Illegal construction waste dump discovered in Kharkiv

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Illya Fedun

Construction debris caused soil contamination on Bakhmutska Street

In Kharkiv, on Bakhmutska Street, the Environmental Inspectorate discovered an illegal dump of construction waste, which caused damage to the environment amounting to UAH 5 million.

This was reported by the press service of the State Environmental Inspectorate in the Kharkiv region.

Environmental inspectors, together with representatives of the Kharkiv City Council, conducted an inspection and confirmed that construction waste was stored in open ground. This led to the contamination of land plots.

Local residents had repeatedly reported the problem of pollution from construction waste. After calculations, the Environmental Inspection specialists determined that the damage caused to the environment as a result of soil contamination with construction waste amounted to UAH 5 million.

The Kyiv District Prosecutor's Office in Kharkiv announced that charges had been brought under Part 2 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (pollution or damage to land resulting in serious consequences).

EcoPolitics previously reported that the Kyiv region plans to launch a modern project for the management of solid household waste and to produce energy from it.

We recommend reading EcoPolitic's author's material on the past and future of the Hrybovychi landfill.

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