Despite the effort of majority of subjects concerned, the separation of communal waste in villages and towns of the Slovak Republic is not on the required level. Recently, the state administration has improved significantly the conditions for separated waste collection by legislative, organizational as well as economical measures. For municipalities and local governments due to insufficient information, fear of high unprofitability, insufficient funds but also reluctance, the separated waste collection has not yet become effectively operating part of the Programme of Waste Management. The article intends to contribute to the improvement of awareness of separated waste collection programmes in Slovakia.