The collection of certain types of urban waste, which are collected and recycled effectively in the EU, has not yet been organised in Slovenia, e.g. aluminium cans and PET bottles (beverage bottling), packaging styrofoam, wooden crates for fruit and vegetables, old clothes, household appliances, apparatuses containing electronic circuits, old cars, etc.
Za nekatere vrste komunalnih odpadkov, ki jih v EU že zelo učinkovito zbirajo in reciklirajo, pri nas še nimamo urejenega zbiranja, npr. aluminijaste pločevinke, polietilenske plastenke (oboje embalaža za pijače), embalažni stiropor, lesene gajbice za sadje/zelenjavo, odpadna oblačila, belo tehniko, aparate, ki vsebujejo elektronska vezja, stare avtomobile itd.