Future ecological specialists were told about the principles of safe waste storage
15 November 2015, Sunday
A new landfill of solid domestic waste complying with the ecological requirements was visited by students of the Institute for Ecology and Nature Use under the Kazan Federal University. The tour was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and devoted to the annual World Recycling Day. Future ecological specialists were told about the construction of the landfill of solid domestic waste “Vostochny”, familiarized with the modern waste burial technologies after deep sorting and bricketing. The places for waste storage were equipped with special water-proof film, which allows to propel to the next level the safety of burial excluding penetration of hazardous substances into soil and subsoil waters.
Comprehensive exercises aimed at working out actions in case of emergency oil spills were held in the Zainsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan. The commission included inspectors from the Zakamsky Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.
In 11 months, 5,691 messages were received at the Republican Public Environmental Reception. Of these, 5,315 appeals are 93.3% of all received appeals, which have already been resolved.
During a survey of the territory of the Privolzhsky district of Kazan, inspectors from the Central Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan recorded violations of environmental legislation.
At school No. 5 in Aznakaevo, an environmental lesson "Earth is our home" was held, organized by inspectors of the Priiksky Department for 1st grade students.