Domestic waste — latest ecology news

Photo – Failed experiment: problems with incinerators are growing in the EU
Failed experiment: problems with incinerators are growing in the EU

The countries of the bloc have set a course for waste recycling instead of waste disposal

Photo – Environmental violations with the greatest damage for June 7-13. Digest
Environmental violations with the greatest damage for June 7-13. Digest

This week, both "black loggers" and forestry workers were traditionally caught in illegal logging.

Photo – Instead of a landfill, a golf course: how Hrybovychi landfill is being transformed this year
Instead of a landfill, a golf course: how Hrybovychi landfill is being transformed this year

In the future, we also plan to create an ecological and cultural center

Photo – Kyiv region wants to create a waste recycling hub for waste disposal and electricity generation
Kyiv region wants to create a waste recycling hub for waste disposal and electricity generation

The location chosen for its location has not yet been announced

Photo – The most high-profile environmental violations occurred on May 24-30. Digest
The most high-profile environmental violations occurred on May 24-30. Digest

Law enforcers stop activities of two organized criminal groups of "black loggers"

Photo – More companies in Ukraine will be able to obtain a permit for waste treatment under a simplified procedure
More companies in Ukraine will be able to obtain a permit for waste treatment under a simplified procedure

The capacities of the treatment facilities that currently have permits cannot cope with the amount of waste generated during a full-scale war.

Photo – A systemic crisis in waste management is brewing in Ukraine: expert cites shocking figures
A systemic crisis in waste management is brewing in Ukraine: expert cites shocking figures

Almost all solid waste landfills in our country are now legally prohibited from operating

Photo – The Ministry of Ecology wants to dramatically increase fines for waste pollution
The Ministry of Ecology wants to dramatically increase fines for waste pollution

For some offenses, they will increase 25 times

Photo – Buy only delivery: how an eco-project in Chile gives away branded clothes and cleans up the Atacama Desert
Buy only delivery: how an eco-project in Chile gives away branded clothes and cleans up the Atacama Desert

It highlights the impact of the fashion industry on the environment and encourages a rethinking of current models of overproduction and consumption

Photo – The Government has once again postponed the collapse in the field of hazardous waste
The Government has once again postponed the collapse in the field of hazardous waste

Only half of the companies in this industry have a processing permit as required by law