UKRPEC took part in the Online Presentation of the working draft of the revised Draft Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste (reflecting the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2025/40)

Separate collection volumes increased by 50%. The Pilot Project expanded to include Makariv and Borodianka. Across seven communities in Kyiv region, UKRPEC installed 1,312 containers at 514 collection sites.

Separate collection volumes increased by 50%. The Pilot Project expanded to include Makariv and Borodianka. Across seven communities in Kyiv region, UKRPEC installed 1,312 containers at 514 collection sites.

On 29 December, UKRPEC held a workshop in the settlement of Makariv, Kyiv Region,
dedicated to the development of a separate packaging waste collection system. The event
served as a platform for developing a shared vision and exchanging experience among the
local self-government authority, businesses operating within the community, active residents,
and the Ukrainian Packaging and Environmental Coalition (UKRPEC). Acting on behalf of
responsible businesses, UKRPEC finances the separate packaging waste collection system
in Makariv.

Volodymyr Slabyi, Head of the UKRPEC Executive Committee, paid a working visit to
Vienna, Austria, at the invitation of the EU4Green Recovery East project “Recovery through
Circular Economy and Pollution Reduction in the Eastern Partnership Countries,”
implemented by the Environment Agency Austria (UBA).

The memorandum between UKRPEC and the Ministry of Economy paves the way for systemic interaction and envisages the launch of a pilot project to test key mechanisms of the RBB.

A public discussion of the regional waste management plan has started in the Kyiv region. UKRPEK explains why such documents should take into account the RWB system and what changes the legislation requires.

The Chairman of UKRPEC Volodymyr Slabyy delivered a report at the “Packaging Industry” conference on the requirements for sustainable development of packaging and recycling of its waste in connection with the adoption of EU Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR)

The coalition presented a number of principled positions on behalf of the industry following the discussion of the new version of the draft law “On Packaging and Packaging Waste” in the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management.

Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk presented UKRPEK with a certificate of gratitude during the celebration of City Day for the development of a separate packaging waste collection system and eco-educational initiatives.