«smart» Solutions of Waste Management in Solving Environmental Problems of Improving the Comfort of the Urban Environment

Abstract

Currently, problems of the environmental distress for the territories are relevant where the main part of the population and production are concentrated-urban areas. In almost all cities with a population of over 1 million people, environmental distress is rated as «highest» and «very high». The urban environment is inextricably and organically connected with the land, which has a price and value and it is a basic factor of comfort. In this regard, the purpose of the research in this article is to create a comfortable urban environment based on the introduction of "smart solutions" for waste management. In achieving the goal, the following tasks were solved: the problem of spontaneous garbage dumps in the urban environment was studied as a negative factor in the comfort of the urban environment; the practice of forming the comfort of the urban environment in terms of environmental factors is considered; priority eco-friendly technologies and solutions to form the comfort of the urban environment from the standpoint of international and domestic experience are suggested. The object of study is the urban environment. The subject of the research is external and internal factors of implementing «smart» solutions of waste management in the context of creating comfort in the urban environment. The results and conclusions are characterized by novelty, scientific and practical significance in terms of substantiating proposals for the use and implementation of priority energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies and solutions to create comfort in the urban environment.