The story of a new maker space in the front-line city of Chernihiv started with a local public organization, “Eco City.” The environmental nonprofit was founded in 2014 to raise awareness among locals about proper battery disposal, hold workshops for children, and train future eco-mentors.
The NGO independently opened a waste sorting station in 2020 before the authorities addressed the issue of city recycling. The “Supersorters” center, supported by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accepted over two dozen types of recyclables, held workshops, tours, and educational events for schoolchildren, and helped locals learn waste sorting. The location quickly gained popularity and sorted 20 tons of recyclables in the first work season.
Educational waste sorting station “Supersorters,” pre-war photo
A year later, the NGO “Eco City” decided to dispel the myth that plastic isn’t recycled in…
