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Municipal Waste Management in Poland Compared to Other European Union Countries

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae

The paper discusses the current state of municipal waste management in Poland compared to other European Union countries. It indicates the amounts of municipal waste generated over the last few years in Poland and other EU countries. The paper compares waste treatment methods in Poland and Europe, such as recycling, composting, thermal treatment and waste disposal. An analysis of municipal waste processing installations in Poland is presented. The trends in the municipal waste management system in recent years have also been described. In the field of municipal waste management in Poland, there have been significant changes. The amount of waste sent to landfills has decreased, and the amount of waste recovered and recycled has increased. These changes are positive and reflect the development of municipal waste management systems in other EU countries. The article indicates the problems and directions of changes in the field of municipal waste management in Poland in the coming years...

Management of industrial and municipal solid wastes in Poland

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2001

Altogether more than 4 billion tonnes of wastes are landfilled in Poland and every year this amount increases by 145 million tonnes (without taking into account the overburden produced in open-pit mines). This includes 133 million tonnes of industrial and 12 million tonnes of municipal solid wastes-MSW). Their amount (mainly MSW) is expected to rise constantly, similarly as in other European countries mainly due to: increasing urbanization, a rising standard of living and, consequently, changing patterns of social behaviour, habits (higher consumption), and changes in the waste composition patterns (more consumer product packaging). The issue of waste is increasingly topical in Poland, not only because of the increase in the amount, but chiefly because of the lack of an efficient system for its management, and the impact of wastes and their processing (utilization) on the environment. To improve waste management in Poland, the following tasks are to be completed: (1) to bring waste legislation into compliance with EU standards; (2) to undertake projects involving alternative ways of waste disposal (including recycling technologies that permit processing part of each material introduced to the market); (3) to increase funding of waste management projects; (4) to encourage local authorities to implement principles of sustainable waste management; and (5) to promote principles of rational waste management in the society.

Regional use of European Funds in municipal waste management in Poland

European Journal of Service Management, 2018

The level of management of municipal waste management has a very real impact on life. Consequently, this can be associated with high risks both locally and globally. Thanks to the use of modern solutions for the management of municipal waste, the level of impact of municipal waste on the environment can be significantly reduced. However, modern solutions are associated with the high cost of building the plant and the whole system for managing the management of municipal waste. In addition to costs, the level of awareness of the people, their habits, traditions and education, is vital for improving the situation. Article aims to explore and familiarize use of European funds in the management of municipal waste in Poland. Will examine the distribution channels of these measures. The article will present three projects co-financed from European funds implemented by one of the Regional Installation of Municipal Waste Treatment.

Municipal waste management in Polish national and local plans

2008

Physicochemical properties of municipal waste collected in Poland have been characterized quantitatively. The regulations and methods for municipal waste management used in Poland have been discussed. At present the methods most often used for municipal waste are the selective collection (the use of materials which with the present state of technique and technology can be recycled) or segregation of the collected waste. This is the first stage – besides landfilling – on the way to render municipal waste harmless. An insignificant increase in the amount of waste subjected to various treatments outside landfills, which has been observed in recent years, results from the fact that a very small amount of such waste has been obtained from segregated waste products and those selected from mixed waste. The currently available techniques enable effective treatment of waste; however, in Poland we lack such installations. Another barrier to the use of these methods is created by people themse...

Assessment of the Changes in the Economy of Municipal Waste in Poland After 2004

New Trends in Production Engineering, 2018

The aim of European Union policy is to implement the principles of sustainable development, in which particularly important are: environmental protection and rational management of resources. Major role is given to waste management and appropriate prioritization of activities in this area. The main goal of waste management is prevention, minimization and elimination of wastes “at source”, as well as encouraging efficient use of natural resources through recovery and recycling of waste. Storage process should be minimalized over the years until the complete elimination. As shown by statistics data, unfortunately in Poland, the process is very slow. The analysis of the data provided by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) over the last thirteen years shows a significant increase in the level of recovery and recycling of municipal waste. All together it was 11.654 million Mg of municipal waste collected in 2016. Wastes selected from municipal waste (paper, glass, plastics, metals) acco...

Assessment of changes in the municipal waste accumulation in Poland

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

The aim of the work was to assess the effectiveness of municipal waste management in Poland over the period 2012–2017, considering the accumulation of waste collected selectively and non-selectively per capita and the changes resulting from the implementation of Directives 1999/31/EC and 2008/98/EC in Polish legislation. Within 6 years, noticeable changes in the country initiated by the EU and national legislation indicated an increase in the amount of waste to be recovered. However, the achieved efficiency of limiting the deposited waste at the level of 20% was moderate, despite the existence of infrastructure allowing for increased recovery. The analysis of the efficiency of waste management showed a certain convergence of the increase in the amount of generated waste and gross domestic product (GDP). On the other hand, the increase in accumulated organic waste per capita in all three dimensions of time was the most significant and exceeded 20%.

Factors of Changes in Waste Management in a Mountain Region of Southern Poland

Journal of Ecological Engineering

The aim of the work was to analyse the changes in the effectiveness of municipal waste management for the period 2009-2015, in one of the largest counties in the mountainous region of southern Poland. Socio-demographic factors, as well as changes as a result of the implementation of the provisions of Directive 1999/31/WE and Directive 2008/98/EC into Polish legislation, are considered. Over the period of seven years, there was a significant increase in the amount of municipal waste generated in the county of 32%, with a simultaneous increase in the number of inhabitants and a decrease in the number of individuals registered as unemployed. An increase in the amount of waste that is non-selectively collected and the number of properties covered by collections of municipal waste occurred before there were any changes in waste management. However, after the changes, the amount of six types of waste selectively collected (paper and cardboard, plastic, metal, bulky, WEEE) increased, with a significant 40% share of glass waste reference to the selectively collected waste. This may result from the changes in waste management. However, over the whole research period, more than 80% of waste was non-selectively collected, which may result from a lack of ecological awareness.