Prospects for environmentally safe mechanical biological treatment of municipal solid waste in Ukraine

Improving waste management is currently one of the priorities for Ukraine in environmental safety. EU experience use mechanical biological treatment technologies should be applied now connection with development and implementation Regional Waste Management Plans Ukrainian regions. The aim paper to analyse benefits preconditions using Ukraine, as well barriers that may hinder construction plants. analysis eight drafts showed market free best option regions where there are cement plants operating production solid recovered fuel. Such types projects could affordable Ukrainians cost recovery period more than 8 years. On other hand significant obstacles economic, organizational technological nature their immediate i.e. low rates on disposal tax, partly compliance air emissions monitoring system, absence necessary standards etc. priority actions speed up have been defined.