Municipal Enterprise “Municipal Company for Waste Management” of the Kharkiv city council
The Municipal Enterprise “Municipal Company for Waste Management” of the Kharkiv city council (hereinafter referred to as the ME “MCWM” of the KhCC) was established by the decision of the Kharkiv city council (16th session of the 23rd convocation) dated June 15, 2000.
The enterprise was created to implement the Waste Management System Development Project in the city of Kharkiv, which involves attracting financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to modernize and optimize the waste management system.
Functions and Responsibilities
The ME “MCWM” of the KhCC executes the decisions of the City Council and its executive bodies regarding:
- Collection, transportation, storage, processing (recycling), utilization, disposal, solid household and bulky waste;
- Preventing the negative impact of waste on the environment and public health.
Core Mission and Activity Methods
The key mission of the enterprise is to protect the environment from the harmful effects of waste with the rational use of allocated territories for their processing and disposal.
This goal is achieved through:
- Effective waste isolation, ensuring full sanitary and epidemiological safety for both residents outside the sanitary protection zone and enterprise employees.
- Ensuring the stability of the MSW landfill, taking into account the processes of gas formation, hydrological conditions, and waste compaction.
- Degassing and preventing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere at reclaimed and operating MSW landfills.
- Landfill reclamation after its operational cycle for further land use.
Key Tasks of the Municipal Company for Waste Management (MCWM) Kharkiv City Council
✔ Control over the compliance of waste specified in the accompanying documents and actually brought;
✔ Strengthening the material and technical base of the enterprise, improving working conditions for employees;
✔ Implementing a comprehensive waste management program in Kharkiv;
✔ Implementation of the provisions of the National Waste Management Plan until 2033.
International Standards and Certification
KP “MKPV” KhMR has certificates of quality management system, environmental management, health and safety at work – DSTU ISO 9001:2015, DSTU ISO 14001:2015 and DSTU ISO 45001:2019, which confirms the compliance of the enterprise’s work with standards in the field of waste management.
By attracting investments, implementing modern technologies, and adhering to European environmental standards, the enterprise is working on further development of an effective and environmentally safe waste management system in Kharkiv.
