PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE PROCESS OF ADAPTATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The article examines the prospects for the development of Ukrainian legislation on waste management in the process of adaptation to the requirements of the European Union. It is indicated that at the present stage, considering the problematic aspects of the state of the natural environment, it is advisable to indicate that the environment is a system that exists independently and at the same time directly affects the livelihoods of humankind. The increasing consumer demands for various goods affects the change in the viability of ecosystems. As the historical course of civilisation shows, even imagining and understanding the detrimental effects of the results of their activities, a person is not able to cope with the temptation of his own enrichment and accumulation of benefits. That is why most of the problems in the natural environment are the result of human activity. It is concluded that the analysis of European and Ukrainian legislation shows that the legislation of Ukraine partially meets the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC (the degree of compliance is low). To harmonise with the Directive, the legislation of Ukraine in the field of waste management requires significant modification. A significant drawback in this area is the inconsistency and diversity of waste definitions. The study of the interpretation of the concept of "waste" from different points of view made it possible to generalize its characteristic features and disadvantages. The refined concept will contribute to a better understanding of their essence, which in the future will allow to develop and scientifically substantiate the classification of these objects in order to account for and control them. It is noted that special attention should be paid to the fundamental approaches defined in Directive 2008/98/ EC on the introduction of a hierarchy in addressing waste management issues. Also, provisions on determining the completion of waste status need to be enshrined in waste legislation and other regulatory legal acts of Ukraine. Regarding the issue of the correlation of Ukrainian legislation with the European one, the Ukrainian one only partially meets the requirements of the EU, it requires significant revision and as mandatory a prerequisite for the qualitative (not contradictory) implementation of European norms is the harmonisation of the terminological apparatus.