<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>High level of production and consumption in member-countries of the European Union is connected with generating a considerable amount of waste. In individual EU member-countries various methods aiming at decreasing the amount of generated waste are implemented. The current situation in Poland, and the best practical solutions introduced in some European regions have been presented in the paper. These solutions were put in place, mainly to fulfill the EU or country's regulations. The priority of municipal waste management measures is to prevent and minimize its generation. Decisions on preventing waste generation should be made as early as at the stage of product designing and manufacturing. The basic principle of proper municipal waste management is to create a system of regional solutions, which includes all the elements of waste management and relates them to the local conditions.</p></abstract>

High level of production and consumption in member-countries of the European Union is connected with generating a considerable amount of waste. In individual EU member-countries various methods aiming at decreasing the amount of generated waste are implemented. The current situation in Poland, and the best practical solutions introduced in some European regions have been presented in the paper. These solutions were put in place, mainly to fulfill the EU or country's regulations. The priority of municipal waste management measures is to prevent and minimize its generation. Decisions on preventing waste generation should be made as early as at the stage of product designing and manufacturing. The basic principle of proper municipal waste management is to create a system of regional solutions, which includes all the elements of waste management and relates them to the local conditions.

Principles of municipal waste management in Poland and selected regions of Europe

Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Wybickiego 7, 31-261 Kraków, Poland

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

High level of production and consumption in member-countries of the European Union is connected with generating a considerable amount of waste. In individual...

Principles of municipal waste management in Poland and selected regions of Europe

Published Online: Jan 07, 2009

Page range: 28 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-008-0043-1

Keywords
municipal waste management, recycling, landfilling

This content is open access.

Principles of municipal waste management in Poland and selected regions of Europe

Published Online: Jan 07, 2009

Page range: 28 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-008-0043-1

Keywordsmunicipal waste management, recycling, landfilling

This content is open access.

Keywords
municipal waste management, recycling, landfilling