en.Wedoany.com Reported - Elena Churina, Director of the Coal Industry Department of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, stated at a roundtable held during the "Coal of Russia and Mining" exhibition that the current treatment rate of waste from the country's coal industry is only about 24%. Russia generates 3.7 billion tons of overburden rock and 63 million tons of interburden rock annually, accounting for more than one-third of the country's total waste. The accumulated volume has reached 33.5 billion tons and continues to grow by 2 to 3 billion tons per year.

The roundtable focused on the implementation progress of the "roadmap" (Directive No. 2793-r dated October 6, 2025) approved by the Government of the Russian Federation in November 2025, which aims to accelerate the treatment of waste rock piles, overburden rock, and coal processing products. The meeting also specifically addressed waste treatment issues in single-industry towns of Kemerovo Oblast, where the disposal of coal mining waste carries not only ecological significance but also social and economic dimensions. Representatives from the environmental prosecution authorities emphasized the need to balance incentives for treatment with compliance with environmental requirements. Participants agreed that the success of building a circular economy in the industry depends on the joint efforts of the government, the scientific community, and the business sector.

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