Waste Management Policy Directions in Russia

The article explores the fundamental aspects of state policy in the field of municipal solid waste (MSW) management, the legal foundations, and the directions for improving administrative and legal mechanisms to ensure environmental sustainability and efficiency.At the present stage, Russia faces multiple challenges, one of which is the sphere of household waste.Household waste negatively affects both the environment and human health, and this problem has intensified in recent decades as scientific and technological progress has increased the scale and intensity of anthropogenic impacts on nature.At the same time, mechanisms for efficient waste utilization remain underdeveloped.This paper aims to characterize current policies in the field of MSW management and outline directions for their improvement in light of the existing situation in the Russian Federation.