Cities. Waste. Solutions.

ReThink Waste - Forum on Waste Management and Circular Solutions .

Rethinking the municipal waste management system in Ukraine.
We bring together cities, businesses, and communities to create effective, modern, and sustainable solutions for a waste-free future

ABOUT

ReThink Waste is a forum on municipal waste management and circular solutions.
It is a new specialized platform, born from the long-standing experience of Lviv Eco Forum, designed to explore one of today’s most pressing issues — the transition from waste to resources.

The forum is open for discussions, sharing best practices, technologies, and circular economy models that are transforming municipal waste management in cities.

In 2025, as the country lays the foundations for new environmental policies and municipal governance, we bring together key stakeholders: representatives of central and legislative authorities, communities, businesses, international funds and banks, experts, and innovators.
Together, we are rethinking the role of waste in Ukraine’s recovery.

Ukraine is shaping a modern waste management policy — communities, businesses, and the government face the task of moving towards concrete actions and sustainable solutions.

Local communities are actively seeking systemic solutions: from modernizing and building new landfills, launching sorting lines, and constructing waste processing plants, to implementing transparent and economically sound tariffs..

Investors and donors are ready to cooperate — but they expect clear strategies and actionable roadmaps.

Post-war recovery is impossible without environmental transformation.

ReThink Waste — Forum on Waste Management and Circular Solutions

Central and Legislative Authorities Representatives

International Organizations and Banks:

• SIDA, GIZ, NEFCO, EBRD, EIB• Representatives of technical assistance programs

Business and Industry:

• Suppliers of technologies, equipment, and software• Representatives of the circular economy• Investors in waste-to-energy, MSW infrastructure, and landfill rehabilitation

Experts and Engineering Companies:

• Technical consultants, project developers• Companies specializing in landfill design, degassing, rehabilitation, and recycling

Communities and Activists:

• Heads of local communities (OTGs)• Representatives of sustainable development initiatives• NGOs promoting environmental awareness and waste reform

Media Professionals:

• Media outlets, eco-bloggers, specialized publications• Online media covering urban development, infrastructure, and ecology

Oleh Bondarenko

Ukrainian lawyer and politician. Expert in ecology and legal matters. Member of Parliament of Ukraine

Weine Wiqvist

Senior Advisor, WM4U

Diana Novikova

Head of the Department of Municipal Waste Management and Public Utilities, Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine

Mykola Shlapak

General Manager on Climate Change at DIXI Group, Climate Change & Policy Expert, Green Transition Office at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Olha Hlazunova

Program Manager in Ukraine (Avfall Sverige / SALAR International, Sweden), WM4U

Mr. Natik Yesin

Managing Partner of Gökşin Company

Oleksandr Yehorov

Director, LCE “Zelene Misto”

Alona Shulima

PhD
Head of NGO “Pragma”, Project Manager in Waste Management

Oleksandr Ihnatenko

Doctor of Public Administration
National Waste Management Expert, Head of Intermunicipal Waste Management Program WM4U

Iryna Myronova

Executive Director, “Zero Waste Lviv”, Local Planning Expert, WM4U

Svitlana Bundz

Head of Quality Control and Ecology Department, LCE “Zelene Misto”

Hanna Bashta

Deputy Director of the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Lviv Regional Military Administration

Halyna Mykitchak

Head of the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources, Lviv City Council

Petro Kinash

Director, LCE “Household Waste Management Service Administrator”

Yevheniia Smoliienko

Legal Counsel, “Smart Environment. Khmelnytskyi”

Bohdan Mykhalus

Founder of GreenEra Company

Yevhenii Barakh

Director & Owner of Green Bin Ukraine LLC (household waste collection in Zhytomyr), Managing Partner of MS Social Project LLC (waste processing plant in Zhytomyr)

Tetiana Omelianenko

Waste Management Expert