Knowledge of the student population on the waste management system in the Republic of Croatia

Razvojem društva i porastom broja stanovništva dolazi do onečišćenja okoliša. Svaka aktivnost proizvodi otpad koji često nije zbrinut na pravilan način. Takav otpad predstavlja opasnost ne samo za okoliš već i za zdravlje ljudi, ali i svih živih bića. Kako bi se otpad zbrinuo na pravilan način potrebno je poznavanje samog sustava gospodarenja otpadom. Stoga je provedeno istraživanje kojim se ispitalo znanje studentske populacije o sustavu gospodarenja otpadom u Republici Hrvatskoj. U istraživanju je sudjelovao 281 ispitanik. Većina ispitanih studenata u anketi je svoje znanje u samoprocjeni ocijenila dobrim do vrlo dobrim, dok rezultati stvarnog znanja govore da je njihovo znanje dovoljno do dobro.Social development and population growth cause environmental pollution. Every activity produces waste that isn`t often disposed of properly. Such waste poses a threat not only to the environment but also to human health and all living beings. In order to dispose of waste properly, it is necessary to know the system of waste management. Therefore, research was conducted in which we wanted to find out how much student population knew about waste management system in the Republic of Croatia. The research included 281 respondents. Most of the students that were interviewed self-assessed their knowledge and rated it as good to very good, while the results of actual knowledge showed that their knowledge was sufficient to good