Investment Appeal of the Sphere of Solid Munucipal Waste Treatment in Russia: Analysis of Problems and Solutions

The article analyzes problems and advances ways of their solution in order to raise investment appeal of the sphere of solid municipal waste treatment in Russia. The research includes analysis of key enactments regulating economic and legal aspects of industry. Special attention was paid to problems of short-term character of tariff regulation, bureaucratic barriers and the absence of long-term mechanisms to finance investment projects. The authors underlined importance of mechanisms aimed at extending producers’ responsibility necessary to increase investment activity and stimulate waste recycling. Recommendations were put forward on upgrading the normative and legal base, including development of long-term tariff indices, taking into account regional specific features, introducing digital technologies to simplify procedure of coordination and stimulation of separate waste collection. Attention was focused on the necessity of integrating national projects aimed at sustainable development and economy of the closed cycle with tariff policy, as it could help create favorable conditions for investment.