Some facts about Innokenty Gotovtsev’s life. Innokenty Nikitich was born in 1942 in the village of Batagay, Ust-Aldansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. He is the 14th child in the family. His mother was 50-years old woman when she gave birth to him. His mother, Anastasiya Gotovtseva was a housesitter and his father, Nikita Gotovtsev worked as a smith on a collective farm. Blacksmithing is the hereditary craft of the Sakha people. After school, Innokenty Nikitich fought in the Soviet Army. He was noticed as a disciplined and responsible person. He was awarded a vacation to his homeland for his excellent service. Innokenty Nikitich married Matryona after the army. Then he entered the Yakut State University, the faculty of Yakut philology. His wife gave birth to 4 children – 1 girl and 3 boys. After university, their family moved to Namsky district, to the second Khomustakh village. He built a big beautiful house near the lake and began working as a teacher of the Yakut language and literature at school. In the early 1970s, he heard a melody sounded from a small phonograph record performed by the jaw harpist Ivan Egorovich Alekseev. That was the day when Innokenty Nikitich fell in love with charming sounds of khomus. His true love for this musical instrument woke up in his soul. The sounds of the khomus with magical power captivated his whole being so that he was enraged by the desire to make this instrument and play it for his pleasure. He took the first steps in his creative activity. He painstakingly honed his skills, devised new ways of making khomus, found like-minded people and made a large number of khomuses. Be the way Innokenty Nikitich has such additional qualifications as a driver, tractor driver and a welder. He was always fond of technology and expertly repaired all types of equipment from a motorcycle to a tractor.

We present you an eagle-shaped khomus. Khomus is in the shape of the head of an eagle. The Sakha people believe that the Eagle symbolizes the arrival of spring, warmth and sun. We have a very long and cold winter but when spring comes eagles fly first. This type of khomus is given especially to young men and men as a sign of power, courage and bravery. A khomus in the form of an eagle will give you strength and power. The free spirit of the eagle allows a person to express themselves, their strength and love of freedom. Suitable for a strong personality who isn’t satisfied with what has already been achieved. The pursuit of one’s goal is like the desire of eagles to rise higher.🦅 It was made by Innokenty Gotovtsev according to the proprietary technology. The material is stainless steel. The khomus has bright rich sound and wide range. The instrument is stored in an open wooden case.

How to find a waste recycling centre? (Part 2) Whatever you're doing it’s easier when you understand you’re not alone. It’s also applies to bringing items for recycling. There are some community-based organizations and state-owned enterprises which take for recycling in Ukraine. Here is a list of the most popular go green initiatives of Ukraine: ... 6. The Dragocennyj Plastic (Valuable Plastic) public initiative collects and recycles plastic items in Odessa. On Facebook you can find a current schedule of events, lectures and workshops. 7. The Sdelaem Ukrainu Chistoj (Let’s Make Ukraine Clean) public organization provides information about eco-actions and charity projects in the country on Facebook. 8. In Lviv, the Zelenaya korobka (Green Box) public enterprise is engaged in the collection of sorted garbage. There is information about promotions and events on the website. One last time the enterprise gave a discount on tests at the Medis clinic for brought garbage. 9. The Ekologicheskij Patrul (Environmental Patrol) Organization provides events for collecting recyclables in Dnipro. The most effective way to find waste collection events is to search on social networks. Many organizations post links to eco-friendly initiatives, announce promotions, lectures and so on. Eco bloggers do the same on Instagram. As we can see there are enough go green organizations, volunteers and enterprises in Ukraine. Thank you for your comments and editing! I'm not quite sure with capital letters in names of companies and organizations. I'll be really grateful for any advice in this matter.

How to find a waste recycling centre? (Part 2) Whatever you're doing it’s easier when you understand you’re not alone. It’s also applies to bringing items for recycling. There are some community-based organizations and state-owned enterprises which take for recycling in Ukraine. Here is a list of the most popular go green initiatives of Ukraine: ... 6. The Dragocennyj Plastic (Valuable Plastic) public initiative collects and recycles plastic items in Odessa. On Facebook you can find a current schedule of events, lectures and workshops. 7. The Sdelaem Ukrainu Chistoj (Let’s Make Ukraine Clean) public organization provides information about eco-actions and charity projects in the country on Facebook. 8. In Lviv, the Zelenaya korobka (Green Box) public enterprise is engaged in the collection of sorted garbage. There is information about promotions and events on the website. One last time the enterprise gave a discount on tests at the Medis clinic for brought garbage. 9. The Ekologicheskij Patrul (Environmental Patrol) Organization provides events for collecting recyclables in Dnipro. The most effective way to find waste collection events is to search on social networks. Many organizations post links to eco-friendly initiatives, announce promotions, lectures and so on. Eco bloggers do the same on Instagram. As we can see there are enough go green organizations, volunteers and enterprises in Ukraine. Thank you for your comments and editing! I'm not quite sure with capital letters in names of companies and organizations. I'll be really grateful for any advice in this matter.

How to find a waste recycling centre? Whatever you are doing it’s easier when you understand you’re not alone. It’s also applies to bringing items for recycling. There are some community-based organizations and state-owned enterprises which take for recycling in Ukraine. Here is a list of the most popular go green initiatives of Ukraine: 1. The most effective is the Ukraina Bez Musora Organization (Ukraine Without Waste). The official website and Facebook page give a lot of useful information concerning the separate collection of garbage; the schedule of lectures and excursions about the topic; addresses of waste sorting centres etc. 2. The Batareyki Sdavaytes! (Batteries, give up!) Project is responsible for collecting one of the most hazardous types of waste. Since 2016 the project has been introducing a model of extended producer’s liability. According to the model the battery producing company has to pay for batteries recycling or disposal schemes. The first batch of batteries went to the Romanian recycling plant in 2020. All information about the project and its promotions is on the official website and Facebook page. 3. The Waste Management Centre organizes events regularly to collect recyclables. The Centre also provides services of waste removal and recycling, helps to implement the Green Office project, arranges sorting tanks and offers lectures about advantages of recycling system. You can find more information on the website and Facebook. 4. The Zelyonaya Ptitsa (The Green Bird) organization accepts paper cups, Tetra Pack packaging, cardboard and other similar types of paper. The project works in Kyiv, they have a website and a Facebook page as well. 5. The VTORMA Company collects recyclables in Brovary, Belaya Tserkov, Chernigov, Nizhyn, Kherson, Pryluky, Lviv and Mykolayiv. Thank you for your editing and comments!

Is it possible to dispense with re-sorting stations? It is quite possible if you sort the garbage at home yourself. Then it has the following way: 1. People sort the garbage. 2. They take it out to collection points. 3. Then sorted garbage goes to a waste treatment plant. 4. Raw materials are sold to companies which reprocess it into new products. Fortunately, there are enough articles about how to start a zero lifestyle and how to sort garbage. Waste collection points can be found on a constantly updated map. Moreover, there is a special mobile application from Ukrainian developers - “Sortiruj!” (Sort it!), which shows how to sort different materials. By the way, experts say that only 35% of the garbage sorted by a beginner is recyclable, the rest is useless waste. How do people sort waste in different countries? (subtitle) Each country has a different experience in sorting and recycling garbage. Some countries have serious problems as well, but several of them are worth learning from. For example, in Germany waste sorting started back in the 80s of the last century, and in 1990 DSD appeared, which was responsible for the disposal of all German garbage. One of the methods to accustom the Germans to sort was to pay high fines. If somebody mixed types of waste, they had to pay 30 Euros. If someone left trash in the street, they paid 2,500 Euros. The fine was shared between all residents of the house in case a violator couldn’t be identified. In Japan, paper began to be recycled in the 11th century. On the contrary, the Chinese hadn’t been paying attention at recycling system until 2019. Read more about how garbage issues are resolved in different countries in our next article.