of the year.
• Analysis of annual reports of providers of the municipal public service of municipal waste collection (municipal waste collectors) on sorting analysis of mixed municipal waste for 2023 (MKO_sortirna 2023) - provided by MOPE. Municipal waste collectors must provide an sorting analysis of mixed municipal waste on annual basis. A sorting analysis and sampling of waste for sorting analysis shall be performed by a person with acquired accreditation for waste sampling in accordance with the SIST EN ISO / IEC 17025 standard. Municipal waste collectors report on sorting analysis of mixed municipal waste to ARSO; data from these reports are analyzed by MOPE. The amount of packaging waste collected within mixed municipal waste is determined by calculation based on the percentages from the sorting analysis and is added to the amounts of separately collected packaging waste.

 b) Data sources for data on packaging waste recovery:

• Annual reports of waste treatment operators (ODP-obdelava 2023, application IS-Odpadki): packaging waste recovered in Slovenia, export of pre-treated packaging waste for recovery, import of packaging waste for recovery into Slovenia (imported amounts were subtracted).
• Annual reports of waste collectors (ODP-zbiranje 2023, application IS-Odpadki): export of packaging waste for recovery.
• Annual reports of original waste producers (ODP-nastajanje 2023, application IS-Odpadki):  export of packaging waste for recovery.

 Cross-checks of data from data sources listed above was performed to avoid double counting. The cross-check was made of the data on the packaging waste recovery from annual reports ODP-obdelava and ODP-zbiranje with data on packaging waste recovery from :

• annual reports of PROs and self-complier for 2023 on packaging and on treatment of packaging waste within the framework of joint / individual systems for the management of waste packaging  (LP_OE_DROE and LP_OE_individualni): Table 5: Recovery and disposal of packaging waste - they report to ARSO data on the amounts of packaging waste, separately by packaging materials, which was recovered, recycled, energy recovered and disposed off (in SI, in EU, outside EU).

 c) Data sources for dividing composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material into individual packaging materials:     

• quarterly reports of PROs and self-complier on packaging placed on the market within Slovenia for 2023.

 d) Data sources for dividing composite packaging waste into individual packaging materials:     

• quarterly reports of PROs and self-complier on packaging placed on the market within Slovenia for 2023. The same data was used to devide composte packaging waste (15 01 05) into individual packaging materials. 
• It is assumed that the composite packaging remaining in the output mixtures after the sorting of mixed packaging waste (15 01 06) has a different composition (light fraction: plastic, paper, aluminium). The composition has been determined based on an estimate.

e) Data sources for dividing metal packaging and metal packaging waste (15 01 04) into Fe and Al:     

• annual reports of PROs and self-complier for 2023 on packaging and on treatment of packaging waste within the framework of joint / individual systems for the management of waste packaging  (LP_OE_DROE and LP_OE_individualni). 

The waste samples for waste analysis of mixed municipal waste (20 03 01) are taken from: 

Yearly (IS-Odpadki), quarterly (PRO).

See answers in 18.3.1 - 18.3.6.

Not applicable.

We use data from Q1/2023, Q2/2023, Q3/2023 and Q4/2023 of PROs and self-complier to divide the mass of composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material into individual packaging materials and individual packaging waste materials. PROs and self-complier report to ARSO in their quarterly reports data on composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material separately by packaging materials (except for materials that represent less than 5% of the mass of the packaging unit  - these materials are included in the mass of the dominant material in the composite packaging / packaging consisting of more than one material).

 Additional information about the methodology, including the combination of methods used: Additional information might be found in point 18.1.

The reporting obligation for all PRO organisations, all waste collectors and all establishments / undertakings treating waste is determined by national law.

Also se explanation in 13.1.

Not applicable, please see explanation in the concept 13.1.

Calculation of recycling of metals from incinerator bottom ash: Detailed description of the method to collect data in order to calculate the amount of metals separated from incineration bottom ash in accordance with the Commission Implementing Act adopted in accordance with Article 37(7) of Directive 2008/98/EC. 

See answers in 18.4.1 - 18.4.5.

The requirements of Regulation 1013/2016/EU were met for all shipments of waste packaging to the Member States and to countries outside the EU. For shipments of waste packaging to countries outside the EU, we do not have proof of compliance with the conditions from Article 6a(8) of Directive 94/62/EC. In Table 1, we also reported the amounts of packaging waste that was sent for recycling to countries outside the EU with the note that there was no evidence that the treatment of packaging waste outside the EU took place in conditions that are broadly equivalent to the requirements of the relevant Union environmental law.

See explanation in point 18.4.1.

The exporter demonstrates compliance with the requirements of the Shipment Regulation by submitting a transport form at the request of the competent inspector.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.

See answers in 18.5.1 - 18.5.6.

Primary sources and their shares in the total.

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered 

Primary sources and their shares in the total. 

(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered.

Packaging waste generated estimated by waste analysis 

The data are obtained in accordance with the calculation rules from Decision 2005/270/EC, as last amended by Implementing Decision 2019/665/EC .

 There is no quantitative threshold for reporting data on packaging placed on the market and so we estimate that:

(a) free-riders – no significant impact.

(b) units below the de minimis threshold – no threshold.

(c) self-compliers – only one producer (individual system). 

(d) after-placed-on-the-market exports – for packaging for which an environmental tax has been paid (approx. 95% of all packaging placed on the market), the exporter can request a refund of the environmental tax paid (almost 0 every year) – FURS (Slovenian Financial Administration). No such refundation was requested in 2023. 

(e) online trade – Slovenian providers are included in PRO as producers, foreign providers have this option. As long as the foreign supplier does not fulfill the EPR obligations in Slovenia, the Slovenian buyer who buys packaged goods exclusively for his own use (the end user of the goods) from this foreign supplier must report to his chosen PRO data on the weight and type of packaging of these goods. This does not apply to Slovenian buyers - natural persons (individuals or households). PROs report these data in their annual reports to ARSO. We have no data on packaging originating from online household purchases from foreign providers who do not fulfill their EPR obligations in Slovenia. 

(f) private imports and exports - We have no data on packaging originating from private purchases by Slovenian households abroad. Given that retail prices in SI are comparable to prices in neighboring countries, households do not make regular purchases abroad. We estimate that the amounts of packaging that foreign and domestic tourists bring to Slovenia from abroad is comparable to amounts of packaging that Slovenian households take on vacation (Slovenian still mostly vacation in Croatia, 10-14 days, private appartments and tourist camps). 

(g) reusable packaging placed on the market for the first time – producers report to their PRO, these amounts are included, no threshold. 

(h) any other estimation – there are no other estimations. 

The reported amount of generated plastic packaging waste is a balanced value between data on amounts of plastic packaging placed on the market (based on reports from PROs and self-compliers) and data on amounts of plastic packaging waste generated (based on reports from waste collectors, treatment operators, and original waste producers) (see also explanation in point 15.2). The balanced value represents the average of these two datas. The difference between the average (balanced) value and the data on amounts of plastic packaging placed on the market is mainly attributed to online trade (e); however, the influence of private imports and exports cannot be entirely excluded (f).

Comparison of data from annual reports on waste treatment (ODP-obdelava, IS-Odpadki) on the amounts of packaging waste at the entrance to the recovery operations (Table 3) and on the amounts and types of products (waste or non-waste, respectively) at the output of the recovery operations (Table 4 and Table 4a).

Every waste treatment operator that aerobically or anaerobically treats waste in a composting or biogas plant has an environmental permit for this recovery operation. A waste treatment report (ODP-obdelava) must be submitted by all of them (apllication IS-Odpadki). They report the amounts and types of waste entering the recovery operation which they report as R3 operation - recycling/reclamation of organic substances (Table 3). They also report the amounts of produced compost or digestate, respectively (Tables 4 and 4a). They also have to report the permited use of the produced compost or digestate (use on land for the benefits of agriculture or ecological improvement or use on land for other purposes or use for substrate preparation). In 2023 only wooden packaging waste (15 01 03) was entering composting. Compost obtained was reported as "non-waste". 

 In this report the amount of composted wooden packaging waste is included in the amount of recycled packaging waste. 

Data sources for dividing composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material into individual packaging materials:     

• quarterly reports of PROs and self-complier on packaging placed on the market within Slovenia for 2023.

Slovenia use data from quarterly reports for 2023 of PROs and self-complier to divide the mass of composite packaging waste (15 01 05) into individual packaging materials. PROs and self-complier report to ARSO data on composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material separately by packaging materials (except for materials that represent less than 5% of the mass of the packaging unit  - these are included in the mass of the dominant material in the composite).

It is assumed that the composite packaging remaining in the output mixtures after the sorting of mixed packaging waste (15 01 06) has a different composition (light fraction: plastic, paper, aluminium). The composition has been determined based on an estimate.

Waste composite packaging generated in SI is exported for recycling. The only exception is one Slovenian recycler, who recycles composite packaging waste in which the dominant material is Al. In its recycling process of 15 01 05, all other materials are burned up and reported as losses. The amount of its input waste is attributed to Al.

The material composition of composite packaging waste, which is pretreated in SI and exported for recycling, is determined on the basis of the material composition of composite packaging placed on the market.

Description of the sorted packaging waste to which ALRs are applied, types of sorting plants to which different ALRs apply, the methodological approach to calculating ALRs at such point(s), including the statistical accuracy of any surveys used, or the nature of any technical specifications.

 For the 2023 calculations, the same values were applied for the definition of ALR as those used in 2022.

See answers in 18.6.1 - 18.6.3.

Description, where applicable, of the methodology to exclude non-packaging waste from the reported amount of recycled packaging waste and of the methodology to correct the amount of packaging waste at the measurement point in order to reflect the natural humidity rate of packaging (including by using relevant European standards). Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable. 

Description of the methodology to exclude waste originating from other countries, where applicable. Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.

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