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Europe exported 32 million tons of waste in 2022
Europe exported 32 million tons of waste in 2022

Turkey received 10.7 million tons of ferrous metal waste from the EU, that is, 60% of all exports

Ex-farm director to be tried in Kharkiv region for land contamination with manure
Ex-farm director to be tried in Kharkiv region for land contamination with manure

The amount of damage from pollution reached 1.7 million hryvnias

Residents of Okhtyrka complained about the discharge of waste from a meat processing plant into the lake
Residents of Okhtyrka complained about the discharge of waste from a meat processing plant into the lake

Sometimes 12 trucks with waste come to the lake a day

Volyn regional council deputy who demanded a bribe from a garbage company to be tried
Volyn regional council deputy who demanded a bribe from a garbage company to be tried

The official was detained on September 12 after receiving part of the $25,000 bribe

Entrepreneurs are told how to submit updated waste declarations
Entrepreneurs are told how to submit updated waste declarations

More than 500 participants attended the training

Three recycling lines for destroyed buildings to be set up in Kyiv region
Three recycling lines for destroyed buildings to be set up in Kyiv region

One stationary recycling line will operate in Borodyanka, and 2 mobile ones will operate in other communities

Construction waste dump was set up on a protected lake in Kyiv
Construction waste dump was set up on a protected lake in Kyiv

In 2023, the large area of ​​Lake Tyagle was covered with construction debris and a road was laid across it

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

Investigation into sugar plant's involvement in pollution of land in Poltava region
Investigation into sugar plant's involvement in pollution of land in Poltava region

Waste should be removed as soon as weather conditions allow

An arsonist who poisoned neighbors with acrid smoke was fined in Zaporizhzhia
An arsonist who poisoned neighbors with acrid smoke was fined in Zaporizhzhia

Pali faces a fine of 20 to 80 tax-free minimum incomes

Residents of Globino complained about large-scale pollution from the sugar factory
Residents of Globino complained about large-scale pollution from the sugar factory

The community also turned to the head of the Kremenchug district military administration, Oleg Lednik

An entrepreneur will be tried for polluting land with organic waste from a farm in Cherkasy region
An entrepreneur will be tried for polluting land with organic waste from a farm in Cherkasy region

The violator faces a fine of 1-4 thousand tax-free minimum incomes