Reverse Logistics Activities Organization in Croatian Waste Management

Uslijed intenzivnog razvoja tehnologije i velikog porasta stanovništva na globalnoj razini te kontinuirane deruralizacije, koncentriranjem stanovništva u gradovima, povećava se količina odloženog otpada te potreba za sustavnim gospodarenjem istog. U RH količine odloženog otpada iz dana u dan rastu, a gospodarenje otpadom još uvijek je na nezadovoljavajućoj razini, no, ipak postoje jedinice lokalne samouprave koje imaju relativno dobre sustave gospodarenja otpadom. Kao dio koncepta zelene logistike, te sustava koji koristi aktivnosti povratne logistike, gospodarenje otpadom relevantno je zbog mogućnosti usmjerenja manjih količina otpada prema odlagalištima. Osim teorijskih odrednica, u radu će se prikazati i sustavi dviju jedinica lokalne samouprave, grada Čakovec i Krk, te ponuditi prijedlog optimizacije sustava gospodarenja otpadom u RH.Due to the intensive development of technology and the large increase in the population at the global level and continuing deruralisation, concentration of population in cities, increasing the amount of disposed waste and the need for a systematic management of the same. In Croatia the waste deposited is growing bigger each day and waste management is still at an unsatisfactory level, however, there are local governments that have a relatively good waste management system. As a part of the concept of green logistics, and a system that uses reverse logistics activities, waste management is relevant for opportunities to direct small quantities of waste to landfills. In addition to theoretical guidelines, in this thesis will be displayed the two systems of local governments, cities Čakovec and Krk, as well as proposals of optimizing the waste management system in Croatia