ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST OF ORGANIC WASTE TREATMENT IN KOSOVO

摘要

Large amount of organic domestic waste, gardens, stables, and fast decomposition time, inadequate treatment (except in the landfill), makes their harmful impact on environment. Research on the generation of organic waste is made in summer, in three areas of the city, which differ by socio-economic structure. The methodology of data collection and data processing was carried out with measurements of kitchen organic waste in these areas for 21 days in a row, 7 families were engaged from each area, organic waste was collected separately from other wastes and then they were weighted. The research was focused on data collection of organic domestic waste and established methods of their treatment. From the measurements and calculations made, the amount of organic domestic waste produced in this season is approximately 252 g/inh/day or 77% of the total quantity of municipality waste, this amount varies depending on the seasons when measurements was made but it does not fall below 35%. In general, the amount of organic waste in Kosovo includes organic stables and gardens waste, but they are not included in this paper.