Dumpsters for biowaste and other types of garabage. Source: Priit Mürk/ERR Many people in Estonia are finding the sorting of bio-waste, which has been mandatory since the start of this year, ...

Biodegradable waste is a type of waste which can be broken down into its base compounds by micro-organisms and other living things. In households, this waste includes items such as leftovers, ...

For public waste management authorities, municipal and commercial biowaste handlers or mixture producers as well as producers and owners of certain biowaste, certain requirements apply when handling ...

In 2007, some 277,500 tonnes of biowaste were collected. Most of the waste was composted. Still the majority of biowaste is dumped in with the regular trash. Biowaste, which produces methane gas when ...