A rally against the construction of a waste sorting complex was not approved in the Arkhangelsk region

The authorities of the Arkhangelsk region did not approve a rally against the construction of a waste sorting complex in Nyandoma. This is what “7×7” is about.

reports Local residents wanted to gather on April 9 in the central square of the city. However, officials refused them, citing the high alert regime introduced in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

• Activists are projecting a Nyandoma waste processing complex that is hazardous to the environment: at the selected site there is a height difference towards the reservoir and other risk factors, and according to the plan, 80% of the complex will be occupied by a landfill. In addition, Terrikon LLC, which is designing the complex, has already created enterprises that are harmful to the environment. They believe that local residents have already signed more than three thousand signatures for the abandonment of the waste sorting complex. They fear that toxic substances from the landfill will harm local water bodies and soil, 7x7 notes. collected