Abstract
Many reports and projects were devoted to the problem of waste collection and utilization inthe Kaliningrad Region during the last 15 years. One article on this topic was published in themanuscript of EcoTech-1999 [I].However, it must be accepted that this problem is so deep and complicated that now we havecome to the next stage of solution. Presently, an effective system for household solid wastecollection and utilization is absent in the region. There is no correct information aboutgravimetric values of waste delivered to landfills. Practically all 160 landfills do not meetRussian and international requirements, selective waste collection is not organized not morethan 5% of all wastes are used as secondary raw materials.
Highlights
Many reports and projects were devoted to the problem of waste collection and utilization in the Kaliningrad Region during the last 15 years
Needed attention to the problem of waste collection and utilization was not paid during the Soviet time that is why the infrastructure needed was not created
There have been previously several attempts of Eastern businessmen to start up own businesses with solid waste in Kaliningrad Region, but without any good result There have been several international projects on studying the situation with waste in the region and developing recommendations for creation of an effective solid waste management
Summary
Needed attention to the problem of waste collection and utilization was not paid during the Soviet time that is why the infrastructure needed (from residents' flats to polygons) was not created. There have been previously several attempts of Eastern businessmen to start up own businesses with solid waste in Kaliningrad Region, but without any good result There have been several international projects on studying the situation with waste in the region and developing recommendations for creation of an effective solid waste management. Such Tacis Project "Support to Waste Management in Kaliningrad Oblast" finished at the end of 2004. Since that time the situation with waste collection and utilization in the region has not changed.
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