Choosen elements of waste management in the town and municipality of Narol

Abstract

The aim of this work was the assessment of current state of waste management in the area of municipality and the town of Narol. The number and types of the morphological groups of waste depend, among others, on the demographic structure and inhabitants’ lifestyle. In this conditions waste is traditionally recognized as a source of pollution, but if utilized properly, it can be still a valuable source of raw materials. The diversity of the composition and properties of municipal waste (which moreover, change over time), but also the differences in characteristics of its generation locations as well as methods of collecting, make impossible to obtain sufficient information on the quantity and quality of waste, without analysis of systematically gathered data. The municipality of Narol produces annually over 2298 tons of municipal waste, 26% of which are collected within the town. It was found that the food waste and fraction below 10 mm dominates among all morphological groups of waste.