scholarly journals Transformation towards Circular Economy (CE) in Municipal Waste Management System: Model Solutions for Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Smol ◽  
Joanna Duda ◽  
Agnieszka Czaplicka-Kotas ◽  
Dominika Szołdrowska
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Management System ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Model Solutions ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

Municipal waste management has been an area of special interest for the European Commission (EC) for many years, especially in the transformation process towards a circular economy (CE), which is a priority of the European Union’s (EU’s) economic policy. This paper presents the overview of the Polish waste management system (WMS) and the CE-related tasks indicated in the Polish CE Roadmap. Despite the fact that Poland is one of the countries that generates the least waste per capita (329 kg in 2018) in the EU (489 kg), it still has problems with adapting the levels of municipal waste recycling to European requirements (34.3% in 2018, EU average 47%), which result from the lack of sufficient infrastructure for waste management and the insufficiently developed public awareness and behaviors. The current paper presents an inventory of the recommended actions, which support transformation towards CE in municipal waste management. These actions have been grouped into six core principles of circularity, indicated in the ReSOLVE framework: Regenerate, Share, Optimize, Loop, Virtualize, and Exchange. In each of presented areas, recommended tasks and actions were identified that should be taken by governments and residents themselves, such as landfill remediation, use of selected municipal waste fractions for economic purposes, sharing products with co-users, waste recovery, remanufacturing products or components, virtual solutions in everyday life to reduce the amount of generated waste, or replacement of household appliances by items with a higher energy class. An implementation of specific actions indicated in the paper could positively influence transformation towards CE in Poland. Because the presented examples of actions are model solutions, they can also be used in other countries and regions.

A smart municipal waste management system based on deep-learning and Internet of Things

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Cong Wang ◽  
Jiongming Qin ◽  
Cheng Qu ◽  
Xu Ran ◽  
Chuanjun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

scholarly journals Financial efficiency of the municipal waste management system on the example of selected cities in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Monika Stachowicz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Municipal Finance ◽  
Financial Efficiency ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

Purpose of the study: The municipal waste management system covers all activities related to waste, and its organization is a mandatory task of the local government. The system is financed by income from fees paid by property owners in the commune and should be balanced. The aim of the paper is to assess the functioning of waste management systems in selected cities in Poland, in terms of their self-financing. Methodology: The comparative analysis covered the revenues and expenses related to municipal waste management systems as well as the fee rates in 2020. In some cases, the change of the phenomenon over time was analyzed. Main findings: In seven out of ten analyzed cities, the system was deficient, while the other ones generated a surplus, which could result from an increase in the fee rates. Compared to other cities, high rates do not cause a surplus of the system, an example of which is Łódź. The presented data, concerning the last two or three years, are insufficient to explain clearly what is behind the shortages of municipal waste management systems. Application of the study: The content of the paper may be useful for local government practitioners and other people dealing with the effectiveness of municipal finance. Originality/Novelty of the study: The municipal waste management system in communes, described in the paper, is used in Poland since 2013 and is still being modificated. There are no studies on its effectiveness and efficiency. The presented data may inspire to a deeper analysis, which should be subjected to the financial efficiency of municipal waste management systems in the time perspective.

The Spanish dioxin inventory Part I: incineration as municipal waste management system

Chemosphere ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (4-7) ◽  
pp. 683-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begoña Fabrellas ◽  
Paloma Sanz ◽  
Esteban Abad ◽  
Josep Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

Theoretical Basis and Research Frame Designing of Strategic Environmental Assessment for Municipal Waste Management System in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 970-976
Author(s):  
Jian Ling Xu ◽  
Lian Jin Hong
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

It is important to study theoretical and practical significance on strategic environmental assessment of municipal waste management system. This paper analyzes the research situation of strategic environmental assessment in China and put forward the theoretical basis of strategic environmental assessment on municipal waste management system, including strategic theory, low-carbon theory, cyclic economy theory and sustainable development theory. In the theoretical views, strategic environmental assessment of municipal waste management policies, plans and programs system can be studied for a better and More sustainable management mode of household waste. At the same time, the article gives a research frame of strategic environmental assessment on municipal waste management system in China.

scholarly journals Koszty systemu gospodarki odpadami komunalnymi w gminach w ujęciu procesowym

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-154
Author(s):  
Mateusz Łajewski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Management System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Total System ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
Urban Rural

The aim of this article is to identify the processes involved in the management of municipal waste in communes and to determine their cost-intensity. The research was carried out on 40 randomly selected communes of the Podlaskie voivodeship, which ensure the representativeness for this region. The following research methods were used: studies of the literature on the subject, analysis of national and local legal acts, and analysis of reports on the implementation of the budget for 2019. In addition, the multiple regression method was used to determine the level of influence of the explanatory variables (costs attributed to the processes of the municipal waste management system) on the explained variable (total costs of the municipal waste management system). The research shows that in a process approach, this system includes seven processes: establishing the legal framework for the system’s operation; providing the technical infrastructure; determining the method of financing the service; selecting the service contractor; collecting and transporting municipal waste; managing municipal waste; as well as controlling and monitoring the system. The analysis of the budget execution reports of 40 communes in the Podlaskie voivodeship shows that the municipal waste management systems generating the highest costs are in municipalities and cities with poviat rights and the lowest in rural communes, while the highest level of costs per capita are in urban-rural communes. Moreover, a multiple regression analysis determined that processes 5 and 6 – collection and transport of municipal waste – as well as its management, are the most cost-intensive and also determine the total system costs.

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