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Ukraine will report on pollutants under the PRTR Protocol of the Aarhus Convention
On May 3, 2016, the Government of Ukraine ratified the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Aarhus Convention, becoming its 34th party. It was adopted within the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in 1998 in the city of Aarhus and entered into force on October 30, 2001. …
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The first taxi service with a fleet of electric vehicles appeared in Kyiv
Last week, the first taxi in Ukraine with a fleet consisting entirely of electric vehicles, Oxy-Taxi, began operating in Kyiv. To date, Oxy-Taxi has only 12 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles in its service, but the owners plan to steadily increase the fleet, bringing…
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From April 7 to May 7, there is an action to collect waste paper in the offices of Moscow and other cities of Russia
From April 7 to May 7, 2016, an action called "Green Friday" is taking place in Moscow and other large cities of Russia. The organizer of the initiative, the SAVE WOOD project, aims to collect and recycle several tons of waste paper, thereby saving dozens of trees, saving…
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The equipment of Russian industrial enterprises will be made more environmentally friendly by 2020
According to Interfax, at the first meeting of the organizing committee for holding the Year of Ecology in Russia, the head of the presidential administration, Sergei Ivanov, said that in 2019, 300 of the largest and most environmentally hazardous Russian industrial enterprises will…
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Large-scale eco-festival "Lviv Eco Fest - 2016" will be held in Lviv on May 14-15
"Lviv Eco Fest - 2016" (Lviv Eco Fest 2016) is the largest Ukrainian eco-project of the year, which will be held on May 14-15 in the Lviv Park of Culture. The initiators of the festival were the leaders of the Park together with environmentally active and conscious citizens, representatives of social…
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Scientists from Oxford calculated how global vegetarianism and veganism will help health and the environment
According to a new study by scientists from Oxford University (UK), an unbalanced diet is the main cause of health problems in people around the world, and also has a detrimental effect on the environment. “What we eat has a huge impact on our health and the environment…
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Earth Hour March 19, 2016
Earth Hour is an international annual event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in order to maximize the attention of the entire world community to the problem of climate change on our planet, demonstrating respect for natural…
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Ukrainian organic products have a state mark
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine in February presented a state mark for labeling organic products by producers. This category includes food grown without the use of pesticides, mineral fertilizers and artificial food additives. By…
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Russia will stimulate the use of biodegradable materials
At the end of last week, Russia approved an official list of goods and packaging, after the use of which biodegradable waste is generated. The regulation is intended to provide economic incentives for the use of biodegradable materials. The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, supporting amendments to the federal law “On…
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Since 2017, utility bills for those who sort garbage will decrease in Russia
Yesterday, the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation (Minstroy of Russia) became aware of the preparation of amendments to government acts related to the provision of public services for the management of municipal solid waste (MSW). The changes will lead to the fact that from January 1…