The Legal Conditions of Waste Management in Poland during the COVID-19 Epidemic Cover Image

Prawne uwarunkowania postępowania z odpadami w Polsce w okresie epidemii COVID-19
The Legal Conditions of Waste Management in Poland during the COVID-19 Epidemic

Author(s): Artur K. Modrzejewski
Subject(s): Public Administration, Health and medicine and law, Administrative Law
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: waste; COVID-19; pandemic;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is an analysis of the legal solutions governing the principles of handling medical waste and municipal waste produced by people under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic together with an analysis of the impact of the instruments specified therein on the existing legislative solutions and the prospective effects of the adoption of these regulations. The paper analyses the current legal framework, highlighting the uniqueness of the legal institutions used (in the context of a province governor’s orders excluding local law regulations or statutory obligations, and contracts specifying the manner of performance of public tasks entrusted), as well as the impact of these regulations on the subsequent operation of waste management facilities. At the same time, a number of practical problems that may arise in connection with the application of solutions provided under the existing law have been brought to light.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 52-71
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish