Nowadays, Waste is one of the biggest problems. The amount of waste in the world is growing every year. In order to prevent problems caused by harmful effects of waste, functional and useful waste management is needed. Recycling yards are fenced areas designed for the collection and temporary storage of various types of waste. Waste in recycling yards is collected in special containers and disposed of by a waste management company. The paper presents positive impacts of the European Union (EU) on waste management. With enforced directives, waste management in the Republic of Croatia has risen to a higher level. One of the positive results from adopting these directives is a significant increase in the number of built recycling yards in the Republic of Croatia in the last few years. In the period from 2016 to 2021, 142 new EU funded recycling yards were built. One of the recycling yards built in the specified period is the recycling yard of the town of Pregrada. It was opened in 2019. The paper shows the amount of waste that was collected at the recycling yard in the period from .1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.During that period 107.607,5 kg of separated waste were collected. The amount of collected separated waste indicates a reduction in the amount of municipal waste, which is one of the goals the EU has set in order to achieve better and more efficient waste management. Also, a survey was conducted in which 50 participants expressed their view on recycling and the use of the recycling yard.