In 2005, the amount of emissions at stationary sources fell in comparison to the previous year by 6.6 %, i.e., by 4.45 kilotons of pollutants. At the large-scale stationary source level, using the same comparison, the volume of emissions went up by 0.57 kilotons, which corresponds to the inception of new industries, such as furnaces using fuels other than natural gas, wood-processing industries, varnishes, etc. At the middle source level, the volumes are somewhat lower.
Table – Emissions from Stationary Sources
Graph – Emissions from Stationary Sources
Waste Disposal
In recent years, the volume of waste disposal has been slightly increasing.
Table – Dump disposal of waste in tons
In Vysočina, the following is permitted:
36 facilities for waste disposal, thereof 26 landfills
109 facilities for collection and waste redemption (and 122 mobile facilities)
35 facilities for waste management (and 15 mobile facilities)
17 scrap yards for auto wreckage