Over the course of two days, participants worked on laying the groundwork for the Kremenchuk cluster. A separate discussion focused on the cluster concept and its practical application at the local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oleg Bondarenko<\/strong>, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management, who also joined the working meeting, emphasized: \u201cWe are ready to drive the reform forward and figure out what communities are lacking. And without strong community involvement, we won\u2019t be able to do this, because neither the government nor the business sector is providing us with sufficient capacity to implement all the new legislative provisions. That\u2019s why this event is so important<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the working meeting, the focus remained on the practical aspects of community cooperation within the cluster. Participants worked through the first steps toward establishing an effective household waste management system and discussed potential risks and ways to mitigate them. Through workshops, the communities developed a shared vision for drafting the cluster concept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Representatives of the Kremenchuk community presented their own experience \u2014 regarding securing donor support and developing infrastructure \u2014 which piqued the interest of representatives from the \u201cWest\u201d cluster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe once started with the same approach to waste management that you have today. All waste was taken to landfills. It was a long journey, but now very little waste ends up in landfills. Ukraine\u2019s plans are very ambitious. And we hope that you can learn from us so as not to repeat our mistakes. We are here to show you how to achieve success faster<\/em>,\u201d emphasized Tova Lustig<\/strong>, a representative of the Swedish \u201cWest\u201d Cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants noted the importance of exchanging experiences between communities, as it allows not only for the adoption of successful practices but also for their adaptation to local conditions. The solutions developed during the visit will serve as the basis for further work on forming clusters and implementing a modern waste management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event was held within the Swedish\u2013Ukrainian WM4U Programme, which aims to support the development of modern, systemic, and environmentally responsible waste management solutions at local, regional and national levels.The program is funded by the Government of Sweden through Sida and led by Avfall Sverige and SALAR International.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1311,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news_category":[],"news_tag":[25],"class_list":["post-1308","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tag-training-knowledge-exchange"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/img_7839-1024x683.jpg\")
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