Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of the Implementation of Regional Environmental Programs for Waste Management.

The relevance of developing regional environmental programs for waste management, as well as assessing the socio-economic impact of these programs is explained by the importance of solving environmental problems in the modern world. The purpose of the preparation of this article is to justify the importance of developing a scientifically based toolkit that allows assessing the impact of the implementation of environmental programs in the regions, their impact on the quality of life of the local population. The main research methods were descriptive statistics and methods of multivariate statistical analysis, content analysis, factor analysis, data systematization, expert assessments and their coordination, as well as other scientific approaches. The study was presented on the example of the processing of tires and rubber products, as one of the most pressing problems of the number set by the global automotive industry to humanity. The article briefly summarizes the global practice of waste disposal, describes promising technologies for processing tires and other rubber-containing wastes used in the Russian Federation, and substantiates the role of the state in stimulating industrial waste recycling activities. In addition, the article discusses the debatable aspects of assessing the socio-economic effectiveness of investment projects for the disposal of waste and garbage in the Russian Federation, and substantiates the need to take into account the socio-economic consequences of the implementation of regional environmental recycling programs. The materials of the article can be used by public authorities in assessing the socio-economic consequences of the implementation of regional environmental programs for waste management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]