06.11.2019 00:00

The Russian Government Considers Waste Management at Cement Plants

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to the federal ministries and the Federal Antimonopoly Service to submit proposals for waste management solutions at cement plants before December 5. The document was published on October 31, following the results of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) plenary session held on October 21.

The Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Federal Antimonopoly Service should process all the proposals and report the results to the government before December 5, 2019.

Among other things, municipal waste was at the discussion at FIAC. The report on the government’s website indicates a change in the legislation to “reduce the time it takes to commission new waste treatment facilities”.

The Ministry of Natural Resources must also inform the government on the subject of the implementation of the “extended manufacturer’s liability” proposal, obliging manufacturers to utilize products that have lost consumer properties.

The cement industry in Europe already has over 40% of the fuel to supply thermal energy to the cement clinker production derived from municipal waste and biomass. LafargeHolcim Group, one of the largest waste recyclers on the planet, utilized over 52 million tons of waste last year.

Some large cement plants in Russia are already experimenting with municipal waste management technology to replace traditional fuels, such as coal. In August, the LafargeHolcim plant near Kaluga announced an increase in the share of municipal waste in the fuel used by the plant from 10% to 14%. According to their specialists, garbage can leave no residue after burning at a temperature of 1200 °C (2192 °F). So far, the plant remains the only one in Russia recycling municipal waste in cement kilns.

This year in September, The Ryazan authorities announced the Serebryansky cement plant in the Mikhailovsky district of the region as fully prepared to accept briquetted solid municipal waste for recycling. However, the construction of the complex, which will allow for garbage briquetting is not yet finalized and its exact launch date is unknown. Its output capacity is projected to be 200,000 tons of briquetted waste annually.
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