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5 tons of used batteries were collected in Kazan in the framework of the Year of Ecology. Used chemical sources of current belong to the 1st class of household waste. They contain tin, mercury, zinc, magnesium, nickel, cadmium, lead, and one finger battery can pollute from 10-15 square meters of soil or 400 liters of water. With the aim of reducing the entry of hazardous waste into the landfills, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan developed a project on collecting and disposing of batteries within the framework of the Year of Ecology.

The fact of using subsoil with violation of conditions was revealed by the inspectors of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan in Almetyevsk District. In the subsoil "Solovyevsky" the construction company carried out the extraction of common mineral (crushed stone) on agricultural land.

Today is the World Day of Recycling. The festive date, which began in 1997, is aimed at drawing the attention of the authorities, the public and industrial structures to fighting pollution and solving the problem of limited resources.
On this day, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan will hold an action to collect used chemical sources of current (batteries).On this day everyone can take the used batteries to the reception point, and receive a nice gift in return – live key ring.

The pages of the Red Book were viewed by the pupils of the first ecological class in the republic. Educational event for schoolchildren was conducted by specialists of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan together with the employees of the National Museum of the Republic. On the ECO-lesson they told the kids why some species of animals are included in the Red Book and which representatives of the animal kingdom of the native land need special protection.

On December 12-14, 2017 in Moscow the International Exhibition Center “Crocus Expo” will host the V All-Russian Congress on Environmental Protection. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation Sergey Donskoy.

Applications are accepted for participation in a photo contest “Trees - monuments of wildlife”, participants of which can be residents of the Russian Federation above the age of 18.
For participation it is necessary to register on the website: http://rosdrevo.ru/request/photo-contest/ and send a photo before August 1, 2018. The contest accepts color and monochrome photographs (including black and white), the subject of which are trees recognized by the Certification Commission of the Program as nature monuments (a list of such trees can be found at: http://rosdrevo.ru/derevya-pamyatniki-zhivoy- prirody-spisok).

The V All-Russian Conference "Environmental Education Today. A look into the future" will be held on November 20-21, 2017 in Moscow. The program of the conference includes a plenary session, thematic sections and discussion roundtables. Plenary meeting of the conference will be held at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan announces the start of the republican contest ECOleader. The most eco-friendly enterprises and educational institutions whose task is to teach how to care of nature, public figures who are not indifferent to environmental problems and, of course, journalists who during the year became real assistants to the inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan, are invited to participate.

The works are accepted for the following groups and nominations:

An individual entrepreneur from the village of Krasny Klyuch of the Nizhnekamsk district will be held liable for environmental violations. The person did not comply with the norms when handling waste products, namely, burning garbage on the territory of the enterprise. The violation of environmental legislation was recorded by the inspectors of the Zakamsky territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

International Conference “Underground Waters – 2017” will be held on November 23-25, 2017 in Yessentuki. The event is organised by the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the International Association of Hydrogeologists, the Geological Center of St. Petersburg State University, the Eurasian Union of Subsoil Use Experts.
The conference will be attended by representatives of the government authorities of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, the State Commission on Mineral Reserves, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the heads of large companies - subsoil users, scientific and scientific-production hydrogeological organizations, leading Russian geologists and foreign specialists.