It follows from the decree that the company will be called “Russian Ecological Operator”. Her office will be located in Moscow, the founder will be the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology.

According to the document, the operator will ensure compliance with the laws in the handling of municipal solid waste, stimulate investment activity in this area and implement the national project "Ecology".

A unified state system for handling such wastes should be created until 2020.

Earlier, NSN reported that Ildar Neverov, a business ombudsman for ecology and nature management, is counting on stopping the “garbage problem” in 2019.