Sumy region — latest ecology news

Residents of Okhtyrka complained about the discharge of waste from a meat processing plant into the lake
Residents of Okhtyrka complained about the discharge of waste from a meat processing plant into the lake

Sometimes 12 trucks with waste come to the lake a day

Environmental inspectors forced to remove 20 illegal dumps in Sumy region
Environmental inspectors forced to remove 20 illegal dumps in Sumy region

In Sumy, 13 out of 43 discovered spontaneous landfills were removed during the year

Residents of Konotop will be able to monitor air quality around the clock
Residents of Konotop will be able to monitor air quality around the clock

By 2026, 2 more indicative stations and one stationary atmospheric air monitoring post are planned to be installed in Sumy region

The court forced the Konotop water utility to pay for the pollution of the river
The court forced the Konotop water utility to pay for the pollution of the river

Violations were discovered in November 2021

Poachers brutally killed 8 roe deer in the Sumy region
Poachers brutally killed 8 roe deer in the Sumy region

Hunting under martial law is prohibited

A resident of Sumy region started making gasoline from the garbage he collects in the forest
A resident of Sumy region started making gasoline from the garbage he collects in the forest

The inventor wanted to start industrial production of plastic fuel in the community, but the initiative was ignored

Spoiled pesticides have polluted agricultural lands in the Sumy region
Spoiled pesticides have polluted agricultural lands in the Sumy region

There is no hard surface on the site where pesticides were previously stored

Communal workers destroyed trees in a protected park in Sumy region
Communal workers destroyed trees in a protected park in Sumy region

Damage from the destruction of trees reached 1.5 million hryvnias

The mayor of Sumy demanded a bribe of 2 million from the garbage company
The mayor of Sumy demanded a bribe of 2 million from the garbage company

Officials were detained while receiving a "tranche" of 1.4 million hryvnias

Oil spilled in a corn field in Sumy region
Oil spilled in a corn field in Sumy region

This is not the first similar accident in Sumy region

A large-scale scheme for selling wood abroad was exposed in Sumy region
A large-scale scheme for selling wood abroad was exposed in Sumy region

The perpetrators received over 80,000 hryvnias for one deal

Sewage flows into the Psel River and the reservoir in Sumy region
Sewage flows into the Psel River and the reservoir in Sumy region

If sewage discharge is not stopped, the river may disappear