Five unauthorized landfills have been discovered and eliminated in the Arctic territories in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District with the support of volunteers from the Green Arctic public organization, the Yamal Prosecutor's office reported.
"During the supervisory measures, the environmental prosecutor's office identified five landfills of industrial and consumer waste on the territory of the Cape Kamenny village with a total area of 0.7 hectares," the office reported.
According to the results of the audit, a decision was made to eliminate violations of the law on environmental protection, sever-press.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
