The programme will serve as a platform for diverse stakeholders to collaborate, share insights, and align their objectives. This collective effort will ensure that the dialogue on technical infrastructure investments is inclusive, considering the needs and perspectives of all involved parties, thus fostering a shared vision for Ukraine’s waste management future. Exploring innovative and feasible technologies and best practices from other parts of Europe is a cornerstone.

By investigating successful models of waste management infrastructure, such as advanced recycling facilities, waste-to-energy plants, or sustainable landfill technologies, Ukraine can learn from global experience. The programme can facilitate pilot projects, feasibility studies, and exchanges with international experts to identify which innovations are most suitable and scalable within the Ukrainian context.

Sida has suggested a broader set-up to support the programming in this regard, which would involve not only Avfall Sverige and SALAR, but also Nefco, the Nordic Green Bank, which is well established in Ukraine with a focus on investments in municipal infrastructure. Cooperation with Nefco is well suited to larger-scale procurements in waste management infrastructure and the provision of technical assistance, and would complement and strengthen the programme´s support in pilot areas when it comes to investigating and developing sustainable infrastructure investments.