RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT CHANGES IN WASTE OILS MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-227
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Yu. Shkola ◽  
Olha V. Prokopenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
General Scheme ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Waste Oils ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Branch Development ◽  
Innovation Approach

Contemporary problems of waste oils management in Ukraine are considered in the paper. Based on European Union countries’ experience the innovation approach to solve the waste oils management problem is supposed. Reforming of the oil products recycling branch in Ukraine has to be based on the concept concerning absolute domination of processed oils regeneration that will provide increase of regions and country environmental and economic security. General scheme of organizational and economic mechanism to control waste oils recycling branch development at macro-level developed in the paper. In order to organize producing process, authors suggest to create regional complexes, located by principle of the territorial integrity in regions where waste oils are collected, optimization of their transporting routes, and producing capacities of waste management facilities. Each of these complexes has to include structures, specialized on some stage in waste oils recycling that will make the processing mobile, flexible and able to achieve maximal economic results.

scholarly journals MEASURING THE PROGRESS TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Nicolae Pintilie ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Continuous Actions ◽  
Consumption Waste

This paper aims to create an image of progress towards circular economy registered by European Union countries through specific indicators. In this way, this paper is based on the study and analysis of the 13 indicators, grouped on 4 pillars: Production and consumption, Waste management, Secondary raw materials, Competitiveness and innovation. After the presentation of the methodology, the paper develops an analysis in time and space of the selected indicators, then an analysis of the countries with their grouping on clusters, creating a map of them and highlighting the current situation of circular economy in the European Union. Moreover, the paper also presents the evolution of the countries regarding circular economy, which has a big importance taking into account that in the European Union the preoccupations for this concept is higher from one period to another. Among the most interesting results are: (1) a massive concentration of countries with problems for Waste management pillar; (2) Europe is one of the regions with the largest contribution in terms of circular economy, but the concept is developing differently from one country to another; (3) The scoreboard evolution is particularly useful in revealing the continuous actions adopted by countries in order to facilitate the conversion to circular economy. Finally, the paper presents possible limits of the research, but also future directions of its development.

scholarly journals Municipal Waste Management in Poland Compared to Other European Union Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Poniatowska ◽  
Monika Kisiel ◽  
Damian Panasiuk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Current State ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Municipal Waste Management

The paper discusses the current state of municipal waste management in Poland compared to other European Union countries. It indicates the amounts of municipal waste generated over the last few years in Poland and other EU countries. The paper compares waste treatment methods in Poland and Europe, such as recycling, composting, thermal treatment and waste disposal. An analysis of municipal waste processing installations in Poland is presented. The trends in the municipal waste management system in recent years have also been described. In the field of municipal waste management in Poland, there have been significant changes. The amount of waste sent to landfills has decreased, and the amount of waste recovered and recycled has increased. These changes are positive and reflect the development of municipal waste management systems in other EU countries. The article indicates the problems and directions of changes in the field of municipal waste management in Poland in the coming years, especially in the context of the implementation of circular economy assumptions and the goals set by the European Union in terms of increase the level of waste recycling and reducing their disposal.

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