DTEK Dnipro Grids specialists sent over 670 tons of waste for reuse
DTEK Dnipro Grids continues to meet European principles of responsible consumption during implementation of the waste management program. Despite the rf’s full-scale military aggression against Ukraine, in the first half of the year energy workers sent 101% of the overall volume of waste, collected and sorted this year and accumulated by the end of the previous one, for recycling and processing. This includes construction materials, metal scrap, polymers, oil products, etc. In particular, 550 tons of metal scrap and 12 tons of spent transformer oil have been sent for recycling and reuse. The waste is used as raw materials for production of goods by other enterprises, thus helping to save natural resources.
“Despite the war, DTEK Dnipro Grids continues to implement principles of circular economy, in the field of waste management in particular. We are grateful to all employees, who manage waste responsibly. With these efforts, we not only turn waste into necessary goods or energy, but also reduce the area of landfills in Ukraine and care about environment,” – noted DTEK Dnipro Grids CEO Andrii Tereshchuk.
The company has a special system for storage and sorting of waste materials. There are over 1,000 containers, installed at all production sites, for sorting of 40 types of waste: metal, glass, wastepaper, polymers, greased waste, batteries, etc.
Despite the war, the enterprise continues to improve its waste management system. In order to reduce negative impact on the environment, it has developed and implements measures that ensure compliance with waste management hierarchy and are focused on preventing and reducing waste generation, as well as on search for new ways for reuse, recycling and renewal.
DTEK Dnipro Grids gradually rejects using equipment, potentially hazardous for the environment, replacing it with the eco-friendly one. For instance, the company has completely stopped purchasing mercury-containing lamps, gradually replacing them with eco-friendly LED lamps. In the first half of 2024, 430 items have been replaced at all departments. The company plans to completely reject using mercury-containing lighting devices by 2025.