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Energy-saving light bulbs do not belong in the trash. How to dispose of them properly?
Energy-saving light bulbs do not belong in the trash. How to dispose of them properly?

If you throw a fluorescent lamp in the household waste, you can get a fine of up to 1360 UAH

Millions of trees cut down and ponds destroyed – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics
Millions of trees cut down and ponds destroyed – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics

Land in the mountains, forests, and on the coast remains a tempting target for violators

Energy from waste: prospects for biogas production at landfills in Ukraine
Energy from waste: prospects for biogas production at landfills in Ukraine

The largest amount of biogas can be obtained if organic waste is collected separately at large landfills and kept under an impermeable membrane

Closer to the EU: Ukraine launches pilot project on waste management in line with EU standards
Closer to the EU: Ukraine launches pilot project on waste management in line with EU standards

The evaluation of the pilot results will enable the preparation of recommendations for the implementation of a national RBB system

Where is the debris from destroyed buildings? The state has no data on recycling and storage
Where is the debris from destroyed buildings? The state has no data on recycling and storage

By the end of 2024, Ukraine had recorded almost 600,000 tons of debris from the destruction. However, there is no information about its structure and reuse

In Ukraine, concrete was researched using debris from destroyed buildings in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv
In Ukraine, concrete was researched using debris from destroyed buildings in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv

Tests have shown that debris from destruction can be used as raw material for rebuilding housing stock

How and why to recycle batteries – advice from the State Environmental Inspection
How and why to recycle batteries – advice from the State Environmental Inspection

Batteries are classified as hazardous waste that contaminates water and soil

Online green finance catalog: about Ukraine's Green Platform
Online green finance catalog: about Ukraine's Green Platform

The platform offers over 100 funding options for implementing sustainable development projects

Green initiatives: Mykolaiv implements a project for separate waste collection
Green initiatives: Mykolaiv implements a project for separate waste collection

Containers for collecting plastic caps in the symbolic form of green leaves are located in the city's parks

Local climate action, water, and waste were among the main topics on the second day of COP30
Local climate action, water, and waste were among the main topics on the second day of COP30

Climate measures must work directly in places where their real impact will be felt by communities and regions

National park "for rent," millions worth of trees cut down: digest of environmental crimes for November 1-7
National park "for rent," millions worth of trees cut down: digest of environmental crimes for November 1-7

The prosecutor's office continues to expose attempts to illegally seize hundreds of hectares of protected forest and water resources

A landfill is being equipped in Lutsk according to modern standards. Video.
A landfill is being equipped in Lutsk according to modern standards. Video.

Waste is compacted at the old landfill sites to organize the accumulated waste as much as possible