Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in Regional Solid Municipal Waste Management: The Case of Sverdlovskaya Oblast (Russian Federation)

Iuliia Plastinina, Lyudmila Teslyuk, Nataliya Dukmasova and Elena Pikalova
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Iuliia Plastinina: Department of Environmental Economics, Ural Federal University, Mira str., 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Lyudmila Teslyuk: Department of Environmental Economics, Ural Federal University, Mira str., 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Nataliya Dukmasova: Department of Environmental Economics, Ural Federal University, Mira str., 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Elena Pikalova: Department of Environmental Economics, Ural Federal University, Mira str., 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia

Resources, 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: The circular economy entails the principles of rational waste management to the best advantage. Waste management in the Russian Federation is currently in a reform process, thus it is crucial to choose now the most efficient way for its development. Besides, in addition to general government strategic aims in such a vast country such as Russia, it is very important to take into consideration specific aspects typical of its territories, which will allow determining regional areas of activities. The article analyzes current municipal solid waste management in the Russian Federation. The case study is of one of the regions (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) characterized by some typical and specific problems which illustrate the results of the first stage of reforming. The authors analyzed the existing and planned mechanisms of state regulation in the waste management sector at regional and federal levels, and scrutinized changes in legislation. The development level of the circular economy in the region was determined on the basis of the index method. The life cycle analysis (LCA)-based evaluation approach made it possible to evaluate the economic efficiency of the production and economic activities at different stages of municipal solid waste (waste paper) recycling with due regard to externalities. The research showed that despite the current substantial economic potential of the secondary resources’ (waste paper) reuse, there was a low level of development of the circular economy index. Regional factors hindering and fostering the circular economy development were identified. Recommendations for improving the quality of governance of the municipal solid waste management were formulated.

Keywords: circular economy; municipal solid waste; regional waste management; Russia; economic efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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