Biowastes constitute a significant fraction of total mass of municipal wastes. This fraction is abundant to organic matter and essential nutrients available to plants, as well as constitutes the source of renewable energy. The rules of sustainable waste management indicate to increasing of recycled biodegradable municipal wastes. In the present paper the review of European and Polish law regulating the biowaste management was performed. Moreover, the division and manners of management of biodegradable wastes was presented. The role of the regional installations for treatment of municipal wastes was emphasized. The status of composting facilit-ies and biogas plants in the aspects of biological methods of biodegradable municipal wastes management was described. The possibility of biomass utilizing in power installations involving its combustion alone or in combustion with other alternative fuels was noted.
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