Zhytomyr region — latest ecology news
![In Zhytomyr region, a family of businessmen will be tried for unauthorized seizure of forests](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ozero4-500x337.jpg)
They are threatened with restrictions or deprivation of liberty
![6 new protected areas created in Zhytomyr region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/plavun-shhitolistij-500x375.jpg)
Their formation was initiated by ecologists
![Zhytomyr region agricultural company caught on illegal sand mining worth almost UAH 5 million](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/28.05.2-500x337.jpg)
Its head concluded a contract with a contractor for sand extraction on an industrial scale under the guise of clearing and deepening the bottom of the reservoir
![Zhytomyr condominiums received UAH 4 million from the state for thermal modernization](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_251868238-500x334.jpg)
According to the results of thermal modernization, the annual savings are estimated at approximately UAH 481.6 thousand.
![In Zhytomyr region, a company must pay UAH 840 thousand for environmental pollution](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock_445349674-500x375.jpg)
The utility company has been systematically polluting the environment for a long time
![Environmental damage caused by Russian shelling calculated in Zhytomyr region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/shutterstock_2141861591-500x334.jpg)
The amount is still not final
![Environmental inspectors find a spontaneous landfill in Zhytomyr](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shutterstock_1124880341-500x281.jpg)
Liquidation of landfills belongs to the powers of local authorities
![Utilities caused pollution of water and land with runoff from a landfill in Zhytomyr](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06E2AB3A-95C9-4419-BC95-C7A8F45F568E-500x313.jpeg)
The content of ammonium in the soil exceeded the norm by 11 times, and BSK5 in water – by 16 times
![Garbage is turned into fuel for three cement plants in Zhytomyr](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3CD4CAE8-CCC0-4FB2-8D6C-E71B28D486AB-500x313.jpeg)
The plant plans to install auxiliary equipment to process up to 20-22 tons of garbage per hour
![Border guards detain tractor with illegal timber in Zhytomyr region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/E59131DD-779D-4B6E-BC3D-72E1DBA2857A-500x313.jpeg)
Near the place where the tractor stopped, 60 alder trees were found felled
![A criminal case was opened in Zhytomyr region for the development of the Uzh coast](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/8F1CF4CB-5D02-4CF9-9C27-929E1EE6364E-500x313.jpeg)
10 meters from the river is the guest house "Monaco" and tourist infrastructure facilities