Some statistical data on urban waste collection in the city of Prizren and ways to evaluate them in useful products (original) (raw)

The development of society is related to the high consumption of a variety of food products, the use of electro-household appliances, furniture and its furnishing, clothing, plastic materials, etc. The increase of urban waste is considerable both from the social development and the increase of the population, for example: Prishtina 1,116,355 tons / year, Prizren 90,858 tons / year, Peja 41,748 tons / year, Mitrovica 64,663 tons / year. The increase of urban waste will affect in our environment (soil, water, and air). Even though our city is endangered by their lack of treatment, their quantity is constantly increasing. We need to change the concept that waste is worthless. On the contrary, urban waste contains value because every product obtained from them contains value. Product = raw material (monetary value) + energy + human labor. So through waste assessment, we reduce their volume, while through their treatment we obtain raw materials (, for example from the treatment of waste ...