ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MUNICIPAL WASTE SEGREGATION WITH USING THE AHP METHOD

The population and the consumerism increase cause producing different kinds of waste. Segregation is still the biggest problem of the selective collection of waste. The awareness and the knowledge of people in caring about the natural environment is growing. More people are becoming convinced to sort their waste. However, in making a decision about segregation, each of them could be influenced by other factors. The aim of this study was to collect detailed factors which influence the decision about waste segregation. Research was conducted among people who regularly sort waste. Then the main factors were grouped and their influence on the global decision was shown. In this paper a method of the Analytical Hierarchization of the Process was used. Research was conducted amongst 30 randomly chosen respondents from the Wielkopolska Voivodeship. The results of the research showed high awareness of people about the need to care about the natural environment.