ABSTRACT
Changes resulting from industrial development exert significant influences upon the conditions of the environment and its chemical composition. A continuous increase in population worldwide is also a reason for environmental changes on both local and global scales. For many years, all activities related to industry and production did not include a rational exploitation of natural resources or balanced waste management. Only the dramatic effects of the destruction of the natural environment led to the emergence of new activities geared to environmental protection.The reduction of all types of generated waste, as well as the processing of waste before emission, did not solve the problem altogether. They simply decreased the rate at which the surrounding environment was degraded.The new idea of ‘cleaner production’ then appeared, which assumed that waste should be considered as a source of resources for the production of other quality products (Pezacki 1991, Kowalski et al. 2003, Kowalski & Kulczycka 2004, Deydier et al. 2005).
