Eco-solutions: Bucha community successfully clears all construction debris arising from Russian invasion in Kyiv region

The Bucha community, the first in the Kyiv region, has successfully completed processing all construction debris resulting from the full-scale Russian invasion.

Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk announced that.

What is the problem?

During the time of Russian occupation, over 28,800 structures in the Kyiv region were damaged, encompassing nearly 26,000 private and multi-story buildings.

The Kyiv Regional Military Administration previously reported that over 18,000 objects, including over 16,000 homes, were either completely or partially damaged in the Bucha district alone.

Due to the large-scale destruction experienced by the metropolitan region, a lot of construction debris was formed in the region. It was stored at 32 sites in various territorial communities, including Bucha.

What is the solution?

Bucha processed 75,000 cubic meters of construction waste in just under a year, which is vital to restoring the area's infrastructure and environment.

 "Actually, we are the first in the Kyiv region to dispose of construction waste completely and, most importantly, sustainably," Fedoruk stressed.

How does it work?

The construction waste recycling project was implemented jointly with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine.

The community received the necessary equipment and professional training for local specialists as part of the cooperation. This made it possible to efficiently dispose of waste and use recycled materials for construction and reconstruction.

According to Fedoruk, this project has become an example of how communities can responsibly and effectively solve reconstruction problems after war destruction.

"We are ready to share our experience with other communities to contribute to Ukraine's post-war reconstruction," the mayor wrote.

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As a result of the destruction caused by the war, three waste processing lines were in operation in the Kyiv region.

A new and groundbreaking project has been launched in the Kyiv region that has the potential to revolutionize methods of rebuilding destroyed structures. An Australian startup called Mobile Crisis Construction has established a mobile factory that creates building blocks similar to Legos using materials salvaged from demolished buildings.

In addition, earlier in Bucha, a dashboard for monitoring expenses for reconstructing the Kyiv region after Russia's full-scale invasion was presented.