MANAGEMENT OF WASTE FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES RESULTING FROM THE ARMED AGGRESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

The article emphasizes that a number of clear mechanisms for managing construction waste have been developed in the world practice. However, in Ukraine, this waste is of a special nature, as it is associated with the large-scale Russian armed aggression against our country and significant destruction of buildings and structures. It is noted that during 2022-2023, the Government of Ukraine took a number of measures to manage demolition waste, which certainly had a positive impact on the efficiency and prudence of management decisions on waste management operations. However, this is not enough, since when making a decision on waste management, the issues of the volume and sources of funding for waste management operations arise first and foremost. It is noted that current regulations stipulate that the implementation of measures for the management of demolition waste is the responsibility of the owners of such facilities or authorized bodies (territorial communities, etc.). It is emphasized that not all territorial communities have sufficient funds to cover the expected costs associated with waste management operations, since the percentage of destruction varies significantly by region and oblast. It is proved that the volume and structure of demolition waste should be the basis for determining the need for funding. It is emphasized that none of the adopted legal acts provides for a methodology for determining the volume of demolition waste, and currently only the accounting of destroyed objects is clearly worked out. The author considers the UNDP methodology for determining the volume of demolition waste used in the world practice. The author proposes to amend the current regulatory legal acts on regulation of construction waste management operations by supplementing them with a methodology for determining the volume and composition of waste, which will allow determining the volume of waste management operations generated as a result of the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.