Landfills in the Moscow Region: Current Environmental Situation and Perspectives of Recultivation

Problems of solid domestic waste (SDW) treatment in Moscow and the Moscow Region are considered in the article. The results of a research of landfill negative impact on the environment are given (case study of the Kulakovskiy landfill in the Chekhov district). The impact on the atmospheric air, surface and ground water and soil is taken into account. In the paper, the available methods of landfill remediation are considered, in particular, perspectives of using bioremediation for landfill reclamation are evaluated. The results of calculating the methane concentration show that this parameter has decreased due to bioremediation measures.