The impact of waste quality on a sustainable waste management model

The growing interest of enterprises in development in the directions of the concept of sustainable development or corporate social responsibility somehow forced market participants to be more flexible in their actions. Entities from the waste industry must quickly adapt to changing, dynamic realities in order to maintain an appropriate position on the market. The aim and subject of the publication is to present the impact of waste quality on the construction of a sustainable waste management model. The quality of waste determines whether a given waste processing product meets the expectations and standards of the final recipient, as well as the costs of its final management or recycling. The article also presents waste in the light of the applicable national and European Union regulations as well as sustainable development in the aspect of industrial waste management.