Open AccessThe principles of a new tariff policy for the waste management system in Kaliningrad Oblast
Author(s) -
А.Л. Иванов
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
linnaeus eco-tech
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2002-8008
DOI - 10.15626/eco-tech.2007.090
Subject(s) - tariff , business , redistribution (election) , waste management , municipal solid waste , environmental planning , waste disposal , environmental science , engineering , international trade , political science , politics , law
The organization of the new waste management system in Kaliningrad Oblast calls forrevision of the current tariff setting approach in regional waste managementFirstly, tariff policy reforms are needed in connection with redistribution of functions betweenthe actors within the waste management sector. A decision for separation of waste collectionand waste disposal functions has been adopted at the regional level, with the waste collectionfunctions to be retained by municipalities, and the waste disposal functions. According to theadopted regional waste management concept, an organization is responsible for wastetransportation and disposal at the regional level.