Čistoća expanded the service of separate collection of biodegradable waste and plastic and metal packaging to residential buildings
With a view of upgrading the public service, Zagreb Holding Ltd., subsidiary Čistoća commenced with distributing biodegradable waste bins and packets of bags also to citizens residing in multi-apartment buildings (i.e. to groups of service users).
Packets of bags contain bags for disposal of plastic and metal packaging (13 60L bags, free of charge, sufficient for a half-year period - 2 bags per month) and biodegradable bags for disposal of biodegradable waste (26 30L bags, free of charge, sufficient for a half-year period - 1 bag per week).
Packets of bags will be distributed by Croatian Post (Hrvatska pošta) postmen, starting from Monday, 17 June 2019.
This way we will contribute to developing a responsible approach to separation of biodegradable waste and plastic and metal packaging, which will in turn result in a combined effort towards:
- Developing good eco-friendly habits
- Reducing the volume of waste disposed of at landfills
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the environment
- Producing useful compost for use in green areas.
The following waste is to be disposed in the biodegradable waste bags and bins:
- Kitchen waste (fruit and vegetable scraps, eggshells, coffee grounds, teabags, leftover bread, leaves of lettuce, cabbage, chard and alike)
- Garden waste or green waste (wilted flowers, twigs, grass and hedge clippings, pot soil, fruit and vegetable scraps and alike)
- Small quantities of other biological waste (tree bark, hair, sawdust, paper tissues, pine needles, small quantities of paper used to wrap kitchen scraps).
The following waste IS NOT TO BE DISPOSED in the brown containers:
- Leftover thermally processed food
- Meat, fish, bones, skin
- Dairy products, oils and fats
- Ash, packaging (cardboard, glass, plastic), rubber, hazardous waste
- Stained or lacquered wood
- Clothes, cigarettes and other similar material
Due to sanitary requirements, the citizens are kindly asked to put their biodegradable waste into the biodegradable waste bags that will be sent to their home address, or into paper bags or to wrap it in some paper, before disposing it in communal brown bins.
The following waste is to be disposed in the yellow bag:
- Edible oil bottles, vinegar bottles, distilled water bottles, cleaning products bottles (without the hazardous waste label), cosmetics bottles, medication bottles (except cytotoxic drugs), foodstuff bottles and alike
- Drinks bottles, bottle caps, plastic plates and utensils, straws
- Yoghurt bottles or cups, cheese cups or containers
- Candy wrappers, snack bags, frozen product bags, plastic shopping bags
- Food trays, protective plastic wrappers or film, CD or DVD cases
- Food cans or drinks cans
- Multilayer packaging
The following waste is NOT TO BE DISPOSED in the yellow bags:
- Wallpaper, Styrofoam, sponges, laminated flooring, cabling (power and network cables)
- Toothbrushes, umbrellas, lighters, CDs, DVDs, plastic caddies
- Pressurized bottles or cans
- Plastic packaging that contained hazardous waste, such as paint, varnish, motor oil, lubricants, corrosive acids or substances.
Citizens have a duty to use the public service provided to them, to enable access to biodegradable waste bins at the time of scheduled collection and to safeguard the containers from damage or theft. They are to leave the yellow bag at the site of waste collection (on or near the spot where the mixed municipal waste bin is placed) at the time of scheduled collection.
Biodegradable waste will be collected once a week across city districts. Waste collection service for citizens residing in multi-apartment buildings (groups of service users) will commence on 24 June 2019, or after receipt of biodegradable waste bin, according to the following schedule:
*Note: - Waste collection in Mičevec and Turopoljski Markuševec will take place on Tuesdays.
Waste collection time will be between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. on the scheduled day. In the city centre, waste collection will take place at night (between 9:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.)
Collection of plastic and metal packaging disposed in yellow bags will take place twice a month in each city district. Waste collection will commence on 24 June 2019, and it will be performed according to the following schedule:
Waste collection time will be between 2 and 10 p.m. on the scheduled day. In the city centre, waste collection will take place at night (between 9:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.)
Information about Biowaste is available at the web site www.cistoca.hr, under the Important Info section.
Information about Collection schedule – bags for plastic and metal packaging from households is available at the web site www.cistoca.hr, above the News section.
The new web app enables citizens to find out about the scheduled collection day, by entering their home address. In addition to that, citizens have at their disposal the Call Centre agents, at the phone number 072 500 400 (local charges apply), available for 24 hours every day.
Any queries or complaints regarding distribution of shipments can be addressed to the Customer Services of Croatian Post (Hrvatska pošta), at the phone numbers 072 303 304 and 091/4842442, from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additional information can be obtained by sending a query to the following e-mail addresses: podrska.hpe@posta.hr and info@posta.hr.
Zagreb Holding Ltd., subsidiary Čistoća
