Chairman of the Government Dmitry Medvedev has approved a list of finished goods and their packaging that are subject to disposal after they lose their consumer properties, according to the website Government of the Russian Federation.The adopted standards were developed by the Ministry of Nature of the Russian Federation and will be valid from 2018 to 2020.

According to the document, the number of products requiring recycling includes, among others, blankets, tablecloths and bed linen made of cotton fabrics, silk, synthetics, as well as made of non-woven materials. The list includes curtains, curtains, bags, tarpaulins, pillows, clothes. According to the Government, the Resolution was developed in order to reduce the burden on the environment by consuming solid household waste at landfills, involving waste of goods to be disposed of in economic turnover as additional sources of raw materials and energy.

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