Elena Razumova: PLS reform is a double-edged sword
"Objectively, there are reasons for such an initiative in terms of food exports - the environmental friendliness of products during export will be monitored especially seriously. In addition, there is a problem of protection of agricultural land, - said Elena Razumova. - At the same time, it will bring some complications for enterprises. Therefore, such reform is a double-edged sword. If we implement it, we will be able to start exporting environmentally friendly, proven products and attract investment in organic agriculture, and on the other hand, there is a risk that we will overload companies with such initiatives".
The effectiveness of this initiative is difficult to assess unambiguously – it will be possible to settle something, of course, and something not. According to the expert's forecast, certain successes can be expected in working with wastewater. What cannot be said about solid waste.
"Since we had nothing to do with the development of this project, I can only assume that in practice the waste processing carried out by the enterprises themselves either does not actually happen, or is not carried out properly, and the waste itself is disposed of in another way. While there are no such precedents with companies, we have not studied foreign experience yet. But if we talk about the effectiveness of the initiative, my forecast is about 50-50 - in some cases the initiative will be effective, in some cases not. I think the work with wastewater will be effective, but with solid waste -not", - said Elena Razumova.
We will remind, earlier The DairyNews reported with reference to "Kommersant" that the Ministry of natural resources released the updated project of reform of Institute of the expanded responsibility of producers, having added the increase in tax contributions for the companies.
According to the draft reform, companies will lose the right to manage waste independently - this will be done by the state "Russian environmental operator".
"Raising the topic of environmental risks is the right decision, because it attracts attention to the problem, and perhaps an acceptable option will be found during the discussion on reform. In connection with the development of our livestock breeding, crop production, a number of problems with the turnover of pesticides, environmental risk from agricultural and food enterprises is present. And it is necessary to restore order", - concluded Elena Razumova.
