Position of Slovak in EU from the View of Material Recovery of Waste in Circular Economy

the environment. Most resources are non-renewable and, therefore,
need to be managed sustainably. For this reason, increased attention
is also being paid to their efficient use within the European Union.
The European Union is addressing these aspects to maintain longterm competitiveness and ensure sustainable development in line
with all the associated environmental impacts. One of the paths
currently on offer is a gradual transition from a linear to a circular
economy. A CE monitoring system based on a group of indicators
has been introduced within the EU. In this paper, we analyse one of
the key areas of the circular economy, material recovery of waste,
focusing on municipal waste and its position in the EU and Slovak
economy. Measure of circular waste reuse, Measure of municipal
waste recycling, CW production per inhabitant, Measure of waste
landfilling. By analysing the development of the indicators over the
last 10 years, we have tried to realistically assess the achievability of
the EU recycling and landfilling targets. The situation in Europe in
this area is not optimistic since some EU countries will have a
problem fulfilling the EU goals in waste management.