On April 1, the Ministry of Finance proposed to include in the Tax Code 6 non-tax payments, in the list of which there was a utilization fee. Aleksey Kasimov, head of Polymer Isolation, TECHNONICOL, believes that it would be better to encourage business to develop a processing system, rather than increase the fiscal burden. —Any […]
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Month: April 2019
Garbage past the bins: in Kiev, they want to increase the fines for throwing waste in the wrong places
Yesterday, at a meeting of the permanent commission of the Kiev city council on environmental policy, deputies supported the draft appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to resolve the problematic issue of waste disposal in inappropriate places. According to the deputies of the Kyiv City Council, the uncontrolled and mostly unpunished dumping of garbage […]
Mayor of Lviv sent deputies to study the experience of Europe in the recycling of garbage
The mayor of Lviv, Andrei Sadovaya, ordered the State Council deputies to study European waste recycling plants and ensure their safety. Lviv Mayor Andrei Sadovy ordered to prepare a trip of city council deputies to Europe to inspect the operation of waste recycling plants. This is the Internet portal Zaxid.net. At a meeting of the […]
The governor of New York signed a law banning disposable plastic bags
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo (Andrew Cuomo) signed a law banning the sale of disposable plastic bags in the state. The new law, signed on Earth Day, will come into force on March 2020 and will help reduce environmental pollution. Estimates show that New Yorkers use 23 billion plastic bags per year, while national […]
Industrial production in Ukraine resumed growth
Industrial production in March 2019 increased by 2.1% compared with March of the previous year, according to data from the State Statistics Service, according to UNIAN. The State Statistics Committee specifies that, with a correction for the effect of calendar days, industrial production in March of this year increased by 2.7% by March 2018. Compared […]
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene grew by 10% in the first quarter
Ukrainian imports of polyethylene grew by 10% in the first quarter According to the results of the first three months of the year, the total volume of imports of polyethylene (PE) to the Ukrainian market grew by 10% compared to the same indicator of 2018 and amounted to 65.1 thousand tons. An increase in external […]
The Russian government has banned the export of propylene, ethylene and footwear to Ukraine
The Russian government has banned the export of Russian oil and oil products to Ukraine, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a government meeting on April 18, speaking of Moscow’s response to the restrictions imposed by Kiev. Resolution of April 18, 2019 No. 460-25 supplemented the list which lists the goods prohibited for import into […]
Myths and reefs environmental shares
What we are all good about is the production of garbage! According to various estimates, each person produces at least 500 kg of garbage per year, and Ukrainians are trying to keep up with these statistics. Eco-bloggers and simply not indifferent people are trying to infect others by their example, sorting garbage, refusing plastic and […]
A third day fire is burning near Lviv: details and photos
In the Lviv region, firefighters for the third day extinguish the fire that engulfed the garbage dump. This is reported on the page “Neo Radio – 100.5 FM Chervonograd” on Facebook. The fire occurred in the Sokalsky district in a landfill area of 4 hectares. It is noted that the fire spread to an area […]
Blown HDPE prices are rising in China amid increased demand
The spot prices of blown low-density polyethylene (HDPE) grades in the Chinese market are showing an uptrend since the end of March this year amid growing demand for material, ICIS reported. Thus, spot quotes in East China on April 11 rose to 9,400 yuan (CNY) or USD1,399 per ton, which is CNY50 yuan per ton […]