‘Collection’ is defined by Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC as amended by 2018/851/EC as: ‘the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility.’ This is the point where begin any waste management processes which are imposed by law. One of them is the obligation to organize separate collection system for the flowing waste streams:
- paper, metal, plastic and glass (2015)
- bio waste (31 December 2023)
- textile and hazardous household waste (1 January 2025).
Sustainable Synergies 