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Overall objectives of the action

Improvement of environmental situation in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk and the neighboring region

Specific objectives of the action

a) introduction of environmentally sound and sustainable system of MSW management (collection, sorting, transportation, processing and disposal), b) reduction of the adverse impact of MSW on the environment and human health.

Estimated results

Sound system of MSW collection, transportation, processing and disposal is applied; - new equipment for MSW treatment is installed and functioning; - landfill loading is reduced by 60%; - contamination of ground water by infiltrate is reduced by 40%; - Ukrainian-Romanian Environmental Coordinating Committee on environmental issues is created; - Municipal Forums for Sustainable Development are established in the cities; - contemporary institutional form of the MSW landfill is created; - increased environmental awareness of population of the cities assures proper functioning of the MSW management system; - local policy regarding MSW management is amended; - environmental situation in the cities and the region is improved; - recommendations on application of the strategy in other cities are developed; - ecological assessment of potential risks at the landfills of Ivano-Frankivsk and Baia Mare is performed; - new market for MSW collection, transportation and processing services is created for SME; - business plan and strategy for efficient management, sustainable functioning and monitoring of the system in the cities is designed; - new working places are established in the cities.