local waste management – the case of „beskid” company

An action plan of creating local waste management structures is presented in the article. There are described advantages and disadvantages of autonomic waste management. The local waste management has been presented on a case of the “Beskid” Company active in Żywiecki District from 1994. Benefits from the local waste management are crucial not only for the environmental protection (natural sources protection, space saving) but also for commercial plants that use the recyclable waste for the production (cheap resource, decline in production costs) and for householders (fees for the disposal of mixed waste decrease).