With the support of the Bashkirian branch of Yabloko, the residents of Birsk managed to cancel the construction of an incineration plant
Press Release, 26.10.2020
Ministry for Natural Resources and the Environment of the Republic of Bashkortostan gave its conclusion on the impossibility of building a waste incineration plant in the region and decided to abandon the construction of this facility in the city of Birsk. This information is contained in the response from the Ministry to the appeal of the Bashkirian branch of Yabloko.
Members of the Bashkirian branch of Yabloko, together with activists of Birsk, fought against the construction of an incineration plant which had an environmentally harmful waste processing technology. In particular, there were organised collection of signatures against the construction, letters to the leadership of the Republic and protest actions, also the attention of the media to the problem was drawn.
It should be noted that the OOO EcoPiroliz company, with the approval of local authorities, was going to launch a pilot project for “waste disposal in the district”. The estimated investment to the project amounted to 3,800 billion roubles.
Posted: October 26th, 2020 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, YABLOKO against Corruption, Yabloko's Regional Branches.