Tracing the Drivers of Waste Generation in Poland (2010-2018): a Structural Decomposition and Input-Output Approach

• Autorzy: Kamil Gacek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper discusses the application of Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA) in an extended input-output model to trace main sources of waste generation in Poland between 2010 and 2018. Poland is a country that has experienced significant economic growth in recent years, yet few studies discuss the costs of this miracle, including the generation of waste. The economy relies on sectors and their production, generating waste in quantities that depend on various factors. SDA is a quantitative method that can be used to examine the drivers of this waste generation. It provides insights into how changes in final demand and technology have affected the amount of waste generated by sectors over the analysed period of time. Analysing the results of the proposed model allows policymakers to develop targeted interventions to reduce waste and promote sustainable development. The paper concludes that this technique can be a valuable tool for environmental analysis, providing a comprehensive view of the connections between economic activity, environmental impacts, and waste generation. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Geografia; Planowanie gospodarcze; Rozwój gospodarczy; Tablice przepływów międzygałęziowych; Analiza strukturalna; Gospodarka odpadami

EN

Geography; Economic planning; Economic development; Input-output tables; Structural analysis; Waste management

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2024
• Numer: No. 63
• Strony: 75-85

Twórcy

autor

Kamil Gacek

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

Bibliografia

• Abubakar, I.R., Maniruzzaman, K.M., Dano, U.L., AlShihri, F.S., Al Shammari, M.S., Ahmed, S.M.S., Al-Gehlani, W.A.G., Alrawaf, T.I. (2022). Environmental Sustainability Impacts of Solid Waste Management Practices in the Global South. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19): 12717. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912717.
• Adeyemo, O.K. (2003). Consequences of Pollution and Degradation of Nigerian Aquatic Environment on Fisheries Resources. The Environmentalist, 23: 297-306. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ENVR.0000031357.89548.fb.
• Cantono, S., Heijungs, R., Kleijn, R. (2008). Environmental Accounting of Eco-innovations through Environmental Input-Output Analysis: The Case of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Buses. Economic Systems Research, 20(3): 303-318. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09535310802346351.
• Castensson, S. (2008). Pharmaceutical Waste. In: Kümmerer, K. (ed.), Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74664-5_31.
• Dietzenbacher, E., Los, B. (1998). Structural Decomposition Techniques: Sense and Sensitivity. Economic Systems Research, 10(4): 307-324. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09535319800000023.
• European Environment Agency (2023). Overview of national waste prevention programmes in Europe. Available at: https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/waste/wasteprevention/countries/2023-waste-prevention-countryfact-sheets/poland_waste_prevention_2023.
• Główny Urząd Statystyczny (Statistics Poland) (2022). Ochrona środowiska 2022 (Environment 2022). Available at: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/srodowiskoenergia/srodowisko/ochrona-srodowiska-2022,1,23.html.
• Guan, D., Hubacek, K., Weber, C.L., Peters, G.P., Reiner, D.M. (2008). The drivers of Chinese CO2 emissions from 1980 to 2030. Global Environmental Change, 18(4): 626-634. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.08.001.
• He, H., Reynolds, Ch.J., Zhou, Z., Wang, Y., Boland, J. (2019). Changes of waste generation in Australia: Insights from structural decomposition analysis. Waste Management, 83: 142-150. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.11.004.
• Huang, Q., Chen, G., Wang, Y., Xu, L., Chen, W. Q. (2020). Identifying the socioeconomic drivers of solid waste recycling in China for the period 2005-2017. Science of The Total Environment, 725: 138137. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138137.
• Jaseem, M., Kumar, P., John, R.M. (2017). An overview of waste management in pharmaceutical industry. Pharma Innovation, 6(3), 158-161. Available at: https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/?year=2017&vol=6&issue=3&ArticleId=990.
• Kaza, S., Yao, L.C., Bhada-Tata, P., Van Woerden, F. (2018). What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050. World Bank. Available at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d3f9d45e-115f-559b-b14f-28552410e90a.
• Lach, Ł. (2020). Tracing Key Sectors and Important Input-output Coefficients: Methods and Applications. Wydawnictwo C. H. Beck.
• Lach, Ł. (2022). Optimization-based structural decomposition analysis as a tool for supporting environmental policymaking. Energy Economics, 115: 106332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106332.
• Leontief, W.W. (1936). Quantitative Input and Output Relations in the Economic Systems of the United States. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 18: 105-125. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1927837.
• Lim, H.-J., Yoo, S.-H., Kwak, S.-J. (2009). Industrial CO2 emissions from energy use in Korea: A structural decomposition analysis. Energy Policy, 37(2): 686-698. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.025.
• Lin, X., Pan, H., Qi, L., Ren, Y., Sharp, B., Ma, C. (2022). An input-output structural decomposition analysis of changes in China's renewable energy consumption. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29: 16678-16691. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16905-9.
• Madaleno, M. (2018). Environmental Pollution, Waste Generation and Human Health. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2018.08.001671.
• Miller, R.E., Blair, P.D. (2009). Input-output analysis: Foundations and extensions (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Nakamura, S., Kondo, Y. (Eds.). (2009). Waste Input-Output Analysis: Concepts and Application to Industrial Ecology (1st ed.). Springer Dordrecht. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9902-1.
• Okeke, E.S., Ezeorba, T.P.C., Okoye, C.O., Chen, Y., Mao, G., Feng, W., Wu, X. (2022). Environmental and health impact of unrecovered API from pharmaceutical manufacturing wastes: A review of contemporary treatment, recycling and management strategies. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 30: 100865. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2022.100865.
• OECD (2021a). Input-Output Tables (IOTs) (2021 ed.). Available at: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=IOTS_2021

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12775/bgss-2024-0006