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Recycling in Russia

16 june, 2020

In the 21st century, garbage is no longer garbage, but a commodity. Some part of its market value may be returned and put back into circulation. However, for this you need to make an effort: to develop a processing technology, find recycled materials, and build a circular economy. In Russia, this process is proceeding more slowly than we would like, and is rarely covered in the media, therefore, many Russians generally doubt the existence of the recycling industry. But it is there: the processing plants work, and their products find buyers. How the industry works, what is happening to it now, and whether it is actually necessary to sort household waste - these issues are discussed in the article "The vicious circle of recycling."