“When my employee goes on vacation, I will replace him. So it will be easier to get out of all these situations. To rehab,” says Oleksandr Shilin, winner of the #WORTH contest.
Oleksandr is an ATO veteran. After returning to the army, he serves in Kharkiv region. Despite this, he is already planning what he will do after the war. That’s why he has opened a cool garbage collection business. Firstly, he rented a car. Now he is recruiting and not against working by himself.
Oleksandr believes that while working he will recover faster after the front. Oleksandr had been working at enterprises dealing with household waste in Kharkiv for 10 years. This is how a large client base has been formed. Therefore, his colleagues and he can provide private services. Having evaluated the situation in the country and the current requests, the veteran decided to legalize and expand the business.
“We expect that orders will start in the spring, waste collection will increase. Maybe the war will end. More repairs, more household waste will begin,” the veteran says.
Oleksandr’s company now takes out waste from various districts of Kharkiv. They work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the number of his employees decreased because his colleagues were mobilized to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The main customers are people who started to rebuild their homes after the shelling, as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
Oleksandr will direct the funds received from the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation to:
• purchase of reliable vehicles;
• purchase of containers to attract regular customers;
• rent of a territory with a parking space and a repair box;
• fuel purchase;
• involvement of professional drivers, mechanics and logisticians;
• advertising campaign.
The veteran plans to employ people who defended Ukraine.
