The bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of waste combustion in small boilers. In the first chapter, the components of household waste are specified in more detail, as well as the pro-duction and possible waste management. The second chapter is focused on the formation of the pollutants during combustion and their impact on the environment and the human organ-ism. In the third chapter is presented the process of the operation of the waste incinerator and there are mentioned the limit values of the emissions that are released into the air. The fourth chapter deals with the reason for the origin and the comparison of the pollutants aris-ing from combustion in small boilers. Materials defined as household waste and pollutants released from t...