Waste incineration plant in Krakow as part of local society's environmental security management 2016 - 2024

The human security environment includes many layers, in which we find problem situations of various kinds. As for societies of large urban areas, one of the most serious problem situations is formed by security challenges related to the environmental aspect. Problems related to the management of municipal and industrial waste have for many years been of interest not only to scientists, but also to local government administrations and environmental activists. This is because waste disposal poses a logistical challenge, as well as a potential threat to the health of area residents. In addition, it can have a negative impact on the environment near the waste disposal siteThe main research objective of the article is to determine the impact of the operation of a thermal waste processing plant on the environmental safety of the local society using the example of a garbage incinerator in Krakow. The author of the article addressed the local problem situation, analyzed from the perspective of security sciences.How and to what extent did the thermal waste treatment plant affect the environmental safety of the local society of Krakow from 2016 to 2024?