{"id":5772,"date":"2020-07-09T17:03:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dda.dp.ua\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2020-07-13T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:06:45","slug":"waste-management-situation-in-ukraine-current-situation-and-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dda.dp.ua\/en\/2020\/07\/09\/waste-management-situation-in-ukraine-current-situation-and-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste management situation in Ukraine: current situation and prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The problem of waste in Ukraine is particularly large-scale and significant both due to the dominance of resource – intensive multi-waste technologies in the national economy and due to the lack of adequate response to its challenges for a long time.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>According to the statistics of the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, in 2019 in Ukraine (excluding data from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol)\u00a0generated\u00a0almost 53 million m3<\/sup> of<\/strong>\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>household waste, or more than 10 million\u00a0tons, which are\u00a0disposed\u00a0in 6,000 landfills with a total area of \u200b\u200balmost 9 thousand hectares.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out of 10 million\u00a0tons,\u00a0only 4.1% of waste was recycled and 2% incinerated, the remaining 93.9% (~ 9.39 million\u00a0tons) was\u00a0disposed in landfills and dumps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Significant amounts of waste accumulated in Ukraine and the lack of effective measures to prevent their formation, recycling, recovery and disposal, deepen the environmental crisis and become a brake on the development of the national economy. In simple words, garbage is not recycled, at best, odors are minimized, and all hazardous substances get into groundwater, causing cancer and other diseases.<\/p>\n

The low settlement at the legislative level of the waste management issue. The absence of an effective mechanism for managing certain types of waste, the low institutional capacity of public bodies, duplication of powers of state and local authorities, insufficient interagency cooperation, lack of strategic planning lead to an increase in the number of unauthorized dumps and overloaded landfills, landfills that do not meet environmental safety standards.<\/p>\n

By signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, Ukraine has committed itself to implement the provisions of (Framework) Directive 2008\/98 \/ EU of the European Parliament and Council dated by 19 November 2008 “On waste and repeal of certain directives” into national law.<\/p>\n

Addressing the critical situation with the generation, accumulation, collection and disposal of waste, characterized by the further development of environmental threats and the implementation of the Association Agreement, necessitates the adoption of many laws that would regulate this area (landfill tariff, treatment tariff; responsibility of manufacturers and suppliers of packaging).<\/p>\n

Among the priority ones are the Draft Law \u201cOn Waste Management\u201d #2207-1-d dated 04.06.2020 and the Draft Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Packaging and Packaging Waste\u201d. The draft Law “On Waste Management” 72207-1-d defines the following important points:<\/p>\n