Issues of legislation regulation of waste management in the Arctic region of Russia

Accumulation of household waste on specialized and unauthorized landfills is an important problem in the Arctic and the Far North. The solid waste disposal system in the country, based on burying (dumping), burning, recycling, does not fully meet the climatic and socio-economic features of the Arcti...

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Main Author: V. A. Makov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: LLC Center for Information and Legal Support for the Development of the Arctic 2019
Subjects:
the arctic
ecology
waste
pollution
waste management
environmental legislation
international cooperation
droit
envir
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-4255-2018-00007
https://doaj.org/article/be5d4d3c870e408dbd3fa4708c76ae79
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Summary:Accumulation of household waste on specialized and unauthorized landfills is an important problem in the Arctic and the Far North. The solid waste disposal system in the country, based on burying (dumping), burning, recycling, does not fully meet the climatic and socio-economic features of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. . The article presents a study of the improvement of legislative measures in the field of solid municipal waste management with respect to the specifics of the northern regions of the country.

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