23 thousand tons of hazardous waste have accumulated in the Carpathian region
The total volume of hazardous waste accumulated at waste disposal sites is 23,3 thousand tons.
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This was reported by the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration.
The department also told how much hazardous waste was created and disposed of in 2014 and 2015.
“According to the Main Department of Statistics, in 2014, in the region, 1,6 thousand tons of hazardous waste was generated - III hazard class, 0,5 thousand tons - II hazard class, 7,8 tons - I hazard class, 3 were disposed of. 0 thousand tons. In 2015, 2,7 thousand tons were generated - III hazard class, 0,6 thousand tons - II hazard class, 8 kg - I hazard class, 3,4 thousand tons were disposed of,” noted the management.
In addition, it was reported that during 2014-2016, almost 2,8 million UAH were allocated to solve hazardous waste problems, which were spent on the purchase of a facility for the disposal of medical, household and bioorganic waste.
Let us remind you that Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region, is officially recognized as a zone of environmental emergency due to excessive concentrations of hexachlorobenzene (polytropic poison), which was “inherited” after the Kalush mining complex. At the same time, funds to eliminate environmental problems have been expected from the Ministry of Natural Resources since February of this year. Due to a lack of funds, the regional state administration turned to the coordinator of the OSCE projects in Ukraine and the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine for financial assistance to immediately solve the environmental problems of the Kalush mining complex.
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