The public environmental project Clean Arctic intends to develop a standard for waste collection and removal in the Far North of the Russian Federation.
"A unified cleanup standard must be developed, since the Arctic territory requires a special approach due to its natural features," TASS quotes the project's lead Andrei Nagibin as saying.
"For example, when working on tundra surfaces, heavy equipment cannot be used, since it can irreparably damage them," he added.
According to him, by the end of the year, the draft document is planned to be submitted for discussion and examination by relevant governmental departments. Among the recommendations are: an analysis of the problems that arise during the collection, accumulation, sorting and disposal of waste, proposals for amendments to legislation, and providing funding for this activity.
Financing for the activity is planned to be provided through environmental fines, which was proposed by the heads of some Arctic regions. According to Nagibin, these funds will be sufficient to organize cleanups within the framework of the Clean Arctic project.
Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished
