Impact Of Landfill Research Articles

Municipal solid waste landfill impact on sediments and surface water quality of Amsal River: A case study of Ziama Mansouriah landfill (Northeastern Algeria)

Landfills represent possible sources of diverse contaminants that can cause human health and ecological problems. The purpose of this study is to assess the pollution caused by a leachate from Ziama Mensouriah municipal landfill (north-eastern Algeria) affecting sediments and surface water. The water quality has been evaluated using River Pollution Index (RPI). Sediment contamination assessment was carried out using the pollution indicators including: contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo). According to the results, the RPI of Amsal River indicates an unpolluted water at site 1 (S1) (RPI = 2.5), severely polluted water at landfill effluent discharge (S2) (RPI = 8.25) and moderately polluted once at site (S3) (RPI = 5.5). In sediments, the order of mean concentration (µg g-1) of metals was Pb (156.2) > Cd (1.76). Furthermore, spatial distribution of both metals in sediments showed a significantly higher concentration at S2 indicating that metal pollution is caused by leachate from the studied municipal landfill. The Igeo values reveal that Pb was significantly accumulated compared to Cd. The highest CF values (>6) of Pb and Cd determined at S2 promote a high Pb and Cd contamination in that specific station. The PLI results showed that all sites, except for S1, were moderately to extremely heavy contaminated.

The environmental performance of four municipal solid waste management scenarios: A life cycle assessment study

AbstractLife cycle assessment was used to estimate the environmental impact of different municipal solid waste management strategies. Four scenarios (S1–S4) were considered, and the life cycle inventory of each scenario was performed using the integrated waste management (IWM) model. Scenario S1 in which all wastes are landfilled without processing and recovery of gas showed the highest negative impact on the environment. In scenario S2, where the organic portion of the waste is composted the environmental burden is greatly reduced compared to the first scenario. Scenarios S3 and S4, which are based on recycling and generation of energy, have a low environmental burden on the environment in addition to energy generation and conservation of nonrenewable resources. Therefore, increasing the use of waste processing and recovery options like composting, recycling, and energy generation base strategies is extremely recommended to reduce the adverse environmental impact of landfills.

Environmental impact of discarded apparel landfilling and recycling

ABSTRACT Globally, around 87% of discarded textiles ended up in landfill, of which more than 90% are reusable and recyclable. Recycling textile waste to other value-added products is economically feasible. To integrate recycling into the apparel waste stream, it is important to know the environmental benefit and impact of the different recycling options. This study presents the environmental performance of apparel recycling and landfill using the life cycle assessment methodology in terms of climate change, acidification, agricultural land occupation and water depletion. Landfill scenarios and recycling scenarios of post-consumer household discarded apparel waste have been developed in the context of Australia. This study finds that the landfill process of natural apparel waste contributes more environmental impact credit compared to synthetic apparel, and this is mainly credited from the power generation from landfill methane gas captured. This study also specifies that the environmental benefit from the landfill process of discarded apparel depends on the ratio of natural fibre and synthetic fibre in discarded apparel. Integration of recycling into the apparel waste stream can potentially generate environmental benefits. A recycling scenario of cleaning wipes shows the highest impact benefits, followed by cotton fibre, insulation material and polyester raw material recycling. Net impact savings of recycling depend on the avoided landfill impact and avoided virgin production impact. The results generated from this study can be useful for future policy recommendations on apparel waste management through recycling. It is clear that increased collection of apparel by recyclers can significantly reduce environmental impact.

The Research on Food Waste Pre-Treatment Technology for Incineration in Malaysia

Food waste and food loss are used to describe materials that are actually produced for consumption, but are discarded, lost, degraded or contaminated. Food waste (FW) is one of the main parts of municipal solid waste. Landfill is not preferable when compared with other types of waste handling method. It has been reported that the impact of landfill on climate change can be ten times higher than other waste handling methods. However, most FW end up in landfills. This paper reviewed the performance of several food waste pre-treatment technologies to convert FW into feedstock for incinerators/boilers in terms of electrical power generation purposes. The performance of food waste pre-treatment methods and their products were extensively discussed and compared in this paper in terms of calorific value, energy density, and compound reduction, which later directly corresponded with the energy, environmental, and economic factors for the sustainability of future renewable power generation.

Geophysical and geochemical assessments of the environmental impact of Abule-Egba landfill, southwestern Nigeria

There have been reports of cases of groundwater contamination in the areas around the Abule-Egba landfill site, Lagos, Nigeria. Based on this, geophysical and geochemical investigations were carried out to ascertain the cause(s) of the pollution and the extent of its impact on surrounding soils and groundwater within the area. A total of eleven vertical electrical sounding were conducted on two profiles established within the landfill area. Electrical resistivity tomography was conducted using a dipole–dipole array. The investigation results showed that the anomalously low resistivity values (> 40 Ω-m) observed from the surface to the depth of about 13 m on the generated geosections are due to leachate pollution of the aquifer units. On the borehole logs, a sand formation which ordinarily should possess a moderately resistive property was found to correspond to all the low resistivity zones characterized by leachate pollution. Geochemical results as observed from the wells within the landfill site show higher concentration of ions such as nitrate which is a diagnostic of leachate solution, as confirmed from geophysical analysis.

Evaluating the leachate contamination impact of landfills and open dumpsites from developing countries using the proposed Leachate Pollution Index for Developing Countries (LPIDC)

The Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) was formulated in 2005 to evaluate the pollution potential of landfill leachate, so that better strategies can be implemented to prevent continuous environmental degradation. As leachate characteristics are dependent on the waste composition, which is notably different between developed and developing countries, the LPI cannot be used to accurately evaluate leachate from all over the world. Hence, using the LPI as a benchmark would yield inaccurate conclusions on the severity of the pollution of these leachates. To address this, we developed an index that is more accurate in determining the pollution impact of leachate in developing countries; The Leachate Pollution Index for Developing Countries (LPIDC). LPIDC was developed after consulting various experts in waste management based in developing countries, who shared their expertise, knowledge and experience to identify parameters that needed to be assessed when evaluating the pollution potential of leachate. To determine the precision of LPIDC, we analysed leachate samples from Malaysian landfills and open dumpsites, and also reviewed leachate data from other developing countries. We then used the data to compare the precision of LPI and LPIDC. The data confirmed that LPIDC provided a more precise evaluation of the pollution impact of leachate in developing countries. This is due to the LPIDC taking into account several important parameters that were overlooked in the LPI, namely landfill liners and leachate volume.

A Game Theoretic Approach for Eco-Design and Remanufacturing Considering Take-Back Policy

This paper mainly aims at investigating the governments’ take-back policy of penalty or subsidy that motivates eco-design or remanufacturing. For this purpose, we consider a two-stage Stackelberg game between a government and a manufacturer. The government first decides to impose a take-back penalty or offer a take-back subsidy, and then the manufacturer selects to remanufacture or invest in eco-design as a response to the take-back policy. Upon analyzing and comparing game equilibrium, we find that the government prefers to offer a subsidy policy for eco-design and to impose a penalty policy for remanufacturing. The manufacturer will decide on investing in eco-design when the monetary value of the environmental impact of landfill and eco-design coefficient is medium. However, if the eco-design coefficient is high, the manufacturer practices remanufacturing instead of eco-design whether penalized and subsidized. The present study provides a set of guidelines in practical managerial recommendations for governments and manufacturers.

A Geographic Information System-Based Indicator of Waste Risk to Investigate the Health Impact of Landfills and Uncontrolled Dumping Sites.

Uncontrolled and poor waste management practices are widespread. The global health impact of hazardous waste exposure is controversial, but the excess of some diseases appears to be consistent. The Geographic Information System (GIS, ESRI Inc., Rome, Italy) method used to estimate the waste risk exposure, in an area with many illegal waste dumps and burning sites, is described. A GIS geodatabase (ESRI ArcGIS format) of waste sites’ data was built. A municipal GIS-based indicator of waste risk (Municipal Risk Index: MRI) has been computed, based on type and quantity of waste, typology of waste disposal, known or potential environmental contamination by waste and population living near waste sites. 2767 waste sites were present in an area 426 km2 large. 38% of the population lived near one or more waste sites (100 m). Illegal/uncontrolled waste dumps, including waste burning areas, constituted about 90% of all sites. The 38 investigated municipalities were categorized into 4 classes of MRI. The GIS approach identified a widespread impact of waste sites and the municipalities likely to be most exposed. The highest score of the MRI included the municipalities with the most illegal hazardous waste dumps and burning sites. The GIS-geodatabase provided information to contrast and to prosecute illegal waste trafficking and mismanagements.

Combining Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) from Cuba to Obtain a Coarse Aggregate Fraction

In Cuba, tons of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are generated during urban construction and reconstruction activities every year. The use of CDW, such as recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), in pavement construction is a viable solution to preserve the consumption of natural aggregates (NA), and to minimize the impact of landfill. The main objective of this work is to obtain a 5–10 mm aggregate fraction of RCA and RAP, to obtain an appropriate recycled coarse aggregate for manufacturing hot mix asphalt (HMA). Each source of RCA, RAP and NA, and the combinations RCA/RAP (0/100, 25/75, 50/50, 75/25 and 100/0) were characterized (moisture, asphalt content of RAP, specific gravity, water absorption, and flakiness index) for determining a better combination. The results showed that the combination (RCA/RAP) that best meets the NA aggregates specifications used for hot mix asphalt were RCA/RAP: 25/75 and 50/50. The results show the possibility of combining both wastes to obtain a coarse aggregate fraction with a high environmental benefit, by reducing the use of natural resources.

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BADRI GECHBAIA
 Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor,
 Head of Department of Business Administration, Management and Marketing,
 Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia.
 E-mail: gechbaia.badri@bsu.edu.ge
 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-2228
 
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 “MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF TRANSITION TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN UKRAINE”
 Authors (Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova)
 
 
 
 Public welfare is the most important socio-economic category in macroeconomics. The level of social welfare of citizens is determined by the compliance of actual indicators with existing norms and standards, however, it is rarely used when comparing effective economic indicators among countries of the world. However, taking into account negative environmental externalities leads to a violation of the market situation and a decrease in the country's GDP in conditions of environmental degradation and irrational use of natural resources.
 The basis for the introduction of a circular economy is the sorting and recycling of waste, minimizing negative externalities in production activities. Ukraine has a negative tendency to introduce recycling, and most industrial enterprises use outdated, environmentally hazardous technologies that negatively affect the ecosystem. The processes observed in Ukraine are cumulative in nature, and the development is due to ecosystem degradation, that is, when negative losses in cash are taken into account, most enterprises must have negative indicators of economic activity, since more than could be spent on restoring the natural environment and production costs get profit from the sale of goods.
 Therefore, in the proposed monograph, sponsored by Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova “Management in the field of waste management in the transition to the circular economy in Ukraine”, the problems of the formation of a circulating economy where the basis is the waste management scheme are investigated.
 The monograph studies that the filtrate from landfills is enriched with toxic substances that make up the waste, or are products of their decomposition (heavy metals, organic, inorganic compounds) and negatively affects the vital activity of soil microflora and plants, the enzymatic activity of soils and their fertility, and therefore the quality of agricultural products.
 The scientific results of the study indicate the solution of a number of theoretical and methodological issues of improving the sphere of household waste disposal in Ukraine, the methods of analytical accounting of losses from the functioning of landfills.
 The author’s scientific novelty consists primarily in substantiating the current situation in the field of waste management from the perspective of maximizing public welfare, creating models of anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and models for analyzing the degree of introduction of the circular economy in the country, which contribute to the introduction of new environmentally and economically sound technologies in Ukraine.
 In the applied aspect, it represents the conceptual basis developed by the author for the formation of a model for calculating the anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and forecasting the introduction and development of a closed-loop economy in Ukraine, which is based on the scientific, technological and innovative development of resource-saving systems based on the formation of the waste processing and utilization industry. The experience of the developed countries of the world indicates the possibility of achieving significant economic, environmental and social effects through the formation of the waste management industry and turning it into an integral element of the socio-economic infrastructure of regional economies.
 The monograph highlights the problem of increasing the amount of waste and the environmental impact of landfills, and evaluates macroeconomic indicators taking into account the environmental impact factor. A comprehensive theoretical analysis of the current state of the sphere of waste disposal, a justified organizational and economic basis for their disposal, and ways to solve the problem of waste accumulation are considered.
 The scientific results of the study indicate the solution of a number of theoretical and methodological issues of improving the sphere of household waste disposal in Ukraine, which increases the function of the country's public welfare.
 Using the models indicated in the monograph, it is possible to calculate the environmental burden from anthropogenic activities, determine the damage done and analyze the degree of introduction of the circular economy in a country or region.
 Technologies and strategies for introducing a circulating economy have been developed and partially implemented in developed countries, therefore, Ukraine can adapt them to internal capabilities and needs, and will reduce risks associated with innovation. The evolution of the economies of countries is necessary for the simultaneous development of the world economy and increase the potential of Ukraine and improve the quality of life of the population.
 The monograph of the authors Viktor Koval, Inessa Mikhno and Mariana Petrova “Management in the field of waste management in the transition to the circular economy in Ukraine” is a significant contribution to solving complex methodological problems associated with preserving the environment and developing a closed-loop economy in Ukraine.

The impact of landfills on incidence and prevalence rate of diseases across rural population

The purpose – to explore the impact of landfills on the incidence and the prevalence of diseases across rural populations.Materials and methods. The study was carried out in the rural Mizhhirsky district of the Transcarpathian region, on the territory of which there is a certified waste landfill of the village Tishne and 64 unauthorized landfills. A visual inspection of the certified landfill of the village Tishne was conducted and the chemical composition of its soils was explored. In order to determine the impact of landfills on the health of the population of the district using statistical data, a comparison between the indicators of the incidence and the prevalence of disease across the rural populations of the Mizhhirsky region and the Transcarpathian region in the main categories of diseases for the period 2015–2017 was made.Results and their discussion. In the course of the study it was found that the presence of negatively affects the disease prevalence rate across the rural population and the prevalence of disease rate in certain categories of illnesses. Thus, the presence of landfills contributes to an increase in the level of disease incidence in the following categories: nervous system, some infectious and parasitic diseases, endocrine system, nutritional and metabolic disorders, injuries, poisoning and some other effects of external factors, blood and hematopoietic organs diseases and individual disorders involving immune mechanism. Also, the presence of landfill sites negatively affects the prevalence of diseases in the following categories: nervous system, blood diseases and hematopoietic organs and certain disorders involving immune mechanism, injuries, poisoning and some other effects of external factors, the diseases of genitourinary system and some infectious and parasitic diseases.

Assessment of the environmental impact of sanitary and unsanitary parts of a municipal solid waste landfill

Only seven regional MSWLF in Serbia are considered sanitary, while about 3500 landfills operate without proper pollution control. This paper presents a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of a closed landfill, and a new sanitary landfill, which are located next to each other. The following methodologies for the landfill impact assessment were applied, based on data from 2012 to 2017: Landfill water pollution index (LWPI) and Nemerow index (PIGW) for groundwater, and the geo-accumulation (Igeo) and ecological risk (ERi) indices and several PAH ratios for soil. The performance of the leachate control system was evaluated using two adapted pollution indices: LPI and the Nemerow index (PIL). According to the obtained LWPI and PIGW values, the quality of groundwater at the new landfill is improving (LWPI = 1.05–2.62; PIGW = 0.52–1.29), while no significant changes were observed for the old landfill (LWPI = 3.06–5.13; PIGW = 2.03–4.78). High concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (1.01–22.74 mg/l), Fe (0.76–57.11 mg/l), Ni (5.80–230.09 μg/l), Pb (4.2–202.4 μg/l) and ∑PAH16 (150.93–189.55 ng/l) show the strong influence of the landfill on the groundwater quality at the old landfill, indicating the need for additional remediation action. High concentrations of Ni (21.9–133.0 mg/kg) and Cr (8.5–277.0 mg/kg) in the analyzed soil compared to other studies, as well as moderate Igeo values (IgeoNi = 0.36–1.88; IgeoCr = −1.20–1.52), raise concern and suggest the need for further monitoring. The high ERi (158.6–295.0) and Igeo values (0.91–2.30) of Hg show significant potential ecological risk. LPI and PIL values for early methanogenic phase leachate demonstrates the need to improve the leachate treatment system. The monitoring data and applied pollution indices indicate that Cr and As should be added to the EU Watch List of emerging substances, at least regarding EU potential candidate countries.

ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РЕЦИКЛИНГА ТВЕРДЫХ КОММУНАЛЬНЫХ ОТХОДОВ ПОДМОСКОВЬЯ НА ПРИМЕРЕ НОГИНСКОГО МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОГО РАЙОНА

The article analyzes the problem of negative impact of landfills for solid municipal waste disposal in the Moscow region. The dynamics of growth of the rate of accumulation of solid municipal waste is considered. The data on the largest operating MSW landfill in the Moscow region were studied. A scheme of geoecological impact and release of landfill gas into the environment has been drawn up. The standards of payment and conversion factors for emissions of pollutants into the air from landfills are given. The types of pollution at the landfills of MSW, as well as ways of negative impact leading to contamination of all components of the environment, were identified.

Evaluation of the impact of landfill on floodplain water quality in a tropical monsoon region

Evaluation of the impact of landfill on floodplain water quality in a tropical monsoon region

Seasonal dynamics of nutrients and organic matter in urban stream

The study presents the results of water quality evaluation in the Setun River watershed, located entirely within the limits of the Moscow City. Multiple point and non-point sources of pollution cause the nutrient and organic matter content of the river and its tributaries to significantly differ from the natural background. Maximum nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were observed at the upper reaches of the river during the summer low flow due to the landfill impact. Because of the extreme nutrient pollution at the river’s upper course, subsequent water inflow, even from significantly polluted tributaries, has a diluting effect, and the nutrient concentration decreases downstream. The effect of urbanization on the organic matter content is reflected in elevated COD and BOD values that exceed the national environmental guidelines. Seasonal dynamics of organic matter content includes increased organic matter during snowmelt and its relatively low content during summer.

Comparative Assessment of Aggregates on Mechanical Properties of Concrete

In developing countries like China, construction and demolition waste (C&D) reaches 28.75 million tons per year and these figures are likely to double in the next 7 years. On the other hand, re-use of construction waste is important in the context of life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and efficient recycling of construction resources. Using destroyed solid waste as recycled concrete aggregate preserves natural aggregates, minimizes landfill impact, reduces energy consumption and can save money. For this study, demolished blocks of concrete were collected from a 45-year-old building located in Taiyuan, China. In this study, a similar ratio of 0.5 to cement ratio of water and coarse sand was used in concrete mixtures with no additives. The basic concrete properties like, compressive strength, workability, tensile strength, elastic modulus and stress – strain relationship etc. are studied for the RCA with NA. The obtained results are compared with the control case of concrete made from fresh aggregates. Research results suggest that concrete is likely to use recycled aggregates as an alternative to fresh aggregate.

Leachates From Landfill Sites In Thessaloniki, Greece: Effect Of Aging

Sanitary landfilling still is one of the most common management systems of solid urban wastes. The persistent environmental impact of landfills depends on leachate characteristics. The present study aimed at the characterisation of leachate from two landfill sites in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece. Mavrorachi landfill stands in our study as a representative Greek active landfill site, that started operating in 2008. Tagarades landfill has stopped receiving waste from 2008 after 27 years of full operation. In this investigation, leachate samples were physico-chemically characterised so as to assess their pollution potential and their concentration in regard to the type and age of landfill. Elevated concentrations of inorganic and organic constituents were observed in the leachate composition. COD ranged from 2,490 mg/L to 19,700 mg/L, while the respective range for BOD was 390-14,850 mg/L during a 35-year period. The pH values of the leachate samples presented more moderate fluctuations between 7.3 and 8.5. In addition, the ammoniacal nitrogen content increased as landfill age increased, whereas heavy metals concentrations showed significant variations with a slight decreasing trend. The results presented in this paper proved that as time passed, the values of most parameters decreased as the biodegradable compounds are broken down while the refractory compounds resist to biodegradation. Thus, the age has a pronounced influence on the composition of leachate. This study also focused on quantifying the level of contamination that leachates can be potentially cause on a comparative basis by Leachate Pollution Index (LPI). LPI values showed that pollution load was declining but is still not negligible after 33 years.

Special aspects of assessing hazard to public health while monitoring the negative impact of solid municipal waste landfills

The present study considers the negative impact of solid municipal waste landfills on the environment and public health. It also assesses hazard to public health caused by the impact of solid municipal waste landfill emissions (by the example of a solid household landfill in the city of Kursk). We have carried out four interrelated stages of research work during the implementation of public health hazard assessment of the municipal waste landfill under study: hazard identification, assessment of dose-response relationship, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. At each stage, we assessed uncertainties that might affect the completeness and accuracy of final conclusions and recommendations. A particular attention was paid to some specific uncertainties that are due to the peculiarities of waste landfills’ operation. These uncertainties can have a significant impact on the results of the study, especially in terms of emissions’ quantitative composition. Thus, despite the fact that the risk level of the solid municipal waste landfill under study was assessed as low, the authors propose the introduction of a degassing system at the solid municipal waste landfill in Kursk. The application of this system will eliminate the release of biogas into the atmosphere, reduce the load on the air and reliably decrease hazard to public health caused by the impact of the landfill.

Landfill Impacts on the Environment—Review

Waste management (WM) is a demanding undertaking in all countries, with important implications for human health, environmental preservation, sustainability and circular economy. The method of sanitary landfilling for final disposal of waste remains a generally accepted and used method but the available scientific evidence on the waste-related environmental and health effects is not conclusive. Comparative studies of various WM methods (landfilling, incineration, composting etc.) show that among the municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment and disposal technological options, sanitary landfilling or open dumping is popular in most countries because of the relative low cost and low-technical requirement. The European Union (EU) Directive on waste landfills has introduced specific goals for reducing the volume of disposed waste and very strict requirements for landfilling and landfill sites. Evaluation of the impact of landfills on the environment is a crucial topic in the literature and has received increased attention recently, given growing environmental concerns. The main goal of this survey was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of possible impacts of MSW landfills on the environment. The main conclusion of the overall assessment of the literature is that the disposal of MSW in landfills entails a number of environmental risks but with respect to the current situation and rich style of living adopted in industrially developed countries, the idea of WM systems functioning without landfilling—at least in the foreseeable future within one generation—seems to be somewhat unreal. The results also provided important information of landfills as a source of environmental risk. Results of this research may have an important impact on landfill management and the disposal of waste. From the literature review, it is evident that even if high levels of waste avoidance, reuse and recycling are achieved, some waste materials will always need to be forwarded for disposal.

Ecological sustainability preservation of national economy by waste management methods

Introduction. With the development of the economy, the amount of waste increases per capita, the number of packaging materials and the total of goods, the life cycle of which ends in the transformation into waste. Due to the slow development of waste recycling in Ukraine, the problem of their accumulation is aggravated with the increasing impact of waste landfills, which are increasing and becoming an area of increased risk, which leads to a decrease in the welfare of the population and a reduction in labor productivity.
 Aim and tasks. The goal of this work is to analyze the problem of waste accumulation and find ways to reduce environmental pollution as an effective way to improve the well-being of the population and increase the economic and environmental potential of Ukraine.
 Results. The article analyzes ways to solve the problem, taking into account the realities and positive experience of developed countries, where waste recycling has become a lucrative business and is based on the secondary use of waste and its return to the life cycle as a commodity. Identified corruption links between business and government, inefficient use of budget funds, slows down the transition to complete waste recycling, and leads to a distortion of the free market system on a competitive basis and the impossibility of foreign investors interested in running a transparent and environmentally friendly business in the field of waste recycling. The structure of the main components of household waste and the distribution of the time of their decomposition are revealed, and a diagram of the negative impact of landfills on the environment and waste management is given. The article discusses the principles of state regulation, which can improve the situation in the field of waste utilization and environmental welfare of the population.
 Conclusions. An analysis of modern approaches in the field of waste utilization, both liquid and solid, has shown that the main method of waste utilization is recycling as the basis of the general concept of Zerowaste for the countries with a high level of development. In Ukraine, the formation of regulators and tools to overcome the garbage crisis is slow and does not lead to significant changes. It has been substantiated that, on the basis of internalizing external effects and assisting the population in minimizing negative impacts, it is possible to achieve a reduction in overproduction of goods and services with negative external effects. Significant progress in the utilization process is possible only in the case of investment attractiveness of waste recycling business, institutional changes in tax and customs tariff legislation, macroeconomic and financial stabilization in the country.