the New rules will allow regions that are already included in agreements with its resperatory conditions on the separate accumulation, to obtain funds for the purchase of containers for separate waste collection (RSO). To qualify for Finance in the region should be adopted normative legal act, providing for RDF.
“the Provision of subsidies to the regions for the creation and improvement of infrastructure for separate collection of MSW – the first stage of implementation of the standards of disposal from use of the goods. The measure is aimed at development of a system for treatment of MSW and will create conditions for further realization of the principles of extended producer responsibility,” – said the Minister of natural resources Dmitry Kobylkin.
At the beginning of the year, the Ministry instructed the regions to go to the RSO for 2020. But while, according to the Russian popular front (onf), only in 21 regions in individual municipalities separate collection.
Creation of container sites for separate collection of MSW in law is a competence of the local authorities. But many sites without separate collection are in poor condition. “The condition of the container sites – face “trash reform”. In 2019, the activists visited more than a thousand locations in 68 regions. In 68% of cases, the quality of the service of waste removal, the content of the site was unsatisfactory and caused the discontent of citizens, – said the head of the thematic areas of the onf “Ecology”, co-Chairman of the Central headquarters of the onf Elena Sanaeva on the online press Breakfast. – With regard to separate waste collection, the regions must approve the action plan for its adoption in accordance with the instructions of the President until June 1, 2020, but fully such services are not covered by any single region.”
In her words, only 32% of the sites monitored showed no violations. “In the 27% we all noted the absence of grounds container is just standing on the ground. In 11% of the area was available but was in poor condition. In 9% of cases the containers were absent or had defects that led to the spillage of wastes. Timely garbage was taken out less than one third of the containers, i.e. only 31% of cases”, – said Elena Sanaeva.
to Deal with “junk arbitrariness” public offer with the help of activists and “Yandex.Cards”. Russians will be able to put the container location in the app, and leave there opinion. About once a quarter, “Yandex” will upload data by region, and onf – transfer statistics to the governors.
the Monitoring will be carried out through “Yandex.Toloka”. “With the help of the onf plans to fill the GEODATA of photos and technical characteristics of container platforms, – said the expert of the thematic��programme area “Environment” of the popular front Alexander Kogan. – “Yandex.Cleanup” allows anyone to perform simple tasks for a reward, as the job will be invited to photograph the cargo area and fill out a short questionnaire with the answers “Yes” or “no”. On “Yandex.Maps” already loaded the coordinates 139 thousand sites in 26 regions. Data for all sites will be loaded up to the end of 2020.
in Total, according to “the Russian ecological operator” (REO), the country is 1.3 million containers 540 thousands of sites. “68% of them are in poor condition sites not equipped, not paved or not fenced. Containers with defects – rusty, leaking. 20% waste on average, remain near tanks”, – said Alexander Kogan. According to him, Russia lacks about 750 thousand containers. The results of the monitoring experts of the popular front plan to obtain information on all container locations, which will, in particular, to track the execution of the order of the President on the installation of containers for the RIM.
REO hope that the draft government decree, according to which collected in the framework of extended producer responsibility (EPR) funds will be used to purchase containers for separate waste collection will be approved in the near future. “From the point of view of the start of utilization of secondary resources, with the introduction of separate collection of raw materials for this will be greater, and therefore “spur” development processing. This is not a permanent tool and means of ROP should, in particular, accrue and waste heat recovery”, – told “RG” in the company.
the Ministry of environment has prepared a “road map” on introduction of separate waste collection in the whole country. As reported by “RG” in the Ministry, its project has already been submitted for approval to the government.
the Document submitted for approval (there is a “RG”), proposes to clarify the concept of “municipal solid waste” and “waste collection”, to introduce the concept of “secondary resources” and to establish requirements for dealing with them. Financial incentives are exempted from paying personal income tax natural persons having received income from the sale of secondary resources, to be exempt from VAT transaction for the sale of secondary resources, as well as from payment of profit tax revenues received from the sale of secondary resources. For containers for RSO provide a color indication, and mixing separately the accumulated waste will be prohibited. Special attention is paid to ecological education of citizens, starting from preschool age. In addition, it is proposed to reduce the fee for utilities for the treatment of MSW in the part of wastes is accumulated separately (up to the complete exclusion of secondary resources collected separately), and the operators ‘ tariffs on��yackov processing MSW to establish not on the basis of the amount of waste sent to the sorting, and the calculation of the number of received and sent to recycling secondary resources.
“As will set the tariffs for the waste that is collected separately, it will be possible only after, when fully operational, the mechanism of ROP – note the REO. – There is now a large opposition from the business in the implementation of the new mechanism of ROP, the business does not want to be responsible for the disposal. In the framework of the ROP is about three billion rubles, and through the tariffs – 193 billion rubles. Over three billion rubles to ensure utilization of secondary resources is not possible.”
Now in Russia in the year produced 70 million tons of waste. According to REO, the country has more than 1,200 enterprises for recycling of wastes with a total refining capacity of more than 37 million tons of MSW annually. The current utilization of MSW is four to five percent, i.e. not more than 3.5 million tons per year. The amount of storage of MSW at 65 million tons per year across the country. Thus, less than 10% of existing capacity in waste management, the rest are idle.
According to Pavel Rudasa, Executive Director of the Association Ruspro (integrates the company to ensure collective compliance disposal of waste packaging of goods), in the “road map” it is important to make a mandatory reinvestment of ekosbor in the development of Federal network of RSO. “In 2018 has collected 2.2 billion in 2019 – 2.5 billion rubles. These funds will cover some of the costs of implementing infrastructure RSO in all the cities. According to our calculations, the transition of the average cities of Russia on RSO will provide not less than 50 thousand tons are suitable for the processing of recyclable materials, that is, according to rough estimates, it is already at the start will give the industry the recycling of more than 1.7 million tons of useful factions,” he said.
the National project “Ecology” implies to achieve the target of recycling 36% of MSW by 2024. For this you need to build loading recycling plants by at least 50% per year from present levels, adds Love Melenevska, Executive Director of the Association Ruspak (includes players on the consumer market, realizing independent projects on recycling waste products and packaging). In addition to the environment, this will support the economy othodopererabatyvayuschih enterprises. So, the introduction of RDF in the Moscow region only in January 2020 has helped to increase the extraction of useful fractions in two times and increasing the processing the most common types of packaging.
According to love Melenevskii, for the optimum implementation of the country splitting in two streams. One food waste in the second – nNeorganicheskie, including packaging. “Now situational, you can add another container for masks and other medical products. The CPS recommends that they be stored for three to five days and throw in a common tank. For such optimal waste disposal method – incineration. All other waste, especially packaging must be recycled and engage in reuse, she says. – To be disposed of without separate collection is very expensive. The absence of the RSO – the reason for the low amount of utilization in Russia. No risks from the point of view of health security during pandemic separate collection shall not be – this was released the whole decision of the European Commission. But the threats from the fact that a huge amount of waste going to landfills and there will decompose tens of years – is very real.” Ultimately the waste taken to the landfill, affect the air we breathe and what water we drink.
Since the introduction of mode isolation the amount of waste, including packaging, increased multiply, as people now buy more food and cook at home. Estimates for the proportion of packaging in MSW vary, but on average 35-40%. “With the growth of food consumption at home, the proportion of packaging can grow, and all the fractions: glass, cardboard, metal and plastic. Especially the growing share of service packages: the packages from pizza, burgers and other fast food. Besides, now added a new kind of waste is a mask, gloves and other disposable medical products that require special disposal regulations,” summarizes Paul Rodas.
