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Assessment of the Waste Management System in Krakow as an Element of Circular Economy Cover

Assessment of the Waste Management System in Krakow as an Element of Circular Economy

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|Apr 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Comparison of the total collected waste in 2018 and 2019 years showing increasing rate of separately collected waste [1–2]
Comparison of the total collected waste in 2018 and 2019 years showing increasing rate of separately collected waste [1–2]

Figure 2.

Share of individual types of waste selectively collected in 2019 as part of the Integrated Municipal Waste Management System [%]
Share of individual types of waste selectively collected in 2019 as part of the Integrated Municipal Waste Management System [%]

Figure 3.

Circulation of waste in ZSGOK
Circulation of waste in ZSGOK

Figure 4.

Krakow waste management system – all facility components. MPO runs all highlight in blue
Krakow waste management system – all facility components. MPO runs all highlight in blue

The amount of kitchen waste sent for processing in installations in 2019

No.Installation nameThe amount of waste
[Mg][%]
1Organic waste composting plant – SUEZ Małopolska, Kosiarzy 5A, 30-731Cracow3 784,5528,31
2Municipal Waste Landfill, Oświęcim, Nadwiślańska 36, 32-600 Oświęcim3 722,1027,84
3Waste Treatment Plant IB Waste Nowy Targ/FCC Podhale Sp. z o.o., J. Pawła II 115, Nowy Targ4 648,4834,77
4KOMPOSTECH Sp. z o.o., Wiklinowa 4A, Nowy Sącz303,362,27
5Waste Treatment Plant Myślenice Sp. z o.o. J. Słowackiego 82; 32 – 400 Myślenice306,702,29
6Regional Waste Processing Plant, Wadowicka 4a; 34-200 Sucha Beskidzka604,484,52
Total13 369,67100,00

Amount of unsorted (mixed) municipal waste transferred for processing in municipal installations in 2019

No.Installation nameThe amount of waste
[Mg][%]
1Waste Incineration Plant in Kraków, Cracow109 816,2550,47
2Installation for mechanical and biological treatment of municipal waste “Barycz”, Cracow99 536,9245,74
3Installation of mechanical and biological treatment of municipal waste, MIKI Recycling, Cracow6 654,003,06
4Installation of mechanical and biological treatment of municipal waste, Remondis Cracow, Cracow1 317,500,60
5Municipal Waste Landfill Oświęcim282,440,13
SUM217 607,11100,00

The amount of selectively collected green waste, transferred to the Barycz Composting Plant in 2019

No.Green wasteThe waste volum
[Mg][%]
1collected as part of the green waste collection program37 708,4189,06
2provided by property owners on their own4 512,2610,66
3provided by companies dealing with the maintenance and care of green areas121,240,29
Total42 341,91100,00

Municipal waste sorting installations in Krakow

No.InstallationThe waste volume
[Mg][%]
1Sorting plant of selectively collected waste Barycz53 989,2579,23
2Installation of MBP for municipal waste in Barycz14 150,1320,77
Total68 139,38100,00

In 2019, the following were collected as part of the Integrated Waste Management System

No.DescriptionThe amount of waste [Mg]
IUnsorted (mixed) municipal waste217 607,11
IISeparately collected waste, including:149 415,19
1Separately collected municipal waste (waste from groups 15, 20)68 139,38
2Selectively collected bulky waste22 048,69
3Selectively collected green waste42 341,91
4Selectively collected biodegradable kitchen waste13 369,67
5Rubble3 515,54
SUM367 022,30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2021-008 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 93
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 12, 2021
Published on: Apr 17, 2021
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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