The aim of this measure is to reduce the amount of biodegradable fraction of waste that is disposed of in landfills. The share of separately collected biodegradable waste in the total produced biodegradable waste in 2011 was 9.3%, and the share sent for recovery was 6.2%. Pursuant to the Agreement on the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union and the Waste Management Plan in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2007 - 2015, quantitative goals related to the reduction of the share of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfills have been established. By the end of 2013, the share of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfills must be reduced to 75% of the mass share of biodegradable municipal waste, which is produced in 1997, by the end of 2016 the share of biodegradable municipal waste disposed of in landfills must be reduced to 50% of the total share of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1997, while by the end of 2020 the share of biodegradable municipal waste that is disposed of in landfills must be reduced to 35% of the mass share of biodegradable municipal waste that was produced in 1997. The reduction of the biodegradable fraction of waste that is disposed of in landfills results in reduced methane emissions that would otherwise occur during anaerobic processes of waste decomposition at landfills.