republic of macedonia state statistical office

Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office

WEST BALKAN WORKSHOP ON WEST BALKAN WORKSHOP ON WASTEWASTE

6 and 7 November 2008, EEA, 6 and 7 November 2008, EEA, Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark

Prepared by:Prepared by:Violeta Panovska Violeta Panovska

(State Statistical Office)(State Statistical Office)

Skopje, November, 2008Skopje, November, 2008


State Statistical Office – responsibility

Legal base - Low on State StatisticsLegal base - Low on State Statistics

State Statistical Office is uniqueState Statistical Office is unique officialofficial statistics provider in the countrystatistics provider in the country

Five year statistical Programmes (adopted Five year statistical Programmes (adopted by Government) and the annual by Government) and the annual programmes are the basic acts where the programmes are the basic acts where the whole statistics activities are providedwhole statistics activities are provided

The last five year Statistical Programme The last five year Statistical Programme from 2008 to 2012 was adopted in 2007from 2008 to 2012 was adopted in 2007


ES within the Statistical Office ES within the Statistical Office structurestructure

With a new SSO organizational structure With a new SSO organizational structure (May 2008), for the first time a separate (May 2008), for the first time a separate ‘’Unit on environmental statistics, energy ‘’Unit on environmental statistics, energy and transport’’ is provided within and transport’’ is provided within Department on ‘’Agriculture and Department on ‘’Agriculture and environmental statistics’’. environmental statistics’’.

By 2006, an Agreement for cooperation By 2006, an Agreement for cooperation between State Statistical Office and between State Statistical Office and Ministry of Environment and Physical Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning was signed.Planning was signed. It covers close It covers close cooperation in terms of different projects, cooperation in terms of different projects, including the area of environmental including the area of environmental statisticsstatistics..


ES within the five year Statistical ES within the five year Statistical ProgramProgram

Following the needs, project activities and Following the needs, project activities and the current situation, ES activities in the current situation, ES activities in following areas are provided in the following areas are provided in the Statistical Program:Statistical Program:

- waste statistics- waste statistics

- water statistics- water statistics

- environmental expenditures, and also:- environmental expenditures, and also:

Publishing of ES booklet as regular activity Publishing of ES booklet as regular activity – biannual– biannual


About waste statistics at SSOAbout waste statistics at SSO

Main objectives:Main objectives:

1.To meet WStatR and national 1.To meet WStatR and national requirements on:requirements on:

- generated - generated - treated - treated - received- received - delivered - delivered wastewaste

2. International reporting (OECD Joint 2. International reporting (OECD Joint Questionnaire)Questionnaire)


About waste statistics About waste statistics (cont.)(cont.)

National legislation:National legislation:

-- Responsibility of Ministry of Environment Responsibility of Ministry of Environment and and Physical Planning (MoEPP)Physical Planning (MoEPP)

-- The process of adjustment with EU - The process of adjustment with EU legislation is legislation is ongoing; some acts are adopted and ongoing; some acts are adopted and already in use; already in use; some are waiting of adoption; some are some are waiting of adoption; some are in in preparation phase and some are planned preparation phase and some are planned to be to be preparedprepared

- The actual situation of adjustment - The actual situation of adjustment process is process is directly reflected on ES activities at SSOdirectly reflected on ES activities at SSO


About waste statistics About waste statistics (cont.)(cont.)

National legislation respected for National legislation respected for providing WS:providing WS:- A Law on waste management- A Law on waste management- A list of waste types- A list of waste types- Sub low acts (rule books) refer on - Sub low acts (rule books) refer on obligations for obligations for business entities on reporting data (kind business entities on reporting data (kind of dataof data is defined in those acts)is defined in those acts)

In general there is very solid legal base, In general there is very solid legal base, but the time period provided for appliance but the time period provided for appliance is still going onis still going on


About donor projects supportAbout donor projects support

SSO and MoEPP were involved in three SSO and MoEPP were involved in three year regional SIDA project for developing year regional SIDA project for developing ES in the Balkan from 2005 – 2007, waste ES in the Balkan from 2005 – 2007, waste statistics was one of prioritized area in the statistics was one of prioritized area in the projectproject

Since 2008, SSO is involved in National Since 2008, SSO is involved in National SIDA three year environmental project, SIDA three year environmental project, where waste statistics iswhere waste statistics is provided as aprovided as a first priorityfirst priority in the project activities.in the project activities.


What’s done until now in the field of WS?

Introduction with Introduction with EC Waste Statistic EC Waste Statistic RegulationRegulation No 2150/2002No 2150/2002 and Waste and Waste Statistical MethodologyStatistical Methodology

-Planning data collection processes Planning data collection processes (methods and organization)(methods and organization)

Connections between National List of Connections between National List of waste types (published in Official gazette - waste types (published in Official gazette - 2005) and EW Categories are made 2005) and EW Categories are made according to the National legislation and according to the National legislation and EU regulativeEU regulative 2150/20022150/2002


What’s done until now in the field of WS? (cont.)

In order to provide In order to provide Pilot survey on waste Pilot survey on waste from industriesfrom industries methodological instruments methodological instruments are prepared (questionnaire, manual, are prepared (questionnaire, manual, classification, codes, logical control) in classification, codes, logical control) in accordance with National legislation and accordance with National legislation and EWStat Reg.EWStat Reg.

Pilot survey with main goal to test the Pilot survey with main goal to test the questionnaire an the response rate was questionnaire an the response rate was conducted from 15 – 26 Septemberconducted from 15 – 26 September 20082008 (the Pilot results cross over our (the Pilot results cross over our expectations with the content of the expectations with the content of the questionnaire and response rate from over questionnaire and response rate from over than 80%)than 80%)


About Pilot surveyAbout Pilot survey

1.Population1.Population - e - eenterprises/local units enterprises/local units within NACE D with more than 10 employees within NACE D with more than 10 employees (NACE C - is excluded). the sectors of (NACE C - is excluded). the sectors of interest for the pilot survey were mainly interest for the pilot survey were mainly NACE 15 – 39 (NACE 37 is excluded).NACE 15 – 39 (NACE 37 is excluded).

2.Frame2.Frame – Statistical Business Register – Statistical Business Register

3. Sample design 3. Sample design – random sample of 90 – random sample of 90 enterprisesenterprises from each sub-sector within from each sub-sector within NACE D in Skopje (the capital)NACE D in Skopje (the capital)

4. 4. Collecting method Collecting method - - Face to face interviewFace to face interview

5. 5. Questionnaire content Questionnaire content – generated waste, – generated waste, received waste, waste received waste, waste treatment (treatment (R,DR,D), ), delivered and stored wastedelivered and stored waste


Future planes and expectations

Future planes:Future planes:

- to provide the whole survey on waste - to provide the whole survey on waste from industriesfrom industries (September 2009)(September 2009)- to provide revised survey on municipal - to provide revised survey on municipal waste and waste and published national data on municipal published national data on municipal waste for the waste for the first time (2009/2010)first time (2009/2010)

Expectations:Expectations:

Reporting to EUROSTAT data from waste Reporting to EUROSTAT data from waste from industries after conducting the survey from industries after conducting the survey and data processing.and data processing.

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