Conversions in management of waste economy in Poland in the light of changes of act on the maintenance of clearness of wastes and order in municipalities

Abstract

The aim of the article is to estimate the capability of sponsorship by the Polish society ofthe waste economy transformation, shown inter alia in next amendments to an act on the maintenanceof clearness of wastes and order in municipalities, in direction indicated by the European Union. Ithas emerged as a result of research of common authors about capability of installation maximal and municipal costs. Research was based on analysis of statistic data, interviews carried in municipalitiesand results of questionnaires.After the GUS analysis and the results of the author’s own study it turns out, that:1. Amendments the act on the maintenance of clearness economy wastes and order in municipalitiesuntil now did not result in a decrease of environment pollution.2. Some waste enterprises, which have won bids, at it seems store away partly in forests or ditches orpits, in this way lowering operative costs.3. Polish society as from GUS data result can theoretically pay more for municipal services, includingthe receipt of waste comparing to this moment and this fact can increase the level of chargeon the one hand but on the other hand can let to financing more expensive but pro-environmentalregional installations for processing municipal waste.4. Pro-environmental regional installations for processing municipal waste let to decrease the currentfines for not keeping environmental union obligations, and will allow avoiding additionalfines in the future1.5. Pro-environmental investments can prompt local and regional economic situation by adding newwork-places. Scale and size of this process depends on engagement of local and regional investorsto these investments.