Nizhny Novgorod region leads to the Volga Federal District according to the number of unauthorized landfills
Nizhny Novgorod region was in the leaders in the number of unauthorized landfills. So, according to the department of Rosprirodnadzor, in 2015, 1303 unauthorized waste dumps were revealed in the region. More only in Tatarstan and the Perm Territory -1546 and 1482, respectively. "According to the results of 2015, the issue of waste management and the elimination of the accumulated environmental damage remains one of the key in the Volga Federal District.