Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia

Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2021, vol. 23, pp. 356-368

Beata Kuziemska¹ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Agata Grużewska¹ , Andrzej Wysokiński¹ , Krzysztof Pakuła¹ , Krystyna Pieniak-Lendzion² 

	1. Faculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Poland 2. Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Poland
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	https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

The problem of municipal waste management is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Its solution requires the integrated involvement of central and local authorities as well as the public. For their actions to be fully effective, they must be accompanied by an increase in environmental awareness. The aim of the study was to assess the environmental awareness and knowledge of inhabitants of eastern Mazovia regarding municipal waste management. A survey study was carried out on a group of 262 individuals using a questionnaire. Analysis of the results showed that the surveyed inhabitants of eastern Mazovia were aware of problems associated with municipal waste management, but some of them were critical of the actions taken by central and municipal authorities to solve them. Their high level of environmental awareness and knowledge was evidenced by the fact that most of those surveyed were familiar with the principles of selective collection of municipal waste, including green and hazardous waste.

municipal waste, environmental awareness, survey study

AMA Style
Kuziemska B, Grużewska A, Wysokiński A, Pakuła K, Pieniak-Lendzion K. Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2021; 23. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

ACM Style
Kuziemska, B., Grużewska, A., Wysokiński, A., Pakuła, K., Pieniak-Lendzion, K. 2021. Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 23. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

ACS Style
Kuziemska, B.; Grużewska, A.; Wysokiński, A.; Pakuła, K.; Pieniak-Lendzion, K. Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2021, 23, 356-368. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

APA Style
Kuziemska, B., Grużewska, A., Wysokiński, A., Pakuła, K., Pieniak-Lendzion, K. (2021). Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 23, 356-368. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

ABNT Style
KUZIEMSKA, B.; GRUŻEWSKA, A.; WYSOKIŃSKI, A.; PAKUŁA, K.; PIENIAK-LENDZION, K. Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, v. 23, p. 356-368, 2021. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

Chicago Style
Kuziemska, Beata, Grużewska, Agata, Wysokiński, Andrzej, Pakuła, Krzysztof, Pieniak-Lendzion, Krystyna. 2021. "Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia". Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 23, 356-368. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

Harvard Style
Kuziemska, B., Grużewska, A., Wysokiński, A., Pakuła, K., Pieniak-Lendzion, K. (2021) "Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia", Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 23, pp. 356-368. doi:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024

IEEE Style
B. Kuziemska, A. Grużewska, A. Wysokiński, K. Pakuła, K. Pieniak-Lendzion, "Environmental Awareness and Knowledge of Municipal Waste Management Among Inhabitants of Eastern Mazovia", RoczOchrSrod, vol 23, pp. 356-368. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2021.024