Open AccessIMPROVING THE SPHERE OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SAINT PETERSBURG
Author(s) -
É. V. Safonov,
Sergey Kirsanov,
Galina Palamarenko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mest journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-7171
pISSN - 2334-7058
DOI - 10.12709/mest.10.10.01.06
Subject(s) - saint petersburg , harm , business , municipal solid waste , garbage , waste management , renewable energy , cleaner production , consumption (sociology) , household waste , waste collection , natural resource economics , environmental planning , engineering , environmental science , economics , economic policy , political science , social science , electrical engineering , russian federation , sociology , law
The problem of removing and neutralizing household waste is becoming more acute every year and occupies the main place for any city. This is explained by the fact that waste negatively affects the environment and the person who is the producer of this waste and causes great harm to the economy. On the other hand, the waste itself is the richest source of secondary resources, it is also a free energy carrier since household waste is a renewable energy raw material for fuel energy. The state of the environment on the territory of Russia is determined by a high technical load, as well as a long-term and sustained negative impact, including due to the formation and accumulation of production and consumption waste. Of all the garbage produced in Russia, the largest share falls on solid household waste - more than 25%. Only 3-5% of them are sent for recycling, and the rest - in a landfill. The situation in the field of waste management in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region and the presence of many unauthorized dumps causes serious public concern. The article formulates recommendations to improve the efficiency of organization and management of municipal waste management, addressed to the heads of state and municipal authorities and management.