Prospects of Energy Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste in Ukraine

Position Paper No 22 of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine is devoted to the analysis of the prospects for energy utilization of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Ukraine in connection with adoption of the National Waste Management Strategy in Ukraine until 2030. The situation with management of MSW in Ukraine and the world as a whole is presented, technical and economic indicators of main ways of MSW energy utilization are considered. Criteria and priorities of the choice of technologies for MSW treatment are described, recommendations on elimination of barriers for their development are given.