| Title | The Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Compliance with Circular Economy Criteria: the Case of Russia |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 4062 |
| Authors | Wiesmeth, H; Starodubets, NV |
| Title | The Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Compliance with Circular Economy Criteria: the Case of Russia |
| Year | 2020 |
| Published | Ekonomika Regiona-Economy Of Region, 16, 3 |
| Abstract | In Russia, increasing amounts of municipal solid waste (MSW) accompanied by environmental degradation have recently led to changes in legislation. Their main goal is to reduce landfilling, to increase utilisation, to introduce the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR). These are first steps towards a circular economy. The main purpose of the paper is to study how to improve the efficiency of Russian MSW management using circular economy criteria. The study relies on methods such as systemic analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalisation, stakeholder analysis. The detailed analysis of current MSW management system in Russia showed contradictions between its participants regarding the distribution of material waste streams and financing, which leads to difficulties in EPR principle implementation and to possible problems in achieving the goals of the entire MSW management system. According to its current design, recycling receives maximum government support, opposite to reuse and prevention of waste: companies involved in these activities are still outside the scope of MSW management system, and the authors recommend considering their legislative inclusion in it. The critical analysis of Russia's EPR design compared with EU experience showed problems such as low environmental fees, low utilisation standards and the lack of households' involvement, which makes EPR design inefficient. The current regulations may help divert some waste from landfills to utilisation and recycling, but beyond that the incentives do not yet correspond to those required for implementing the EPR principle and a circular economy. Consequently, the paper provides recommendations for amending this, which can be used by decision makers at the federal level to improve MSW management system and increase its efficiency. |
| https://doi.org/10.17059/ekon.reg.2020-3-4 |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
2472
|
Plastinina, I; Teslyuk, L; Dukmasova, N; Pikalova, E Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in Regional Solid Municipal Waste Management: The Case of Sverdlovskaya Oblast (Russian Federation)(2019)Resources-Basel, 8, 2 | |
| 2270
|
Fedotkina, O; Gorbashko, E; Vatolkina, N Circular Economy in Russia: Drivers and Barriers for Waste Management Development(2019)Sustainability, 11, 20 | |
| 27505
|
Morkovina, SS; Bryndina, LV; Sukhova, VE; Ivanova, AV Public-Private Partnership in Municipal Solid Waste Management(2019) | |
| 2833
|
Shastitko, AE; Ionkina, KA; Markova, OA; Morozov, AN Institutional Approach To Assessing The Transition To A Circular Economy: The Case Of The Kaliningrad Region(2021)Baltic Region, 13, 1 | |
| 12223
|
Pavliuk, N; Matyukhina, O Features Of Municipal Waste Management In The Context Of Sustainable Development In The Countries With High Gni Per Capita And Lower Middle Gni Per Capita On The Example Of Finland And Ukraine(2021)Architecture Civil Engineering Environment, 14.0, 1 | |
| 2084
|
Kodaneva, SI Recycling in Russia And Abroad: A Model of Circular Economy(2020) | |
| 7142
|
Ermolaeva, YV; Rybakova, MV Civil Social Practices Of Waste Recycling In Russia (Based On Moscow And Kazan Cases)(2019) | |
| 911
|
Shpak, N; Kuzmin, O; Melnyk, O; Ruda, M; Sroka, W Implementation of a Circular Economy in Ukraine: The Context of European Integration(2020)Resources-Basel, 9, 8 | |
| 1188
|
Smol, M; Duda, J; Czaplicka-Kotas, A; Szoldrowska, D Transformation towards Circular Economy (CE) in Municipal Waste Management System: Model Solutions for Poland(2020)Sustainability, 12, 11 | |
| 23017
|
Makarenko, EN; Tyaglov, SG; Sheveleva, AV Involvement in the Economic Circulation of Production Waste: Russian and European Experience(2023)Regionologiya-Regionology Russian Journal Of Regional Studies, 31.0, 2 |