The Analysis of Waste Management in Czestochowa City for the Years 2011–2014

AbstractWaste management is a process which will never end. Today, people produce more waste than ever. Consequently, bigger amounts of waste go to landfills, but it also forces the municipal companies to invent and introduce new solutions to increase the level of waste directed to recovery. It has been known for years that the landfilling is the worst solution for waste management, as such waste has a significant negative impact on the environment and people. That is why the municipal companies are seeking to implement solutions to decrease the amount of waste going to landfills. The same actions are undertaken by the Municipal Waste Company from Czestochowa, and the research study conducted by the authors of this article focuses on evaluating its effectiveness. The main aim of this article was to present and evaluate the amounts of municipal waste directed to landfills or recovery, levels of energy, water and materials usage and checking the level of sold recyclable materials and compost