Research of imperfections of Ukrainian environmental legislation in the field of waste management

This article examines the imperfections of the regulatory framework in the field of waste management in Ukraine. The basis for such research is the critical situation identified in the National Waste Management Strategy until 2030, which is associated with the growth of environmental threats to our country. The current state environmental policy and the existing economic methods of state regulation in this area are not effective enough at the local level, which leads to imperfect tariff policies and the lack of a systematic approach to the organization of waste management. The article analyzes the National Waste Management Plan and the current legislation in the field of waste management, consisting of the laws of Ukraine «On Environmental Protection», «On Waste», «On Ensuring Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population», «On Radioactive Waste Management», «On the improvement of settlements», «On housing and communal services», «On packaging and packaging waste», «On electronic and electrical equipment waste», «On the mining industry waste», and there are some ways to improve them suggested. Also, a number of reasons are identified, which prevent the integration of European Union Directives into national legislation, and the benefits of their implementation are highlighted. The key points and shortcomings of the new legislation «On waste management» are identified as well as the factors that lead to corruption risks: in particular, the introduction of a new structure – the operator (administrator) of the municipal waste management system. The following general methods of scientific cognition are used in the research: namely, statistical, dialectical, formal-stylistic, axiological, systemic comparative-legal, formal-legal, etc.

environmental threats, legislation, regulatory framework, solid municipal waste, waste management