The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on household waste in the Republic of Slovenia

V letu 2020 je svet doletela pandemija SARS-CoV-2. Po svetu in v Sloveniji se je življenje, kot smo ga poznali, končalo. Ukrepi za zaustavitev širjenja virusa so posegali v naša življenja. Nenujne dejavnosti so se ustavile. Prisiljeni smo bili ostati doma in delati na daljavo. V zabojnikih pred hišo so se začele kopičiti večje količine odpadkov kot po navadi. Namen diplomskega dela je raziskati, ali so se količine gospodinjskih odpadkov povečale in kako so vplivale na okolje. S primerjalno analizo smo prišli do nepričakovanih rezultatov. Količine določenih vrst odpadkov so se povečale, količine celotnih odpadkov pa so se dejansko zmanjšale in imajo pozitiven vpliv na okolje.In 2020, the world was struck by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. All around the world and in Slovenia, life as we knew it ended. Regulations for preventing the spread of the virus interfered with our lives. Non-essential services were closed. We were forced to stay at home and work remotely. Unusually large quantities of garbage began to pile up in the waste bins outside. The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether the quantity of household waste has grown larger and what was its effect on the environment. A comparative analysis showed unexpected results. The amount of certain types of waste increased, while the total sum of garbage actually decreased and had a positive effect on the environment