Trendy v nakládání s odpady v České republice a Evropské unii

Abstract

This thesis deals with the trends in waste management in the Czech Republic and in the EU. At first main institutions, legislation, development of waste management and particular methods of waste processing are introduced. Then the thesis is focused on the analysis of particular methods of waste management and the stress is laid on the comparison of the Czech Republic with the other EU member states. In the last section the synthesis of gained knowledge is carried out in order to define possibilities of waste management development, to determine to which extent the EU member states separate the economic growth from the development of waste generation (i.e. decoupling) and if the applied tools are effectively utilized. The aim of this thesis is to clarify the character of waste management in the Czech Republic and its comparison with the EU and other EU member states by using the analysis of applied waste management methods and to determine the extent of decoupling in the EU countries.