Problemy zasad klasyfikacji odpadów organicznych

Poland’s accession to the European Union required the adjustment of the Polish national law to the strict legislation of the EU. One of the most important areas of environmental protection, significantly changed, was waste management. The basic legal act related to waste management is the Waste Management Act of 14 December 2012 (Journal of Laws 2013, item 21). The regulation of the Minister of Environment of 27 September 2001 on waste catalogue corresponding with the Waste Management Act allows to divide waste into 20 groups according to the source of origin. This paper discusses problems concerning organic waste classification, taking into account two above mentioned legal documents.