Waste Sorting in the Regions of the Czech Republic
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South Bohemia South Moravian Karlovy Vary Hradec Králové Liberec Moravian-Silesian Olomouc | Pardubice Plzeň Prague Central Bohemia Ústí nad Labem Vysočina Zlín |
South Bohemia Region
In the Region of South Bohemia people can sort paper, glass, plastics (either for mixed ones, or for PET bottles only). Collection of beverage cartons has been resumed in many municipalities too. In the Region of South Bohemia there is located the largest Czech plant to recycle PET bottles
Various collection methods are used for municipal waste sorting. For instance, the methods of collecting waste in bins/containers and in bags differ each other it their technical aspects.
Basic waste commodities are collected separately using containers for sorted waste installed in the streets. See the List of Container Locations in selected towns of the Region of South Bohemia.
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585 | of municipalities in the region involved in the EKO-KOM system |
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52.9 | kg of sorted waste (paper, plastics, glass and beverage carton) per citizen and year in the region |