Municipal waste management model with the use of optical sorting elements
LIGUS G.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2012, 66, 11, 1229-1234

The paper outlines the opportunities for creating waste management systems in terms of the changing legal premises in Poland. The author proposes using a hierarchical model, applied in the environmental management, as a tool assisting the development of the waste management system concept. The paper discusses the basic aspects of implementing elements of optical segregation into the mixed municipal waste management system.

Keywords: waste sorting, waste management, optical separation