Socio-economic assessment of waste disposal facilities
This article is devoted to the estimation of waste disposal sites and their negative impact reducing. The article examines the problem in environmental aspects, which analysis inevitably leads us to the conclusion of it’s socio-economic estimation in order to solve this problem under the maintenance of a safe and secure human existence. The socio-economic environment where today are accepted practically all decisions that affect human’ well-being, in our opinion, can become the basis for solving the described problems. In considering of waste disposal sites as social and economic system’ elements we can not only evaluate them, but choose an optimal waste management system, including social and economic mechanisms of system’s optimization and control, and incentives for the population and businesses to help reducing the waste disposal sites negative impact on environmental. Thus, the authors have examined the economic incentives which practiced in the way of waste management market regulation. In addition, the directions of their improvement. And besides, some improvement directions were proposed. Based on critical analysis in socio-economic approach of waste management system acting generally in Russia and particularly in the Kursk region, the authors have formulated the main objectives and tasks that will greatly lead to more effective waste management.