Vladimir Putin urged to speed up the adoption of the law on business responsibility for environmental impact

Today, at the annual address to both chambers of the Federal Assembly - the Federation Council and the State Duma, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to radically reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, introduce separate waste collection, and generally switch to a circular economy

According to him, as early as 2021, it is necessary to start applying the mechanism of the so-called extended producer responsibility. When manufacturers and importers of goods and packaging bear the costs of their disposal.

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“To put it simply, the polluter pays,” the president said. - I want to emphasize that RUSSIA is ready to support joint research by domestic and foreign scientists on environmental issues, climate change, pollution of the environment and the oceans. These are global development challenges common to all.

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