Environmental Hazard of Uncontrolled Accumulation of Industrial and Municipal Solid Waste of Different Origin in Ukraine

Abstract

The analysis of the generation, recycling and landfilling of waste in Ukraine is carried out. Significant generation of various wastes leads to their storage on the ground surface, as it is the most widespread way of waste treatment in Ukraine. Frequently, the stored waste burns (waste heaps, waste coal, landfills), causing significant accumulation of hazardous substances in the environment. The main way of environmental hazard reducing in the landfill area is the implementation of an effective policy of prevention of waste generation at the local authority level and state control over the waste disposal sites.