Summary

The article “From no recycling to zero waste: how Ljubljana rethought its rubbish” written by Luka Dakskobler is devoted to the discussion of the problem of waste recycling. First, the author draws readers’ attention to the fact that Ljubljana is the first European capital that decided to reduce waste to zero. The city’s waste management company says that fifteen years ago all the waste of the city went straight to the landfill. But it was expensive and took up a large space. Moreover, it meant throwing away useful resources. So they’ve decided to change it. The results have been impressive. Luka Dakskobler emphasizes that “The Slovenian capital now produces only 115 kg of residual waste per capita annually”. He also tells about the most modern plant in Slovenia for treating biological waste which services almost a quarter of all Slovenia. At the end author adds that Ljubljana still faces some problems. One of them is a huge amount of cemetery candles, a particular issue for Slovenia, which ranks third in the world for their use.

I’ve chosen this article because I consider the problem of waste recycling as one as the most important problem of our century. I’m very happy to know that in some countries people really try to reduce the amount of litter to minim. I wanted people in our country to be more responsible and involved in this issue. I’d like to know more about laws in Slovenia which help to control waste recycling. I already knew about the need to sort the rubbish. I didn’t quite understand the problem with the cemetery candles. Why can’t they just stop using them?

Dakskobler, Luka. “From No Recycling to Zero Waste: How Ljubljana Rethought Its Rubbish.” The Guardian, 23 May 2019.