Separate personnel, separate waste. Despite a shortage of garbage truck drivers, separate waste collection will still be maintained in Vladivostok.

A NeMoskva subscriber from Vladivostok drew attention to our post about the local regional operator being short-staffed I refuse from separate waste collection.

The local volunteer channel, which has been involved in waste separation for a long time, does not share the panic, – the reader clarified. – Firstly, only some containers will be removed, not all. Secondly, this will only affect Vladivostok. No other cities [in Primorsky Krai] plan to reduce the program.

The Telegram chat administrator confirmed to NeMoskva that the problem with garbage truck drivers is indeed serious, but waste separation in the city continues.

– There is no information anywhere that all the containers will be removed, – she said.

There are also activists in the Telegram chat explainedthat the decision to reduce the number of containers was not made by the regional operator alone, but jointly with the Vladivostok mayor's office.

As of June 10, local media paid attention The city's waste management system has been overflowing for over two weeks, and they emphasized that the orange waste collection bins in various areas of the city have been overflowing.

The Primorsky Ecological Operator's press service explained that they are short 20 people—that's 10 teams, each consisting of a driver and an operator—to handle recyclable materials. The company also needs drivers for dump trucks, multi-lift trucks, and scrap metal trucks at the solid waste landfill.