Only 2% of the solid municipal waste is sent for recycling in the Siberian Federal District, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko.
"The share of waste allocated for recycling from solid municipal waste in the Siberian Federal District averaged 2%, and according to this indicator, the district ranks last in the Russian Federation. The share of waste directed to waste treatment is 30% lower than the national average. And according to this parameter, the district occupies the penultimate place. The last one is the Far Eastern Federal District," Abramchenko said.
The reform of the waste management industry began in Russia on January 1, 2019. It is designed to solve the problem of illegal landfills and significantly reduce the volume of waste sent to landfills. A total of 868 waste management enterprises are to be built or reconstructed by 2030. It is planned to send 100% of household waste for processing or sorting, of which only 50% will be sent to landfills. As of the end of 2022, the share of waste sent for sorting and processing was 50.2%, and only 12% was recycled, TASS reports.
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