Liubotyn in Kharkiv region became second city in Ukraine to adopt zero waste concept
After almost two years of work with the population of Liubotyn, the Kharkiv region, composters were installed near apartment buildings there. The good news is that people immediately started using them very actively. Yes, even now – during a full-scale war.
The containers were installed in August this year. Anna Prokayeva, the curator of the ZeroWaste program in Liubotyn, inspected the situation with the composter two weeks after its installation. She noticed that people had already half filled the tank, EcoRubryka's article tells.
Now dry leaves, fruits, and vegetable leftovers are composted, and containers with inorganic garbage are taken out less often because there is much less garbage collected there.
Such a decision not only makes citizens more responsible for the environment but also helps save money because from now on, municipal services can collect garbage less often and, therefore, use less gasoline for its removal. In addition, this solution is an alternative to the non-ecological burning of leaves, which also harms the work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service.
Second city in Ukraine joined zero waste concept: how a community in the Kharkiv region came to sustainable development
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