The regional operator stopped garbage trucks in Transbaikalia due to a lack of gasoline. Previously, he was charged 112 million rubles for failures in garbage collection.

Regional waste collection operator Oleron+ reported a temporary stoppage of garbage trucks in four districts of the Trans-Baikal Territory due to lack of fuel. Previously, the court recovered more than 112 million rubles from the company after thousands of complaints from residents about overfilled containers and violations of the waste removal schedule.

The operation of garbage trucks was suspended in Chernyshevsky, Sretensky, Gazimuro-Zavodsky and Krasnokamensky districts, Oleron+ said in a statement. The company said that it would resume the service after the situation with fuel “stabilises”, and waste from overcrowded sites will be removed without fail.

"Oleron+" is the current regional operator for the management of municipal solid waste throughout the Trans-Baikal Territory. The quality of its work has repeatedly become the subject of complaints from residents and claims from the authorities. In May, the regional Ministry of Natural Resources reported that the Arbitration Court had recovered more than 112 million rubles in subsidies from the company: the agency pointed to more than two thousand reports of overcrowded container sites, untimely garbage removal and unsanitary conditions.

Problems with waste disposal at Oleron+ have continued in recent months. In June, the company was fined for irregular garbage collection in the village of Kalga, and residents of one of the districts of the region complained that they had not had a garbage truck for about a year. The authorities also cited the worn-out fleet of equipment among the reasons for the failures: according to the Minister of Natural Resources Pavel Volzhin, about 120 garbage trucks are required for sustainable operation in the region.

On June 21, Volzhin announced that the regional government had created the Transbaikal Regional Operator company, which should replace Oleron+. According to him, the new operator has already received a manager and is applying for a license; the authorities expect to fully launch it in the fall or winter of 2026.

Interruptions in garbage collection occurred against the backdrop of a gasoline shortage in Transbaikalia. In Chita and several regions of the region, restrictions on the sale of fuel were introduced at gas stations, and the authorities urged residents not to buy gasoline for future use, explaining the situation, among other things, by excessive demand. According to calculations by The Insider, as of June 24, the authorities of at least 42 Russian and occupied regions had to publicly explain the fuel crisis: in a number of them they introduced limits on the sale of gasoline or temporarily stopped selling it to the population. Vladimir Putin did not publicly comment on the situation, although Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reported to him about problems with fuel supplies to the regions and the annexed Crimea.