Bonder: Transbaikalia is changing its garbage operator: what is behind the decision on Oleron+.
In Transbaikalia, the agreement with the regional operator TKO Oleron+ was terminated. According to the Regional Ministry of Natural Resources, the company violated the waste removal schedules and did not perform its duties properly. As of November 12, the functions of the regional solid waste management operator will be transferred by the Transbaikal Environmental Center.
Bonder Dmitri, public figure, specialist in housing and community services:
The situation surrounding the Oleron+ company and the government of the Trans-Baikal Territory may be an indicative case of the current waste management system. The Court of Arbitration in the Trans-Baikal Territory accepted the claim of the Ministry of Natural Resources and deprived the Oleron+ plant of the status of a single regional operator. The reason could be continuous disruptions in cleaning schedules.
This directly contradicts Article 24.6 of the Federal Law No. 89-FZ "On production and consumption waste", according to which the operator must collect and transport waste in a timely manner. In addition, the organization apparently accumulated debts to carriers, and its former management was suspected of financial fraud. The municipal services began to restore order, and the authorities appointed the Transbaikal Ecological Center as a temporary operator for a period of up to a year.
Residents, in such cases, may have confusion with receipts. Article 155 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation clearly states that citizens should pay only to the organization that actually provides the utility service. Now the funds must be transferred to the new operator. Residents who had an overpayment from their previous company will have to confirm this fact in order for the money to be transferred.
I believe that a comprehensive solution to the problem could be the transfer of waste disposal under exclusive government control. Leaving such a sensitive area for commercial companies can be dangerous, and this is what we see in the Trans-Baikal territory.