The problem of environmental pollution in the modern world is one of the main problems in the «society-nature» system. Part of this problem, and at the same time an attempt to solve it, is the «waste» reform currently under way. The article analyzes the problems associated with such aspects of the «waste» reform as a dual system for sorting waste, transportation of «separated waste» with specialized equipment, provision of contractor organizations with the necessary resources, focuses on the availability and cost of advanced capital for the purpose of modernizing vehicles. The purpose of the study was to analyze the compliance of the ongoing «waste» reform with the requirements and criteria of ecological and economic security. In the study, from the point of view of ecological and economic criteria, the task was set to assess the readiness of enterprises involved in the transportation of waste, and to identify potential economic threats during the period of their reform. Methods and methodology: scientific and regulatory literature analysis, methods of theoretical and empirical research, economic and financial analysis, statistical data. Results. The author’s approach to assessing the measures being taken was proposed on the basis of the criteria of ecological and economic security, identified from the point of view of the key elements of the mechanism for managing ecological and economic security. Practical implications. The transportation sector (supplier organizations and contractors), despite the limited financial resources, has some resource potential, variability in the choice of schemes and sources of financing, which significantly reduces the economic risks of the reform.