Measurement of Performance of Municipal Waste Management System in the Czech Republic

The developed methodology for measurement of the performance of a municipal waste management system (MWMS) is introduced in the paper. It aims to measure an efficiency of regional integrated waste management system (IWMS) for municipalities. The set of standard indicators of Waste Management Plan of the Czech Republic for 2003-2013 (WMP) was extended by specific developed indicators, directly evaluating individual elements and effects of the regional IWMS. The paper introduces and shortly describes thirty nine certified indicators for the measurement of the performance of MWMS. They are divided into three groups and the methods of their determination were introduced on samples of chosen indicators. The first set of indicators represents parameters which are necessary for the preparation of a regional IWMS together with indicators evaluated commonly in WMPs. The second set of indicators provides an effective tool for ongoing evaluation of the objectives of the IWMS. The third set of indicators consists of the supplementary indicators, which evaluation is not necessary for the preparation and operation of the IWMS, but they may provide important information in some specific cases for decisions of IWMS managers on individual system elements.