Circular economy and UNIDO Project
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This section summarizes the principles of the circular economy and demonstrates how the GEF-UNIDO Project contributes to using natural resources in a sustainable way, decontaminating hazardous substances, recovering recyclable materials for further use, and reducing the area of landfills. Read more
About project
The project creates conditions and opportunities for efficient and environmentally sound destruction of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and persistent organic pollutants (POP) in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. The project will support these countries in fulfilling their commitments under the Montreal Protocol and Stockholm Convention. Read more
Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty, signed on September 16, 1987, in Montreal, Canada. The agreement provides for phase-out of production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances, some of which have been widely used as refrigerants and foaming agents in refrigerators and heat insulation. With the last amendment, the Kigali Amendment, a schedule of phase-out for fluorinated greenhouse gases also used as refrigerants was set. Read more
Stockholm Convention
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004. The document aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of the most hazardous POPs. As of September 2018, 184 parties — EU and 183 countries — ratified the convention. Read more
National legislation of the Project participating countries
This section tells how the participating countries—Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, and Kazakhstan—control the management of hazardous waste, including ODS- and POP-containing one, at the national level, and offers a detailed list of relevant laws, regulations, bylaws, etc.Read more
Project timeline
The project for coordinated management of ODS and POP disposal in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Armenia is implemented as scheduled.
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November 30, 2021On November 23, 2021, acting Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strelets spoke at the National forum “Waste management in Ukraine: legislation, economy, technologies” set out the state priorities. Read more >>
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November 29, 2021By the invitation of the European Business Association (EBA), the national Project team participated in the Sustainable Development Day held on November 11, 2021, in Kiyv. Read more >>
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November 28, 2021The national Project team participated in the Global Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit 2021 (GMIS 2021) at the invitation of its organizing committee. The summit was jointly initiated by the UAE and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Read more >>
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October 07, 2021On September 29, 2021, a meeting of the Technical Evaluation Group (TEG) of the Ukrainian part of the project for coordinated management of ODS and POPs disposal was held. The hybrid meeting, offline in the Cherkasy City Council and online in Zoom, was dedicated to the review of the project “Terms of reference for procurement, installation and supply (turnkey) for national disposal equipment ODS/POPs/PCBs, Ukraine.” The center will be established at LLC “Ukravit Science Park” (LLC “Factory of Agrochemicals,” Cherkasy region, Cherkasy). Read more >>