Unauthorized dumps: socio-economic aspects of the problem
Unauthorized dumps: socio-economic aspects of the problem

Summary/Abstract: Russian economy is characterized by extremely large amounts of waste generation and this problem poses a real threat to the sustainable development of the country. In the European part of Russia, despite its breadth, the area of free land is limited and in some cases it is not available at all. This limits the storage and disposal of waste and creates prerequisites for the mass spread of illegal dumping and emergence of unauthorized dumps. It is very problematic to identify a person responsible for the occurrence of dumps and bring this person to justice because such dumps are often without ownership. Citizens-violators pay a fine of no more than EUR 35 in case of proven violation. Our research is devoted to the development of scientifically proved approach to increasing liability for this environmental offence with regard to the socio-economic aspects of the problem. Proposed and tested method for calculating a fine for the occurrence of unauthorized dumps takes into account its environmental and social danger. It is aimed at economic stimulation of environmentally responsible behaviour, as the increased amount of fine will contribute to elimination of unauthorized dumps by the land owners.In addition, the Internet portal has been created by the authors which allows the citizens to put the places of detected unauthorized dumps on an interactive map. It can also automatically generate an application to the appropriate authority and assess the environmental danger of a discovered dump and the amount of fine for its occurrence.

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