Conceptual foundations for the formation of waste disposal mechanism based on the recycling of e-waste in Ukraine

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 159, Issue 5-6, Pages: 89-92

Citation information:
Kravtsiv, V., & Kolodiichuk, I. (2016). Conceptual foundations for the formation of waste disposal mechanism based on the recycling of e-waste in Ukraine. Economic Annals-XXI, 159(5-6), 89-92. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V159-19

Vasyl Kravtsiv
D.Sc. (Economics),
Professor, Director,
State Institution Institute of Regional Research named after M. I. Dolishniy of the
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
4 Kozelnitska Str., Lviv, 79026, Ukraine
irr@mail.lviv.ua

Irina Kolodiichuk
PhD (Economics),
Senior Researcher,
State Institution Institute of Regional Research named after M. I. Dolishniy of the
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
4 Kozelnitska Str., Lviv, 79026, Ukraine
Ira1166@ukr.net

Conceptual foundations for the formation of waste disposal mechanism based on the recycling of e-waste in Ukraine

Abstract. Waste products related to scientific and technological progress complicate our life. The amount of electrical and electronic waste is rapidly growing in the structure of household waste. This phenomenon has been observed since the beginning of 1990s due to the development of the information age and its anthropogenic pressure on the environment. Nevertheless, the recycling of e-waste in Ukraine is associated with a lack of competent legal support of the relevant processes because there is no effective mechanism to regulate them at the level of legislation. The article aims to prove the conceptual foundations for the formation of waste disposal mechanism based on the recycling of e-waste.

The problem of the use of e-products in Ukraine lies in the open-end cycle of the waste disposal, which creates environmental risks. The volumes of import of e-products in Ukraine are increasing. This requires taking particular steps towards recycling of e-waste. The authors propose a conceptual model of waste disposal mechanism based on the recycling of e-products in Ukraine. The first sub-system of the mechanism provides for the process of consolidation e-waste with its further recycling; the second sub-system provides for the recycling of e-waste along with the removal of valuable components and recycling of toxic substances in an environmentally friendly manner.

The suggested model of waste disposal mechanism defines a qualitatively new structural and functional interaction, providing a closed cycle of e-products recycling. Implementation of the suggested initiatives will help to improve the mechanism of waste disposal and increase the efficiency of the secondary market of resources, as well as the ecological situation in the country.

Keywords: E-waste; E-products; Recycling; Disposal; Mechanism

JEL Classification: H11; K32; L51; L68; O14; Q28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V159-19

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Received 20.04.2016