Olga Góral, Maciej Siekierski, Anna Wieczorek
DOI: 10.21858/msr.52.01
Vol. no: 52
As societies become more affluent, cosmetic products are becoming indispensable in the daily lives of more and more people. Statistics and forecasts based thereon indicate that demand for cosmetics will increase. The cosmetics industry is one of the fast-growing sectors of the economy, bringing large profit. However, cosmetics manufacturing processes can have a negative impact on the environment, for example by generating waste. The aim of this article is to present typical waste generated during the manufacturing of cosmetic products and to demonstrate methods of handling such waste.