1. Introduction. – 2. Research Results. – 2.1. Regulatory Support for E-Waste Management in Ukraine and its Compliance with EU Legislation in this Area. – 2.2. Stakeholders in E-Waste Management System. – 2.3. SWOT Analysis of the E-Waste Management System in Ukraine. – 3. Concluding Remarks.
Background:
Waste management has been the subject of interest for both Ukrainian and foreign scientists. While Ukrainian researchers have studied waste management and focused on the viability of waste incineration for economic and environmental protection, foreign scientists have directed their attention towards examining the environmental impact of electronic devices. By analysing complex issues related to social-ecological systems, these foreign scientists have studied e-waste management (EWM) approaches to guarantee environmental sustainability and raise public knowledge of EWM. This comparative scrutiny has revealed a research gap, prompting the need to investigate the current state of the e-waste management system (EWMS) in Ukraine to determine the directions for improving EWM.
Methods:
To meet the objectives outlined in this paper, various scientific and specialised methods were employed. The structural-functional method was used to consider stakeholders' interests and level of influence in the EWMS by dividing them into four groups. A SWOT analysis was performed to determine the EWMS's opportunities, threats, weaknesses, and strengths. The comparison method was used when Ukraine's regulatory framework in the EWMS was approximated and compared with EU legal actions.
Results and Conclusions:
The study examined stakeholders' interests and level of influence over EWMS, categorising them into four categories: KEEP INFORMED (mass media), MANAGE CLOSELY (the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, various ministries, and state organisations in Ukraine), KEEP SATISFIED (the President of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine), and KEEP INFORMED + TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION (international organisations, non-governmental and public organisations, activists, and environmental organisations). A SWOT analysis revealed the EWM system's advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and threats. Taking these factors into account will advance the deployment of EWMS in Ukraine and provide insight into the issues impeding its advancement
Euvgenia Nosova
PhD (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine euvgenianosova@knu.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-0984
Corresponding author, responsible for conceptualization, data collection, writing (original draft, review & editing) and supervising.
Olena Iafinovych
PhD (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine olenayafinovych@knu.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6804-0848
Co-author, responsible for conceptualization, writing (original draft, review & editing), data collection and validation.
Nataliia Miedviedkova
PhD (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine nsmedvedkova@knu.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6359-561X
Co-author, responsible for research methodology, writing (original draft), data collection and validation.
Vitalina Delas
PhD (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine delasvitalina@knu.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-1875
Co-author, responsible for responsible for writing (original draft) and data collection.
Nataliia Plieshakova
PhD (Economic), Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine pleshakova@knu.ua
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-067X
Co-author, responsible for writing (original draft), data collection and visualization.
Competing interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
Disclaimer: The authors declare that their opinions and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organisations.
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