Municipal Solid Waste Management

The highest amount of waste was recorded in Cherkasy and the lowest at Kerepesi dormitory. This data correlates with the living standards in all cases. However, the amount of recycled/reused waste was higher in Kyiv dormitory. Thus, some improvements and environmental education might be necessary to increase reuse/recycle rate in Ukraine. The introduction of plastic recycling could help to significantly decrease the amount of plastic waste in Ukraine. In the case of CEU changes in university policies are crucial for waste minimization at Kerepesi dormitory.

Annex 1

Waste records

CEU dormitory 4.12.00-10.12.00.

Name VolumemassMaterialcomments

Mineral water bottles – 23 l140 gHDPE

A4 sheet0.05 l4 gPaper

Plastic bag0.1 l30 gLDPE

Banana waste –20.18 l110 gOrganic

Apple waste – 10.025 l40 gOrganicJam packs – 50.075 l5 gPS+metal

Butter packs – 120.12 l12 gPS+metal

Soap package0.05 l10 gPaper

Napkins – 180.36 l36 gPaper

Tea bags – 100.1 l50 gPaper+food+metal+organic(rope)

Orange waste0.02 l30 gOrganic

Toothpaste tube0.09 l50 gplastic

Total

NameVol (litres)Mass (grams)

HDPE3 140

LDPE0.1 30

Paper0.46 50

Organic0.225180

Non-recyclable (composed waste)0.29567

Other plastic0.0950