Waste Accumulation in Sectors of the Russian Federation’s Extractive Industries

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article examines the generation and accumulation of waste in the extractive sector and associated sectors that process its products. These spheres of activity are Russia’s main source of production waste. The authors calculate direct and total coefficients of waste intensity in these sectors, thus making it possible to assess environmental pressure. They also analyze the materials of the Strategy for Developing the Industry for the Processing, Utilization, and Neutralization of Production and Consumption Waste to 2030. In addition, this article examines the main directions for improving the institutional mechanisms of Russia’s environmental legislation. These directions are necessary to successfully meet the goals and objectives laid out in the document.