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The Cabinet of Ministers was accused of the collapse of the hazardous waste market
The Cabinet of Ministers was accused of the collapse of the hazardous waste market

The lack of licenses creates a risk of monopolization of the hazardous waste market

Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on January 26: agenda
Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on January 26: agenda

The People's Deputies will not consider profile bills for which the committee is designated as the main one

Animal rights activists file a complaint with the police against a mobile exhibition of turtles in Kamianets-Podilskyi
Animal rights activists file a complaint with the police against a mobile exhibition of turtles in Kamianets-Podilskyi

In the summer of 2023, a police report was also filed for this exhibition in Poltava

The Ecocommittee provided conclusions for a number of draft laws: results of the meeting
The Ecocommittee provided conclusions for a number of draft laws: results of the meeting

The Ecocommittee recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt draft law No. 9116 "On forest reproductive resources" as a basis

International standards for mercury management came into force in Ukraine: when to expect real changes
International standards for mercury management came into force in Ukraine: when to expect real changes

It will take 10 years to clean the territory of the former Radykal plant from mercury

EBA calls on the government to urgently restore the hazardous waste market
EBA calls on the government to urgently restore the hazardous waste market

Businesses had only 16 working days to obtain new licenses, instead of at least two months

The Environmental Committee's agenda for January 15: what MPs will consider
The Environmental Committee's agenda for January 15: what MPs will consider

The meeting will consider the work plan of the Eco Committee for the period of the eleventh session of the Verkhovna Rada

Verkhovna Rada Environmental Committee to hold a meeting on January 12: agenda
Verkhovna Rada Environmental Committee to hold a meeting on January 12: agenda

The Eco Committee will consider its work plan for the period of the 11th session of the Verkhovna Rada

TOP-3 environmental draft laws to be adopted in Ukraine in 2024
TOP-3 environmental draft laws to be adopted in Ukraine in 2024

In 2024, 7 draft laws introducing extended producer responsibility for various industries should be adopted

The Ministry of Environment has published a draft national waste management plan until 2033
The Ministry of Environment has published a draft national waste management plan until 2033

National programs are planned for the years 2024-2033 to reduce landfilling of bio-waste and prevent waste generation

The Ministry of Environment has developed a draft law that will increase the tax on waste disposal by 10 times
The Ministry of Environment has developed a draft law that will increase the tax on waste disposal by 10 times

The eco-tax rate for burying 1 ton of hazardous waste will reach UAH 1,500