ECONOMICS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RUSSIA: BEFORE AND AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Abstract

The state and transformation of solid municipal waste management in Russia are considered against the background of economic and social changes associated with the current coronavirus pandemic. Increasing the volume and changing the structure of MSW in these conditions does not cancel, but increases the relevance of separate waste collection. It is shown that there are insufficient funds for subsidizing regions (on the example of the Republic of Khakassia) for financial support of regional operators in 2020 when companies stop, reduce their activities and reduce their solvency. The results of scientific studies of the properties of a new viral infection by microbiologists are incorporated into the assessment of the environmental and economic consequences of the burial of personal protective equipment used outside hospitals in a mixed composition at landfills. A model for determining the need of medical personnel for personal protective equipment in the treatment departments of patients with COVID-19 has been compiled. Savings due to disinfection by effective methods and subsequent reuse of personal protective equipment, amounting to 1/3 of the budget expenditures on the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population of Russia, have been calculated. The directions of further development of the state policy in the field of waste management during and after the end of the coronavirus pandemic have been proposed.