While implementing sustainable waste management system\nwhich implies its way from separate collection to recycling, logistics is the\nmost demanding part: secondary raw materials transportation to the plants where\nwaste will become resources and, finally, new things. The Baikal region is one\nof the most difficult in this sense: there is no deep recycling facilities;\ntransport routes in remote locations are very tough: water communication, heavy\nearth-roads. Lake Baikal Foundation carried out a research to define the level\nof eagerness of the companies in the Irkutsk region and the Republic of\nBuryatia for cooperation with the specially protected natural areas (SPNAs):\nnational parks and reserves around the Baikal, regarding transportation and recycling\nof waste resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The experts held more than 50 in-person and telephone\ninterviews with large and middle businesses which specialize in collecting\nrecyclables and selling it to recycling plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results have demonstrated that out of 55 respondents \u2013 companies specialized on plastics, glass, metal<\/strong> and paper only 4 (7%)<\/strong> are eager to start a dialogue with the SPNAs (FSBI \u00abZapovednoe Podlemorye\u00bb, the Baikal State Reserve, FSBI \u00abZapovednoe Pribaikalye\u00bb) about possible collection of selected recyclables. At the same time all representatives indicated tough requirements to quality, volume and types of the collected fractions, essential for the start of negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Irkutsk region (the cities of Irkutsk, Angarsk, Shelekhov)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most companies agreed to take\npart in a survey and an interview, the experts managed to visit some\nenterprises and see the process of receiving recyclables, baling and packaging\nmetal, grinding glass and hard plastics. 91% of the respondents which recycle\ncolor metals are ready to discuss the conditions of aluminium and tin\ntransportation. At the same time only 9% of correspondent companies are willing\nto start a dialogue about transportation of paper, plastics and glass. Other\nenterprises agree to receive recyclables at their centers in Irkutsk and put a\nprice on them. Given that, none of them expressed willingness to organize\ntransportation of recyclables from the SPNAs at their own expense as\nsponsorship or in the framework of social responsibility of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Republic of Buryatia (the city of Ulan-Ude)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The directors of recycling\ncompanies in the Republic of Buryatia were reluctant to contact, many of them\ndid not share information about their work and are not ready for the dialogue,\nreferring to unprofitability of transportation and recycling of secondary raw\nmaterials from the Zabaikalsky national park (the territory of the FSBI \u00abZapovednoe\nPodlemorye\u00bb – the area of the Foundation\u2019s Trash Free National Parks\nproject<\/a>). Following the results of the expert research, 14% of the companies\nincluding the regional waste operator \u00abEcoAlyans\u00bb are not ready to cooperate\nwith the SPNAs. However, most businessmen (82%) are eager to receive metal,\npaper, plastics at their centers and put a price on them. They refuse from\ncooperation if the source of recyclables is further than 50-100 km from the city.\nThe distance between the city of Ulan-Ude and the Zabaikalsky national park is\n280 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n