Modern problems of collection and processing of solid municipal waste in the region (based on the materials of the territorial waste management scheme in the Primorsky Region)

Abstract

The article considers some problems of organizing a system for collecting and processing solid domestic and industrial waste on the example of Primorsky Region, including those related to the strategic directions of state policy in the field of waste management. Regional features of Primorsky Region as a whole and in the context of its five inter-district systems in the field of solid domestic and industrial waste management are considered. It is shown that solving problems in this area will allow us to approach the realization of the right of every citizen to a favorable environment, strengthening the protection of order in the field of environmental protection and ensuring environmental safety, including environmentally safe waste management. Information is given on the main sources of waste generation of all types in the Primorsky Region (both in general and at the level of inter-district systems of the region). The main problems of collection and processing of solid domestic and industrial waste in the region in connection with the need to improve the territorial scheme of waste management of the subject of the Russian Federation – Primorsky Region were analyzed. It was concluded that the territory of Primorsky Region has certain competitive advantages for the development of a waste management system and the transformation of this sphere of activity into a profitable, effective branch of the region’s economy and for creating a comfortable living environment for the population.