Oil prices are now hovering at around $48 per barrel on global exchanges, and even short-term surges are making traders optimistic. This reaction is not surprising given that prices have been falling at various rates for the past two years.

An effective public policy and economic incentives for waste processing are a win-win situation for the country and for business. Ukraine is ranked 83rd for ease of doing business and 162nd in economic freedom, but it makes the top five industrially developed countries in terms of stored waste.