In September 2025, ME "MCWM" of KCC became a participant in the "Urban Mining Perspectives" component implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The component aims to introduce Urban Mining approaches within the "Green Industrial Recovery" project.

The initiative covered 50 communities in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions. The project promotes the community's transition from the practice of accumulating and landfilling demolition waste to its systemic use as a secondary resource.

The main goals of the project are:

• development of institutional capacity of communities in the field of demolition waste management;
• implementation of circular economy principles in the reconstruction of territories;
• formation of local supply chains for material reuse;
• reduction of environmental risks and waste disposal costs.

Key components include analytical support, training of enterprise employees, exchange of international practices, and the implementation of demonstration solutions for sorting and recycling.

In 2024, UNICEF grant assistance was attracted to the implementation of the project for the construction of a Municipal Solid Waste Processing Complex in Kharkiv, which is carried out within the framework of the Second Urban Infrastructure Project supported by the World Bank.

UNICEF's support was aimed at ensuring the sanitary safety of the city, strengthening the capacity of the waste management system, and preparing the infrastructure of the Complex for operation in wartime conditions.

Thanks to the provided assistance, production facilities damaged by shelling were restored, and the first phase of the Complex construction was completed. This made it possible to maintain the continuity of the strategic infrastructure project implementation, reduce environmental risks, and create prerequisites for the further restoration of urban infrastructure, as well as strengthen the capacity of ME "MCWM" of KCC as a municipal operator in the field of waste management.

In August 2024, ME "Municipal Company of Waste Management" of Kharkiv City Council received modern equipment for processing demolition waste as part of international cooperation between Ukraine and Japan. The equipment was provided by the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Emergency Recovery Programme.

As part of the grant assistance, Kharkiv received a set of equipment for handling waste from destroyed buildings. The transferred equipment includes modern mobile crushers (shredders) for concrete, a screen for fractionating crushed material, as well as auxiliary mechanisms for loading and preparing the material for processing. Crushers allow grinding large concrete structures to the required fraction with subsequent sorting.

The equipment received under the project makes it possible to accelerate the clearing of territories after the dismantling of damaged buildings, reduce the volume of waste subject to landfilling, and ensure the reuse of recycled material (crushed stone and other fractions) for restoration works. This complies with modern European standards and contributes to the sustainable recovery of urban infrastructure.

In November 2023, thanks to the USAID "HOVERLA" program, the Municipal Enterprise "MCWM" of Kharkiv City Council (hereinafter - ME "MCWM" of KCC) received modern equipment for processing waste resulting from shelling and infrastructure destruction during the war. Special equipment is actively used for crushing construction waste, debris, and materials left after the destruction.

This allows not only to effectively clean the area affected by enemy shelling from waste but also to process it into secondary resources that can be used for further infrastructure restoration. Recycling materials such as concrete, brick, and metal reduces the need for new construction materials, which is crucial at the city's recovery stage. At the same time, this significantly reduces the negative impact on the environment, as the number of landfills decreases, and recycled materials can be reused.

In 2021, through the joint efforts of ME "Municipal Company of Waste Management" of Kharkiv City Council (ME MCWM) and the Non-Governmental Organization "Good Will", the environmental project "We care about bulbs!" was launched using public budget funds.

The project became an important city initiative aimed at creating a system for separate and safe collection of household hazardous waste in Kharkiv. Its main goal was to prevent used batteries, fluorescent lamps, and mercury thermometers from entering the general stream of municipal solid waste, which leads to contamination of soil, groundwater, and air due to the presence of mercury and heavy metals.

Within the framework of the project, specialized stationary containers for hazardous waste collection were installed in public places of the city. In addition, an Ecobus circulated around the city according to a set schedule, providing a convenient opportunity for residents of different districts of Kharkiv to drop off such waste.

At the expense of the enterprise, the collected household hazardous waste was transferred for further neutralization to specialized licensed companies in compliance with all environmental and sanitary standards. The implementation of the project "We care about bulbs!" contributed to the formation of a responsible attitude towards the environment among Kharkiv residents.

In 2017, with the support of the World Bank under the Second Urban Infrastructure Project (UIP2), the Municipal Enterprise "Municipal Company of Waste Management" of Kharkiv City Council (hereinafter - ME "MCWM" of KCC) began implementing a large-scale environmental infrastructure project — "New construction of a municipal solid waste processing complex with a system for collection, utilization of landfill gas and electricity production in the city of Derhachi, Kharkiv region".

The project was approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 19, 2017, No. 505-r. Within the framework of the project, the construction of a modern waste processing complex with a total value of over 40 million US dollars began. The Polish company VEKSEL became the general contractor for the works.

The implementation of the project made it possible to create a modern Municipal Solid Waste Processing Complex with a landfill gas collection and utilization system (hereinafter - the Complex). As part of the project, the existing solid waste landfill was reclaimed, a system for the collection, transportation, and utilization of landfill gas was installed, a solid waste sorting plant was built, engineering networks were equipped, and landscaping was carried out.

The project was financed by credit funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), provided to Ukraine to modernize urban infrastructure, particularly in the field of municipal solid waste management.