page_title: Environmental issues in Pristina
section_title: Waste
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental issues in Pristina / Waste
caption_attribution_description: English: Pristina . Pristinah . Kosovo
context_page_description: Pristina is the capital and the most populated city of Kosovo. It is also considered as the most polluted city in Kosovo. The main reason for Pristina's air pollution is coal mining and energy emitted by the single producer of energy, Kosovo Energy Corporation J.S.C. KEK operates through two power plants, Kosovo A and B located 5 km near Pristina. Furthermore, the diesel-based car traffic highly contributes to the pollution of air, along with the wood and coal household heating system and central coal-heating company "Termokos" that operates in Pristina.
context_section_description: The region of Pristina is the highest waste container. In 2007, 61.644.35 ton of waste have been collected only in Pristina, while in 2008, 80.185.06 tons of waste has been collected in Pristina.
  Waste Collection in Pristina 2007 and 2008
  The average amount of municipal waste disposal in Pristina is 0.9 kg/day per person, while 332 kg/year per person. If Pristina is compared with other municipalities, it can be seen that Pristina differs much more. While in Pristina the average waste disposal is 332 kg/year per person, in other municipalities this average is 95 kg/year per person.  The problem relies in the disposal of this waste is done in (field-waste) municipal surface. Those waste disposals have not filled the minimum standard requirements for waste. They are settled near habitats and rivers, which most of time end up polluting the rivers also, especially underground waters and wells. Oftentimes those waste disposals are burned from nature, as well as from people. During summer they smell badly because most of waste is not even covered with grit. Some disposals in Pristina have been closed, with the aim to reduce those negative effects in the nature; however, still most of them remain uncovered. 
  Pristina regional waste disposal collects waste from Prishtinë, Obiliq, Lipjan, Fushë	Kosovë and Drenas(Gllogoc). The size of this disposal is approximately 40 hectares, it has a life span of 15 years, and its total capacity is 3,500,000 m³ while its monthly capacity is 6000 tons. The status of this disposal is miserable, with a very bad smell causing many health implications to people.
caption: Pano pristina noche2
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