Czech Statistical Office

Environmental Statistics Unit

Na padesátém 3268/81

100 82 Prague 10

Czech Republic

On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collectedy by the Czech Statistical Office. Data on waste generation by waste category and economic activity and data on waste treatment are based on the annual statistical survey, on the Annual Report on Waste of the Czech Statistical Office. Respondents of the survey are selected economical entities as well as municipalities. Data from statistical survey are completed by data from administrative source (Integrated Environmental Reporting System – ISPOP to cover the whole population

The legal basis for data collection is the Programme of the Statistical Surveys and Act on the State Statistical Service and waste law.

The information on waste generation has breakdown in sources (19 business activities according to the NACE classification and household activities) and in waste categories (according to the European Waste Classification for statistical purpose). The information on waste treatment is broken down to five treatment types (recovery, incineration with energy recovery, other incenaration, disposal on land and lane treatment) and in waste categories.

All values are mesured in tonnes of waste.

The domain consist of three data sets: Generation of waste, treatment of waste and waste treatment facilities. The data set on the generation of waste is broken down into waste categories and the source of waste generation; the data set on treatment of waste is broken down into type of treatment and waste category. The data sets on waste treatment facilities is broken down into the measurement variable (number of facilities, capacity), the waste operation and NUTS2 regions.

The database on waste generation includes all economic activities and in addition waste generated by households.

The database on waste treatment does no include pre-treatment activities (like sorting, drying), but only the final treatment.

Description of methods for determining waste generation:

 Waste generation is calculated from administrative source ISPOP, which is obligatory to all subjects producing or treating at least 100 tonnes of waste per year or at least 0,6 tonnes of hazardous waste per year. Subjets below this threshold or citizens (not obliged to fill in the ISPOP) are also included into the waste generation because they are included in ISPOP as partners of the subjects which are obliged to fill in ISPOP.

Waste: any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or intends or is required to discard.

The sludges (including the dredging spoils) are measured in dry matter.

Concepts and definitions are in line with the ESS/international standards.

Statistical units are:

SET 1: waste generation = KAU and municipalities

SET 2: waste treatment = KAU and municipalities

SET 3: treatment facilites = there are not statistical units, only authorized persons

In the table on waste generation: all national waste generated

In the table on waste treatment: all waste treated within the boarders of country (consequently excluding exports and including imports of waste).

Waste generation: NUTS 1

Waste treatment: NUTS 1

Waste treatment facilities: NUTS 2

Data is published biennial since 2004, 2018 – break in time series because of change of method of reporting - using adninistrative source

Not applicable.

Data on waste generation by waste categories and economic activities and data on waste treatment are based on the administrative source (ISPOP).

The legal basis for data collection is the Programme of the Statistical Surveys and Act on the State Statistical Service and waste law.

Data on waste treatment facilities are from the facility register.

annually

 Data are collected and checked by state authorities.

The higher value of EWC W127 in the year 2016 was mostly caused by the accident of landslide of massive amounts of soils on the highway. Another reason was higher waste generation in construction sector, which was particularly affected by construction contracts that arose during  the large infrastructure investments. Waste treatment for this EWC category has the same explanation. For total disposal is the right trend, more waste is recovered. Lower waste treatment amount of EWC W072 is caused by reclassification to secondary raw materials.

Most of the value for backfilling with W02A,W032,W033 and W08A wastes was reported in N01 code (and W032 waste), which refers dorectly to "Use of wastes for ground shaping" by several respondents.

Most of the value for landfilling with W08A was reported in 160122 LoW code, which stands for "Components not otherwise specified".

Data are compiled from administrative source of data.

There are no time series which should be adjusted.

Statistical questionnaire:

On the first page there is a space for additional comments by respondents;

A free phone number for contact in the case of questions;

Administrative source:

Every report is checked by local authorities responsible for the waste management. Reporting unit is obliged to send report after corrections. Electronic format for data report is used, Guidance for fullfilling the report is publicly available, email and telefon number of responsible person is available.

1. Completeness of data sets

The datasets are complete.

2. Completeness of the quality report

The quality report is complete and comprehensive and includes observations on validation performed before data delivery to Eurostat.

3. Timeliness

The datasets were delivered on 29.06.2022 via EDAMIS

4. Proper application of definitions and classifications

Definitions and classifications were used as expected.

5. Sound statistical methods

No observations.

State administrative bodies i.e.: the Parliament, Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Regional Authorities

the European Commission

International organisations: OECD, EUROSTAT, UN, World Bank, EEA

Scientific institutes and universities: the Charles University in Prague, the Masaryk University in Brno, the Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Newsletter or publisher: national and regional media

Public (in accordance with the Act No 106/1999 Coll., on free access to information)

State administrative body

Data on generation, recovery and disposal of wastes are used by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, which mainly uses data on consumption of wastes as secondary raw materials, which are also outputs from the statistical survey on waste.

European Commission

The European Commission uses data on waste in the planning process.

Scientific institutes and universities

The Scientific institutes and universities need statistics, analyses, and access to specific data.

International organisations

International organisations need data for the data sets according to the Waste Statistics Regulation, for the Regional Questionnaire on the State of the Environment, for Structural indicators production.

No systematic user satisfaction survey was conducted.

All statistics are available and complete.

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The administrative source ISPOP covers all entities producing more than 100 t of waste or more than 600 kg of hazardous waste.

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Waste generation and treatment has been compiled on the basis of data from administrative system ISPOP.

There is no differences between the population of frames and the target population when using information from administrative source ISPOP.

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Administartive source - 30 000 enterprises which have about 70 000 of KAU

Errors in measurement of units discovered in the original data material

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There is no non-response, the completion of the administrative waste questionnaire ISPOP is mandatory by law for all units above threshold.

There is no non-response, the completion of the administrative waste questionnaire ISPOP is mandatory by law for all units above threshold.

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Annual report - there are no seasonal influences.

Data of previous years are not being revised.

The year 2018 is an exception, because CZSO started to use administrative source as a base for the data

Almost 1/3 because of wider coverage of the whole population

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10 months

07/2021 for data deliveries to national level

06/2022 for data deliveries to Eurostat (preliminary)

In the Czech Republic national data on waste 2018 were also generated by the Czech Environmental Information agency (CENIA) established by the Ministry of the Environment. Data on waste were obtained from the waste records provided by the individual kind of aktivity units of enterprises (KAU) and municipalities. The announcers to the authorities are generators of waste, which generate more than 100 kg of hazardous waste or 100 tonnes of non-hazardous waste per year, and authorized persons, which generate or treat waste (with no limit). Units of waste data collection ensured by the Ministry of the Environment are in tonnes. Methodology of administrative source was adjusted to the methodology according to the 2150/2002 definitions

No differences.

Data for 2018 are not comparable with the previous years data because of the change of data source and coverage of population. Data till 2016 cover only part of population, data from 2018 cover the whole economy including enterprices under the thresholds (so called partners)

2018 - break in time series

Coherence with trade statistics

Data on export and import of waste as goods are in the CZSO obtained through statistical surveys of Intrastat. Within the Intrastat waste movement within the EU is observed. Comparison of data from the Intrastat and statistical surveys on wastes as well as from administrative source is possible only in those reporting units, which exceed the threshold value. Moreover, the Intrastat uses Combined Nomenclature (1031/2008/EC) for reporting of waste, which is different from the Waste Catalogue i.e. the comparison of outputs is possible after assigning the waste code according to the Waste Catalogue to the appropriate code from Combined Nomenclature used by the Intrastat.

Coherence with Environment-Economic Accounting

Problems with coherence can occur due to different methodology

There are not sub annual statistics.

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Internally it is consistent.

Ad hoc press release.

Data reported to the Eurostat have been already published in the Czech Republic. Public access to data on waste statistics:

-         the CZSO’s websites www.czso.cz (also in English version)

-         Generation, Recovery and Disposal of Waste in 2020 (monothematic publication of CZSO), revised data for 2017-2019 Generation, Recovery and Disposal of Waste in 2019

• The publication is got out as a periodic publication of the Czech Statistical Office. The publication is output of the administrative data source. It provides a review of state of the waste generation and management in the Czech Republic and also of the secondary raw material generation.

-         Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic

• The publication is set out as a periodic publication of the Czech Statistical Office. It provides comprehensive statistical overview of all industries
  of the national economy.

-         Green Growth

• The publication “Green Growth”, which is made and updated by the CZSO in cooperation with the Charles University Environment Centre, should be used in policy decisions.

Outputs are presented together with definitions of main terms, methodical notes and commentaries (contains for e.g. a comparison of results with the previous year).

https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/catalogue-of-products?filtr=true&skupiny=28

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The CZSO ensures data protection of incoming and outgoing micro data due to the encryption of electronic files and the pledge of secrecy of questionnaire-processing individuals.

Publication: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/generation-recovery-and-disposal-of-waste-2020

In the publication: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143330119/28002021am.pdf/01f1dab2-893b-4854-b9f2-f75005fb8af5?version=1.1

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Burden on respodnents:

Confidential data are protected under the Act on Statistical State Service.

Data for 2018 – break in time serie. According to the agreement among CZSO, Ministry of Environmental and Bureau of Government from January 2016, the problem of double reporting of waste would have been gradually solved. The first step was wider use of administrative data for statistical purpose.- This is in line with tho overal policy of CZSO
W063 - increase is due to administrative source – data from so called partners (unit wirh less generation of waste than tresholds)