PROSPECTS FOR FORMATION OF A CIRCULAR MODEL OF THE ECONOMY IN THE SPHERE OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE REGION

Abstract

Now the circular economy allows to improve waste disposal, provides recovery of resources and reduction of places of waste accumulation. The implementation of such model in the regions of the country requires detailed analysis. The state of accumulation of waste in certain territories and the forms of interaction between the social and economic systems of the region should be studied.

The present system of municipal solid waste management in Ukraine is organized as follows: a separate collection of waste; waste removal; disposal of waste at landfills.

There is a complex problem related to insufficient coverage of of municipal solid waste collection and transportation services in the regions, mental lack of willingness to pay for waste collection and disposal, and low ecological culture of people.

The regional waste management plan is the most important component in the waste management system. It should be considered as an opportunity for renaissance of economic complexes of depressed regions or diversification of business spheres of regions that are prosperous in social and economic areas.

The analysis of waste management in the region showed low regional potential for rapid formation of a circular model of the economy in the field of municipal solid waste. In our opinion, the main actors in this sphere are not ready, in which there should be a high interest in cooperation of ideas, thoughts and joint actions in the waste management system. It is a symptom of the long-term application of the linear economy model and the glorification of the consumption model. Therefore, they should be replaced by other principles in the waste management system: “extended responsibility for producers”, “pay as you throw”. The speed of the municipal solid waste transition to the model of circular economy should be ensured by the breadth of approaches to making complex management decisions, supported by investment infusions into the industry and innovative implementations.

In our view, the domestic waste processing sector should send a signal to investors that their attention should be directed here. Therefore, the task of both state and regional institutions should be aimed at creating favorable conditions for building business models by the private sector of the economy at all stages of waste management, proposing the concept of a new product design, etc.

The best option that will allow the sphere of municipal waste management to quickly switch to the model of circular economy will be possible with economic instruments