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Due to the blockade of the Polish border, the cost of waste paper has doubled in Ukraine
Due to the blockade of the Polish border, the cost of waste paper has doubled in Ukraine

Much more paper waste is generated in Ukraine than is needed for all processing capacities of 1,200,000 tons

Ukraine will launch a system for accounting for every ton of garbage
Ukraine will launch a system for accounting for every ton of garbage

The government also approved the Licensing conditions for conducting economic activities for the management of hazardous waste

Environmentalists told about the intricacies of waste certification as part of the waste reform
Environmentalists told about the intricacies of waste certification as part of the waste reform

The project of the Cabinet of Ministers resolution "On the creation and administration of the waste management information system" has been developed

Second life for garbage: in Ukraine, the criteria for classification as waste have been officially determined
Second life for garbage: in Ukraine, the criteria for classification as waste have been officially determined

It is about those substances and objects that are formed during the production of certain products and which are considered waste

During the war, the volume of destroyed buildings reached 670 thousand tons
During the war, the volume of destroyed buildings reached 670 thousand tons

The reform of the waste management sector is now one of the priority directions for the Ministry of Environment

A sorting line will be installed in a village in the Lviv region instead of a traditional landfill
A sorting line will be installed in a village in the Lviv region instead of a traditional landfill

New waste after sorting will be taken to the Stryi landfill

A European standard for monitoring waste treatment facilities has appeared in Ukraine
A European standard for monitoring waste treatment facilities has appeared in Ukraine

A permit for waste treatment will be issued subject to a monitoring program

A waste paper dump was set up in the forest in Zhytomyr region
A waste paper dump was set up in the forest in Zhytomyr region

In 2023, more than 70 facts of forest pollution were discovered

The forest farm polluted the lands of Zhytomyr region with industrial waste worth UAH 1.5 million
The forest farm polluted the lands of Zhytomyr region with industrial waste worth UAH 1.5 million

The area of ​​the landfill reached 2 hectares, and the height was 3.5 m

The Ministry of Environment issues permits contrary to the law "On waste management" – an expert
The Ministry of Environment issues permits contrary to the law "On waste management" – an expert

The new regulation on obtaining permits and the list of waste have not yet been approved

Eco-inspectors reacted to the transformation of a protected spit into an amusement park
Eco-inspectors reacted to the transformation of a protected spit into an amusement park

The territory of the spit is littered with household waste and polluted with sewage

The Japanese company will help create a modern waste management system in the Kyiv region
The Japanese company will help create a modern waste management system in the Kyiv region

This is another step towards the systematic and complex restoration of the region