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In Ukraine, since 1998, the Law \u201cOn Waste\u201d has been in force, to which last year amendments were made to \u201cRequirements for handling household waste\u201d. However, despite the changes made, the document does not comply with the EU Directives regulating this area, according to the article \u201cExpensive waste: why Ukraine is drowning in garbage\u201d on the 24 channel website.<\/p>\n
Thus, in Ukraine more than 20 thousand of spontaneous
\nlandfills. At the same time, given the Association Agreement with the European Union, directives
\nThe EU governing domestic waste is mandatory for Ukraine. “They
\nset completely new standards for Ukrainian realities,
\naimed at protecting the environment and public health. After all, the current
\nUkrainian legislation in the field of waste management is extremely
\nimperfect. For example, it provides for landfill waste, their
\nlandfills and dumps, most of which are not
\ncomply with environmental safety requirements. Scares that in Ukraine
\nonly 7% of the generated household waste is recycled. In the EU, this figure is much
\nmore, \u201dsays the material.<\/p>\n
As the expert of the NGO “All-Ukrainian organization” Green
\nFund. Overcoming humanitarian and environmental disasters “Boris Malyshev, for
\napproaching waste management standards, the government approved in 2017
\nNational Waste Management Strategy until 2030. But to introduce it
\nprovisions should first adopt a new law on waste management, as well as
\na number of specialized laws (\u201cOn municipal waste\u201d, \u201cOn hazardous waste\u201d, etc.)
\nand bylaws.<\/p>\n
According to experts, to prevent environmental
\ndisaster, you must first change the approach to the system of waste disposal.
\nIn addition, it is important to maximize the use of waste as
\nenergy resource for recycling and reuse in
\nindustry. \u201cOnly a systematic approach to the issue of waste is able to solve
\nthe problem of mass pollution of the environment, which is acute, not only
\nin Ukraine, but all over the world, \u201dexperts state.<\/p>\n
Previously, SKELET-info reported that the Kiev City Council would oblige to establish a single rental rate for enterprises engaged in the collection and sorting of secondary raw materials. In addition, the State Agency of Ukraine on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving made a proposal to raise the cost of garbage collection<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Ukraine, since 1998, the Law \u201cOn Waste\u201d has been in force, to which last year amendments were made to \u201cRequirements for handling household waste\u201d. However, despite the changes made, the document does not comply with the EU Directives regulating this area, according to the article \u201cExpensive waste: why Ukraine is drowning in garbage\u201d on […]<\/p>\n