The municipal waste from the territory of Košice is disposed in the Ekothermal ’99 Municipal Waste Incinerating Plant (the KOSIT firm since August 1, 2001). The municipal waste is collected by Technical Services of the City of Košice and by the AsaFura Company. The incinerating plant with the capacity for the disposal of 120,000 tons of municipal waste annually is exploited for approx. 40 – 50%.

In the period from 1972 up to the putting of the incinerating plant into operation in 1992, the municipal waste from the territory of Košice was disposed to the landfill near the village of Myslava, on the western periphery of Košice. Approx. 2 million m³ of waste was deposited in this landfill and its capacity has been exhausted. Disposal of ash and cinder from the incinerating plant was allowed under special conditions in this landfill until 1994. The landfill of the 3^rd building class was in operation from 1996 to 1999, and 41,000 m³ of wastes were deposited here. At the present time, the waste from the incinerating plant is disposed out of the territory of Košice. Until 2000 the waste from health facilities was disposed in the hospital incinerating plant which met environmental requirements for the protection of air after its adaptation, but now it is out of operation due to technical reasons. This type of waste is being disposed out of the territory of Košice.

U.S. Steel Košice is the largest producer of industrial waste. The waste is of various consistency and physical-chemical properties and originates as a side product from technological processes. The waste is disposed in landfills and facilities within the production area.

Green waste from the territory of Košice is disposed by the Administration of City Green Vegetation. Waste from the sewage treatment plant is disposed by EBA. Approx. 20 illegal landfills are located in the territory of the city, where waste of the other category (building rubbish) is deposited in a volume of approx. 7,000 m³.