ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Municipal Solid Waste Management Problems
on a Local Scale:
A Case Study from Rural Poland
Andrzej Macias, Witold Piniarski
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Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences,
Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Department of Landscape Ecology
Dziegielowa 27, 61-810 Poznań, Poland
Submission date: 2015-05-26
Final revision date: 2016-03-08
Acceptance date: 2016-03-08
Publication date: 2016-07-22
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1623-1632
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Our paper presents problems of local waste management systems in Poland using the example
of the environmentally valuable area of Pobiedziska urban-rural commune, which has serious problems
with municipal waste management. Right now, illegal waste sites are common all over this precious area
due to low ecological awareness by the inhabitants.
We will show problems caused by the previous waste management system (until 1 July 2013)
in comparison with the current, recently introduced waste management system. Illegal dumping sites
together with local ignorance remain the hot issue within the local waste management system in Pobiedziska
urban-rural commune.