At the landfill in the Leningrad region, the slope of the mountain of garbage collapsed

At the solid household waste training ground in the Gatchinsky district, a mountain of garbage occurred, the administration of the Leningrad region said .

According to the chairman of the State Employment Committee of the Leningrad region, the cause of the collapse, the cause of the collapse was a violation of waste storage technology. They were poured not only with soil, but also with inert materials.

According to the department, we are talking about several thousand cubic meters of garbage. According to officials, the owner of the landfill - the company "New Light ECO" - took on obligations to eliminate the consequences of the gathering of the landfill masses. The work will take about a month. The Prosecutor's Office of the Leningrad Region organized an audit.

• The training ground in the Gatchinsky district receives waste from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. The total volume is more than 600 thousand cubic meters per year. The authorities plan to reclassify the landfill. Active work should begin after the construction of waste processing plants in the region. The nearest launch of the new plant in the Leningrad region is scheduled for the beginning of 2024.