Protecting environment despite the war: 3,500 tons of DTEK Grids DSO waste got a second life last year

Last year, more than 3,500 tons of waste were sent to the enterprises of DTEK Grids DSO in the city of Kyiv and in Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Donetsk and Kyiv regions for recycling for further reuse – nearly 25% of the overall amount. These are, in particular, construction materials, used tires, wastepaper, glass, office equipment, oil products, etc. 

“Our enterprises do not stand aloof from the global processes. Despite the war, they continue to implement principles of circular economy, in the field of waste management in particular. They collect, sort, preserve it in special conditions and send for recycling and further reuse. Thus, over the past three years almost 20,000 tons of DTEK Grids DSO production waste got a second life. For instance, more than 15,000 tons of reinforced concrete poles were used in construction and for production of crushed stone,” – noted DTEK Grids head of the environmental safety division Olena Potapenko. 

DSO use more than 2 thousand marked vessels (containers) for sorting and storing of waste. Everything is arranged in a manner to prevent any negative impact on the environment and direct waste for recycling and further reuse as much as possible.  

DSO employees undergo regular training for correct sorting and storing of waste and are encouraged to this way of life not only at work, but at home too. 

Additionally, DTEK Grids supports public environmental initiatives. Project “Precious Plastic” for instance. In 2023, it helped collect and send almost 280 kg of plastic for reuse: 150 kg of plastic from disassembly of written-off furniture and 130 kg of polymer caps. Since 2021, a total of 310 kg of plastic materials were collected and sent for recycling to be further used as a valuable recyclable material.