The system of sustainable management of demolition waste: principles, methods and prospects for development

The full-scale war in Ukraine caused large-scale destruction of residential, industrial, transport and engineering infrastructure, which led to the formation of unprecedented volumes of destruction waste.Existing waste management systems formed to function in peacetime conditions have proven insufficiently adapted to the treatment of such waste streams.As of September 2025, about 17.2 million tons of waste have accumulated in the Ukrainian Government-controlled area alone, of which approximately 11.7 million tons need to be cleared, sorted and recycled.The considerable heterogeneity of waste composition, the presence of potentially hazardous components, limited resources and damage to infrastructure make it difficult to manage and reuse it safely.The purpose of the study is to substantiate the theoretical foundations and develop a conceptual model of the system of sustainable management of destruction waste in the conditions of the post-war recovery of Ukraine.The methodological basis of the work is a systematic approach, content analysis of international and national regulatory documents, comparative analysis of modern practices of construction waste management and generalization of the results of scientific research in the field of circular economy.As a result of the study, a system of interrelated principles of sustainable waste management of destruction was formed, which includes the principles of waste management hierarchy, material life cycle, circularity, extended responsibility, proximity, digital transparency and institutional coordination.A classification of management methods covering mechanical, thermochemical, biological, digital and organizational and economic methods is proposed.Conceptual and structural models of the management system have been developed, which integrate regulatory, technological, digital, economic, institutional and environmental components into a single management decision support system.It is shown that up to 70% of the residual volume of waste from military destruction, which is about 8.2 million tons, can potentially be involved in reuse or processing as secondary material resources, provided that the relevant infrastructure is developed, digital systems for the traceability of material flows are implemented and economic incentives are created for the use of secondary raw materials.The proposed approach contributes to the implementation of the principles of the circular economy, reducing the volume of waste disposal, increasing resource efficiency and forming scientifically based mechanisms for the post-war recovery of Ukraine.