Waste management in Croatia

One of the enormous problems of today&#8217 ; s civilisation, especially in the developed countries, is the waste. Every product, whether made of wood, glass, plastic, rubber, paper or metal, has influence on the environment. Such influence depends on various factors during production of raw materials, manufacture, and use of products all the way to their final disposal. In the civilised countries, the solution of the problem is sought in gradual development of integrated waste management systems interconnected with the integrated environmental management system. Reducing of waste, and maximising of environmentally friendly recycling represent the planned goals of waste management. Advanced methods of waste recycling enable its full usage, but the basic precondition is separate collection of each type of waste. The work presents waste management in Croatia using as example waste disposal in the city of Zagreb.