Ekologistyka odpadów opakowaniowych w rolnictwie
Ecology of packaging waste in agriculture

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article was to illustrate the environmentalism of packaging waste in agriculture, and in particular to present the behavior of producers in the field of packaging waste management in farms located in the Namysłów district (Voivodeship Opolskie). The results of the conducted research have paid particular attention to the problem of the production and management of pesticide packaging. 60% of surveyed farmers handed over packaging on plant protection products to commercial outlets dealing with their collection, while 26% of respondents burned them in central heating boilers being farms equipped. An important problem from the point of view of environmental protection was the management of used oil produced on farms. In the group of farmers surveyed, only 30% declared that they gave this substance to entities dealing with the disposal of this type of hazardous waste. In the examined entities, the average weight of waste generated oscillated at the level of 8.31 t., and the average cost of waste treatment reached the level of PLN 416.90.In

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