Garbage collapse in Russia: the containers are overfilled, the landfills are full, the carriers don't care! In some regions of Russia, the situation with the removal and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) has worsened. Problems have already led to the introduction of high alert regimes, emergency decisions by the authorities and the threat of sanitary safety violations. Khakassia. On November 1, the regional operator's contracts with organizations dealing with waste collection and transportation ended. Since November 5, Abakan, Syanogorsk, Chernogorsk and certain territories of three regions of the republic have been under threat of stopping exports.
Municipalities were advised to independently enter into contracts with carriers. Chita, Transbaikal region. According to the mayor, there are only 12 garbage trucks left on the line instead of 34. Congested container sites were recorded in all Chita districts. On November 3, the municipality introduced a high alert status due to unsatisfactory performance of the regional operator Oleron+. Krasnodar Region Since October 23, a regime of high alert has been introduced in 10 municipalities, including Sochi, Novorossiysk, Goryachi Klyuch and Tuapse Oblast.
The reason is the exhaustion of the available capacity of the existing landfills and the inability to divert the waste to alternative facilities.
The governor's order directly states the risks of interruptions in evacuation, accumulation of garbage and proliferation of rodents and insects that carry infections. Vladimir region in the Slivanovsky district, the export problems continued since the end of 2025. After changing the contractor, the regional operator EKO-Trans was not able to establish stable adherence to the schedules.
According to the local deputies, garbage was taken out about once a week, containers were overfilled and animals stole waste. The authorities recognized the problem and demanded that the operator rectify the situation. What kind of surgery can be done? Regional operators depend on contractors and are not always able to guarantee an uninterrupted evacuation.