Waste management

Waste management is a very important topic. It is an indisputable fact that in the last few decades, as many natural resources have been extracted as in the entire history of the Earth. Since the industrial revolution, we have jumped on the wave of progress, we have become enthusiastic about material comfort. But at the same time, we have polluted clean rivers, oceans, air in an incredible way and flooded our surroundings with waste. Therefore, in times when we are already living on ecological debt, it is important to think about what we can do to better use the resources that planet Earth offers us. Waste production is an accompanying feature of human life and therefore cannot be avoided. However, the problem with waste begins much earlier than we fill the bins with it. For example: did you know that each citizen of our municipality produces an average of 429 kilograms of waste per year, but with proper recycling, we could reuse up to 84 percent of this amount? Our sorting percentage is currently at 50.24%, which is a very good number compared to other municipalities. You can find out a lot of necessary information in our waste management, just click.

Waste separation method in the municipality

The municipality of Bystričany provides and carries out the collection of the following types of waste:

• mixed municipal waste
  
• paper
• plastics + KOBL (commodity packaging based on cardboard)
  
• glass
• metals and metal packaging
• cooking oil
  
• textiles and footwear
• biodegradable waste
• hazardous waste
• electrical waste
• small construction waste
• bulky waste
  

Mixed municipal waste

• is unsorted municipal waste or municipal waste after sorting the components of municipal waste
• is placed in KUKA collection containers with a volume of 110 l made of galvanized sheet metal or plastic
• Waste collection takes place twice a month, every Thursday in even-numbered weeks.
• The municipality provides replacement of a damaged 110 l KUKA container for a fee of 15.00 euros for a natural person who has permanent residence in the municipality of Bystričany
  
• A natural person who does not have permanent residence in the municipality, a natural person, an entrepreneur and a legal entity shall pay the kuka container in full at the purchase price.
• To purchase a KUKA container, contact the municipality employee:
  

Jana Šnircová, Tax and Fees Officer
Phone: +421 915 902 735
E-mail: jana.snircova@bystricany.sk

Municipal waste collection takes place every even THURSDAY !

Paper

• paper includes : newspapers, magazines, notebooks, posters, corrugated and smooth cardboard, cartons, boxes, boxes, books without binding, paper bags for flour, sugar and other food paper
• Paper does not include : cartons (tetrapacks) for milk, cream, juices, disposable diapers, hygiene products, egg cartons, copy paper (indigo), asphalt, sandpaper, greasy, waxed, crepe paper, baking paper, scrapings, soiled paper from food
• It is advisable to remove paper clips, textile or plastic parts from the paper
  
• Boxes need to be disassembled and, together with other paper, stored in a way that takes up as little space as possible in the container.
• Paper waste is handed over to marked containers located at the stands in the village.
• By sorting paper correctly, with your help, we are helping to protect our forests.
  

Plastics + KOBL (commodity packaging based on cardboard)

• These include: composite cardboard-based packaging (KOBL), PE and PET bottles, plastic packaging from drugstores, plastic bags, sacks and pouches, packaging foils, garden and food foils, yoghurt and butter containers, plastic cups, plastic food packaging, crates, plastic toys, composite packaging (tetrapacks) for milk, dairy products, juices, wine, polystyrene
• It is advisable to remove coarse dirt from plastic ovals and tetrapacks (we recommend rinsing them)
  
• It is important to compress plastic packaging and tetrapaks so that their volume is as small as possible.
• all of the above-mentioned plastics and KOBL are handed over to marked 1,100 l containers located at parking lots in the village
  

Glass

• This includes glass of all colors, glass jars from canning, bottles, cosmetic bottles, smoked and milk glass, warehouse fragments, window glass, etc.
• Glass does not include ceramics, aggregates, porcelain, mirrors, fluorescent lamps, light bulbs and discharge lamps, cooking glass, metal closures, plexiglass, car glass, thermometers, screens, glass concrete blocks
• It is advisable to remove coarse dirt from glass objects.
  
• Glass waste is handed over to marked 1,100 l containers located at the stands in the village
• Glass is 98%-100% recyclable, so by recycling each bottle we save energy and reduce the burden on the environment
  

Metals and metal packaging

• This includes: aluminum and iron cutlery, pots and utensils, beverage cans, metal beer kegs, compote lids, metal packaging from cosmetic products, canned food and animal feed, all small iron waste, radiators, metal ladders, metal frames, etc.  
• this does not include any electrical waste, metals contaminated with paints and various chemicals  
• It is advisable to remove coarse dirt from metal containers and in the case of hollow containers (beer cans, etc.), the containers must be compressed to reduce their volume.
• Metals and metal packaging are handed over to marked 1100 l containers located at container stands for separated waste.

Edible oil

• Used cooking oil must be poured into plastic bottles and handed over to a collection point throughout the year, or as part of the special waste collection in the municipality according to the export schedule specified below (twice a year).
  

Textiles and footwear

• We sort textiles and shoes into specially marked, light-colored containers
  
• The containers are located at parking lot no. 6 on M. Nešpora Street near the elementary school (3 containers) and at parking lot no. 12 on J. Jesenského Street in Vieske.   (1 container)

Biodegradable waste

• These include: leaves, grass, pulled weeds, post-harvest residues from plant cultivation (roots, leaves, flowers), pieces of branches, sawdust, shavings, wood chips, fallen and rotten fruit, vegetable and fruit residues
• does not include: liquid leftovers from cooked food, cooking oils, bones, meat, fish, dead animals, dairy products, other waste
• Biological waste is not thrown into mixed waste containers!
  
• if possible, compost biodegradable waste in your own home composting facilities
• If you are a citizen of our municipality and cannot compost all your biological waste yourself for justified reasons, you can bring it to the municipal composting plant.
  

Hazardous waste

• Hazardous waste includes: batteries (pencil, micropencil, flat, button) , car batteries, fluorescent lamps, light bulbs, motor oils, paint containers, solvents, old paints
• We strongly advise that hazardous waste must not be thrown into mixed waste containers!!!
  
• Hazardous waste can be delivered as part of special waste collection in the municipality according to the export schedule specified below (twice a year)
  

Electrical waste

• Electronic waste includes: refrigerators, cookers, stoves, televisions, monitors, telephones, mobile phones, microwaves, computers, tape recorders, speakers, gramophones, food processors, various small electrical appliances , etc.
• We would like to point out that it is forbidden to throw electrical appliances into mixed waste containers or into containers for glass, paper, plastics and metals!!!
  
• Hazardous waste can be delivered to a collection point throughout the year, or as part of the special waste collection in the municipality according to the export schedule specified below (twice a year)

Small construction waste

• Construction waste must never be thrown into mixed waste containers!!!
• This includes construction waste generated during routine maintenance work carried out by a natural person - a non-entrepreneur, for which notification to the building authority is sufficient, or a building permit or notification is not required.
  

Bulky waste

• is waste that does not correspond to the capacity of collection containers due to its volume and weight, such as old furniture, carpets, wardrobes, beds, chairs etc.
• Only citizens with permanent residence in the municipality of Bystričany can hand over bulky waste as part of the special waste collection in the municipality according to the export schedule specified below (twice a year)
  
  

SCHEDULE FOR EXPORT OF SEPARATED WASTE COMPONENTS IN 2025

The collection point provides an opportunity for residents with permanent residence in the village of Bystričany to legally dispose of bulky waste throughout the year. In this area, citizens will find large-volume containers. Old furniture must be brought disassembled. The collection point is located in the village of Bystričany, in Dolná domovina, near the railway crossing.

If you have any questions, please contact the maintenance manager: Martin Suchý, phone number: +421 905 358 909