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Dr inż. Ewa Kamińska
ORCID: 0000-0002-4547-8775

PhD, graduated from the Lublin University of Technology. From 2007 to 2013 she was a post-graduate student and dealt with issues of recycling of lead-acid rechargeable batteries and associated ecological balances. In 2013, she was awarded the degree of doctor of technical sciences in the discipline of machine construction and operation (specialty: transport ecology). In 2004 she also completed post-graduate studies in the field of economy at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (UMCS). She was co-founder and the secretary of the Polish Association of Scientific Recycling from 2006 to 2018. In 2006–2022, she was a researcher at the Motor Transport Institute in Warsaw. Since 2022, she has been an assistant professor at the Department of Management Systems and Telematics at the Road and Bridge Research Institute in Warsaw. She specializes in life cycle assessment (LCA) of end-of-life vehicles, demolition and construction waste management, and sustainable urban mobility. Her scientific output comprises a series of manuscripts dedicated to recycling technologies and environmental management.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-2037.2025.4.1
JEL: Q53

The aim of this article is to present the issue of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management, particularly waste originating from road infrastructure. The analysis was conducted in the context of growing environmental challenges such as the degradation of natural resources and the need to reuse waste materials in connection with the transition to a circular economy (CE). The study analysed the essence of the waste management hierarchy where recycling takes precedence over disposal. The article also analysed the current legal and technological situation and indicated directions for development that will allow for the effective and environmentally friendly management of this group of waste.

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; circular economy; waste management hierarchy; asphalt waste management