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Możliwości wykorzystania odpadów jako surowców energetycznych w Polsce
Possibilities of using waste as a energy sources in Poland

Author(s): Krzysztof Biernat, Izabela Samson-Bręk, Paulina Luiza Dziołak
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: WASTE; BIOWASTE; RAW MATERIAL; LANDFILL

Summary/Abstract: Status of municipal waste management in Poland requires decisive action in this regard. At present only a small percentage of wastes are utilized. In this state of affairs affects the low environmental awareness, lack of waste management plans in the municipalities, as well as the lack of installations for waste recovery and disposal. This article presents the most important legislation both at European and national level on waste management. Discusses the prospects for the energy use of waste particularly with firing and co-firing waste technology with heat recovery at the same time.

  • Issue Year: 9/2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 113-132
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish