{"id":936,"date":"2025-08-20T13:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=936"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:12:39","slug":"kremenchuk-receives-505-more-waste-bins-from-sweden","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/news\/kremenchuk-receives-505-more-waste-bins-from-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremenchuk receives 505 more waste bins from Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 19 August, Kremenchuk welcomed a second shipment of waste containers from Sweden \u2013 505 bins delivered from the Swedish city of Ystad. The support was provided within the framework of the WM4U Programme \u2013 Waste Management for Ukraine, funded by the Government of Sweden and implemented by SALAR International in partnership with Avfall Sverige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1.jpeg 959w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-768x525.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marks the fourth donation of equipment under the WM4U Programme and the second one directed specifically to Kremenchuk, reinforcing the city\u2019s efforts to expand reliable waste collection services amid wartime challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Continued international partnership<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delivery builds on an earlier shipment in May, when 240 containers, 600 litres each, arrived in Kremenchuk from the Swedish region of Sk\u00e5ne. Together, these donations are helping the city and neighbouring communities improve service coverage, reduce illegal dumping, and create a cleaner urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-1.jpeg 954w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-1-1-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Klas Svensson,<\/strong> International Donations Coordinator for WM4U, emphasised the importance of continuity in support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEvery delivery of equipment is a direct investment in the resilience of Ukrainian municipalities. These 505 bins from Ystad are not just about replacing damaged infrastructure \u2013 they give Kremenchuk and its neighbours the tools to build a waste management system that is safer, more reliable, and closer to European standards.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-image-2025-08-20-at-09.30.04-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Responding to urgent needs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s waste sector continues to face severe pressure: more than 90% of municipal solid waste is landfilled, while recycling rates remain below 7%. Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion has further strained local systems, destroying infrastructure and generating vast amounts of additional waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kremenchuk is the central community of one of four pilot intermunicipal waste management clusters under WM4U, alongside with clusters centred in Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, and Lozova. Here, new approaches to planning and shared services are being tested as a model for Ukraine\u2019s transition to European waste management standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Sweden\u2019s continued support, the WM4U Programme is creating practical change on the ground while building the foundations for a sustainable, circular waste management system in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":938,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news_category":[],"news_tag":[],"class_list":["post-936","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kremenchuk receives 505 more waste bins from Sweden | WM4U<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wm4u.org.ua\/en\/news\/kremenchuk-receives-505-more-waste-bins-from-sweden\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kremenchuk receives 505 more waste bins from Sweden | WM4U\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On 19 August, Kremenchuk welcomed a second shipment of waste containers from Sweden \u2013 505 bins delivered from the Swedish city of Ystad. 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