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 2026, 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.

Forum Registration

1 October 2026

Central and Legislative Authorities Representatives

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

Olha Hlazunova

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

Weine Wiqvist

Senior Advisor, WM4U

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

Oksana Mylianyk

Expert on Ukraine Facility and Circular Economy, Recovery and Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Economy.

Sofiia Shutiak

Analyst of Consolidated Information at the Municipal Institution “Institute of the City,” Attorney-at-Law, Deputy Chair of the Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law Committee of the National Bar Association of Ukraine.

Ivan Pidopryhoda

Deputy Director of the Khmelnytskyi Municipal Enterprise “Spetskomuntrans”

Oleksandr Yehorov

Director, LCE “Zelene Misto”

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)

Yaroslav Holizdra

Director of the Municipal Enterprise “Derhachi Ecoresource” of the Derhachi City Council

Maryna Sadkina

Local Planning Coordinator for the MW4U Programme

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