Environmental pollution is an urgent problem of our time, because human activities affecting all spheres of the earth: the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. At the same time, the man being the main culprit of the current environmental situation, and become its main victim: according to some sources, pollution of water, air and soil in the world dies around 40% lyudey.Glavnye environmental problems of our time, including climate change, ozone depletion, desertification, reduction of biodiversity, pollution of the waters of the oceans do not have national borders and must be addressed by the world community. To deal with the current environmental situation created and function effectively so-called "green" organizations, the most famous of which are the "Green Peace", "World Wildlife Fund", various state or public environmental initiatives (for example, the system of "Red Book" ) .Among the most effective ways of solving environmental problems should be allocated introduction of environmentally efficient and resource-saving technologies, raw materials, products and equipment, rational use of natural resources. So, it is quite real even now steps to implement in the utilities sector and in the production of technologies for waste disposal - ubiquitous and one of the main sources of pollution of the natural areas. The rapid development of the market of consumption entails a continuous growth in the formation and accumulation of municipal waste, which makes the problem of disposal of one of the major problems of mankind. Therefore, recycling acquires a special role for each individual state and the planet as a whole. At the same time, waste treatment, along with the fact that it has a huge environmental impact, can be beneficial from an economic point of view. So, according to experts, about 60% of waste is a potential secondary raw materials that can be processed and profitably realizovano.V As a conclusion it should be noted that, despite all the efforts currently undertaken steps to reduce human pressure on the environment, a significant result It will not be achieved without increasing the level of ecological culture of the person, its environmental education and training.