Problems in the field of solid municipal waste management at the regional level

The purpose of the study was: to reveal the role of local governments in the field of solid municipal waste management, to assess the problems faced by the regions during the implementation of "garbage reforms" and to propose a set of measures to solve them. The article identifies the main problems faced by the regions in the course of the reform. The materials of the Smolensk region show how the collection, utilization and sorting of garbage is organized at the regional level. The authors propose their own model of the functioning of the market for the circulation of solid municipal waste in the region, which will improve the quality of services in this area and protect the ecology of the regions.