Landfills — latest ecology news

26 million UAH embezzled from landfill maintenance: officials to stand trial in Dnipro
26 million UAH embezzled from landfill maintenance: officials to stand trial in Dnipro

Instead of the contractors, the work was actually done by the municipal enterprise itself

Government simplifies waste management rules: key changes
Government simplifies waste management rules: key changes

Some procedures will be simplified for businesses, and environmental measures will be aligned with the new legislation

Almost 1,700 kg of waste per person in the EU: recycling outweighs landfilling
Almost 1,700 kg of waste per person in the EU: recycling outweighs landfilling

Over 20 years, this figure has fallen by almost 2%

Digest of environmental crimes: millions of trees felled and waste mismanagement
Digest of environmental crimes: millions of trees felled and waste mismanagement

Forest belts continue to be systematically destroyed in Ukraine – one group was caught in the Dnipropetrovsk region

An investigation has been launched: a rubbish tip in Oleksandriya was on fire for almost a week
An investigation has been launched: a rubbish tip in Oleksandriya was on fire for almost a week

Excess levels of formaldehyde, nitrogen oxide and other toxins were detected in the air

Top environmental disasters in Ukraine since the start of 2026
Top environmental disasters in Ukraine since the start of 2026

Ukraine has seen large-scale forest fires, spills of pollutants and low water levels in rivers

Deliberately setting fire to rubbish instead of managing waste: a community in Bukovina has been fined
Deliberately setting fire to rubbish instead of managing waste: a community in Bukovina has been fined

The environmental inspectorate has detected signs of deliberate arson, but the authorities are blaming it all on unidentified local residents

Fire at a landfill site in Kryvyi Rih: the city has been plagued by the stench for four days
Fire at a landfill site in Kryvyi Rih: the city has been plagued by the stench for four days

Local air pollution levels were more than twice the limit

Plans are in place to generate energy from biogas at a landfill site near Vinnytsia
Plans are in place to generate energy from biogas at a landfill site near Vinnytsia

The plot currently belongs to the regional forestry enterprise

A fire at a landfill in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast caused toxic emissions
A fire at a landfill in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast caused toxic emissions

In particular, levels exceeding the standards were recorded for carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide

Tulips are blooming at the former Hrybovychi landfill. How is the reclamation progressing?
Tulips are blooming at the former Hrybovychi landfill. How is the reclamation progressing?

They plan to finish covering the landfill with soil and planting vegetation as early as this summer