Ministry of Construction of Tatarstan: discussion and development of ways to establish an accessible infrastructure for separate waste collection
On the site of the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan a discussion ensued on the establishment of an accessible infrastructure for separate waste collection and dissemination of environmental ideas among the population. The event was attended by representatives of various parties interested in solving the problems of separate collection, utilization and processing of solid domestic waste. Opening the meeting, First Deputy Minister Alexei Frolov underlined the special importance and relevance of the topic under discussion, the necessity to change the philosophy of the attitude to this issue: "We must start with ourselves, with our families, teach it in schools, involve students, organize a separate collection in the workplace. Of course, in order to do this, a modern infrastructure is needed: from the point of reception to the processing of waste," - emphasized Alexey Frolov. We approved the territorial scheme of waste management, within which Tatarstan is divided into two zones - the western and the eastern. It is assumed that there are two regional operators, which, according to the new legislation, require maintenance of the zones. Their sphere of competence is wide: from collection and processing of waste to elimination of landfills. In accordance with the legislation and the developed territorial scheme for waste management, the future regional operator will begin to operate not at the municipal level, but at the intermunicipal level".