We close the windows in our houses and go crazy from the stuffiness.
I can't breathe at all, I didn't sleep yesterday.
The first step of the porch is visible, but the second is not. Everything is smoke.
There's a kindergarten nearby, and the children are already saturated with this nastiness.
Laundry dried outside becomes saturated with a pungent odor.
I felt what it was like to be a hedgehog in a stinking fog.
I put a wet gauze bandage on the child
No one hears us, no one sees us, we don’t know where to go anymore
Debris and flames
Debris and flames
Landfills are burning all over the country.
Decay can last for months.
The fire area can reach the size of 16 football fields.
The fight for clean air can drag on for years.
Fire Map 2023-2024
History of landfills
Experts on the causes and harm
NeMoskva has counted (?) at least 130 locations where "garbage" fires occurred in 2023 and in the winter, spring, and summer of 2024. Both illegal dumps and legal landfills are burning. Due to the nature of combustion (garbage smolders deep within and produces heavy smoke), extinguishing such fires is extremely difficult, resulting in smoldering and smoke pollution that can continue for weeks, even months.
Many people try to combat burning landfills by writing to various authorities. They conduct inspections, issue warnings and orders, but often that's all it takes. The problem isn't resolved radically, and the fires continue.
In this project, we tell the stories of several landfills as eloquent examples of the long-standing (and unsuccessful) struggle, ask experts about the damage burning landfills cause to human health, and analyze the scale of the problem.
In this project, we tell the stories of several landfills as eloquent examples of the long-standing (and unsuccessful) struggle, ask experts about the damage burning landfills cause to human health, and analyze the scale of the problem.
Residents of nearby villages are suffering – they write that they are suffocating, cannot open windows, cannot dry laundry outside, and are trying to take their children away during the fire.
NeMoskva journalists monitored fire reports in open sources using search queries. fire dump и fire rangeWe recorded reports that appeared on various media outlets from January 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. The reports were then grouped by geography, verified, and supplemented. Multiple reports of the same fire are counted as a single incident.
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To understand the scale of the problem, NeMoskva journalists monitored open-source reports of landfill fires. We recorded, verified, and mapped 160 locations across Russia where landfill fires occurred in 2023 and in the winter, spring, and summer of 2024. The highest number of fires was recorded in the southern regions—Krasnodar Krai (15 locations) and Volgograd Oblast (11 locations).
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STORIES
ASHES ARE FLYING
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The proximity of a landfill or dump can be ignored if its impact isn't noticeable. But the smoke billowing through the streets and making it difficult to breathe, the ash settling in garden beds and drifting through entryways, the burning smell that permeates clothing and prevents windows from being opened—these are all things that cannot be ignored. Therefore, a landfill fire often acts as a trigger, prompting residents of nearby communities to step up their efforts and begin fighting back.
However, as our analysis of fire reports shows, this fight is always a long-winded process. It can drag on for years, and even if we succeed in securing recognition of violations, initiating criminal proceedings, and arresting the perpetrators, that's only half the battle and by no means a guarantee that the troubles will end.
Read the stories of three landfills in different regions of Russia—the Ryazan Region, the Omsk Region, and Dagestan. All three cases are typical examples of a long-standing struggle that has yielded numerous local victories but failed to achieve the most important goal—eliminating the source of the smoke and stench. All of the landfills mentioned were declared illegal by the courts, yet they continue to exist, burn, and plague life.
However, as our analysis of fire reports shows, this fight is always a long-winded process. It can drag on for years, and even if we succeed in securing recognition of violations, initiating criminal proceedings, and arresting the perpetrators, that's only half the battle and by no means a guarantee that the troubles will end.
Read the stories of three landfills in different regions of Russia—the Ryazan Region, the Omsk Region, and Dagestan. All three cases are typical examples of a long-standing struggle that has yielded numerous local victories but failed to achieve the most important goal—eliminating the source of the smoke and stench. All of the landfills mentioned were declared illegal by the courts, yet they continue to exist, burn, and plague life.
"Now just imagine what we all breathed in when she was burning."
Two rectangular ponds filled with black sludge, a high earthen embankment, and a vast field of trash. On it grow bushes of ripe purple tomatoes and a solitary sunflower. A breath catches in my chest and returns as a hacking cough.
The landfill near the village of Turlatovo on the outskirts of Ryazan is also called "Deyevskaya," after the owner, Valery Deyev. It is located one kilometer from the village of Turlatovo, almost two kilometers from the urban settlement of Stroitel, and three kilometers from Ryazan itself.
The landfill near the village of Turlatovo on the outskirts of Ryazan is also called "Deyevskaya," after the owner, Valery Deyev. It is located one kilometer from the village of Turlatovo, almost two kilometers from the urban settlement of Stroitel, and three kilometers from Ryazan itself.
Previously, the only way to reach the landfill was through the Khimik-1 gardening association, then about a kilometer along the Listvyanka River. It flows 40 meters from the landfill and yet below it, which means, says Sufranovich, various pollutants, including landfill filtrate.
However, the landfill is now less secure - now you can freely drive to it through the central gate, which come out on Ryazhskoe Highway.
When a NeMoskva journalist visited the area, there were no trash trucks there, but there were no obstacles to access either. Only an hour after the activists had been there did a guard appear and threaten to call Ryazan Region Governor Pavel Malkov directly and report "intruders entering a restricted area."
It is possible that the weakening of control over the territory is connected with the arrest of Deev.
However, the landfill is now less secure - now you can freely drive to it through the central gate, which come out on Ryazhskoe Highway.
When a NeMoskva journalist visited the area, there were no trash trucks there, but there were no obstacles to access either. Only an hour after the activists had been there did a guard appear and threaten to call Ryazan Region Governor Pavel Malkov directly and report "intruders entering a restricted area."
It is possible that the weakening of control over the territory is connected with the arrest of Deev.
A year later, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Ryazan Region заявилоthat the area is "practically reclaimed." Environmental activist Alexander Sufranovich immediately refuted this statement, having left for the landfill: the "garbage" area had grown even larger, while a couple of KamAZ trucks were unloading waste.
Now the communities around the landfill are half empty—some abandoned their dachas because of their proximity to the highway, and others because of the regular fires at the landfill. Even though it was closed by court order, the landfill continued to burn - V March 2020 yearsof the April and, according to unconfirmed official information, in October 2023. Also on it continued take out the trash.
Now the communities around the landfill are half empty—some abandoned their dachas because of their proximity to the highway, and others because of the regular fires at the landfill. Even though it was closed by court order, the landfill continued to burn - V March 2020 yearsof the April and, according to unconfirmed official information, in October 2023. Also on it continued take out the trash.
Anatoly Nikolaev lives in the village of Stroitel, a kilometer from the landfill. His dacha is in Denezhnikovo, almost 9 kilometers away. At home, he says, he constantly smells "an assortment of stench"—from the oil refinery, the battery factory, and the landfill. During the fires, the smell even reached his dacha: "The landfill fog was thick everywhere, the stench was overwhelming."
The Ecological Laboratory of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Ryazan Region then I couldn't detect excess of maximum permissible concentrations of harmful (polluting) substances in the atmospheric air. But in December 2019, the Moscow District Court recognized The landfill's operation was declared illegal and the owner was ordered to remove Class III and IV hazardous waste from the site. At that time, the owner was listed as Ecoresurs LLC, a company associated with the Deyevs, and the lessee was Ecoshlak LLC, also affiliated with the entrepreneur.
The Ecological Laboratory of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Ryazan Region then I couldn't detect excess of maximum permissible concentrations of harmful (polluting) substances in the atmospheric air. But in December 2019, the Moscow District Court recognized The landfill's operation was declared illegal and the owner was ordered to remove Class III and IV hazardous waste from the site. At that time, the owner was listed as Ecoresurs LLC, a company associated with the Deyevs, and the lessee was Ecoshlak LLC, also affiliated with the entrepreneur.
The Khimvolokno plant's wastewater treatment facilities used to be here. According to Yevgeny Rybakov, the sludge ponds were functioning normally. "It smelled a bit," the activist comments, but fish dwelt in the "little ponds." Nearby, plants grew green, and birds nested. Gardening communities—Khimik-1, Khimik-2, and Khimik-3—were established to serve as a green barrier on one side of the wastewater treatment plant. The vegetables, berries, and fruits grown there were eaten without fear.
The landfill emerged around 2008, when a bankrupt company sold Valery Deev a sludge storage facility built in 1960, located on one a large plot of land and several smaller ones.
Deev, an entrepreneur, oversaw the landfill's operations as its general director. The owners of the land plots and the "OOOs" (garbage operators) were either family members or other proxies. He was always reluctant to engage with journalists, although the Ryazan branch of Opora Rossii once organized a press conference at which Deev spoke. tried to appear He later relayed the same line to journalists before his 2019 trial:
The landfill emerged around 2008, when a bankrupt company sold Valery Deev a sludge storage facility built in 1960, located on one a large plot of land and several smaller ones.
Deev, an entrepreneur, oversaw the landfill's operations as its general director. The owners of the land plots and the "OOOs" (garbage operators) were either family members or other proxies. He was always reluctant to engage with journalists, although the Ryazan branch of Opora Rossii once organized a press conference at which Deev spoke. tried to appear He later relayed the same line to journalists before his 2019 trial:
"I've said it many times, and I'll say it again. This is a battle for business between the city landfill and us. Administrative, law enforcement, and media resources are being deployed. It's not for nothing that they're herding journalists and bringing in television crews to the [court] hearing. It's expected that the ruling won't be in our favor. We've been ordered—the order must be carried out. This isn't the first time they've tried to squeeze out and shut down our business. We've been through this before. We'll get through this again—there are other authorities. The landfill is operating—in accordance with Russian law."
In 2012, following complaints from gardeners and garage owners near the landfill, environmental activists scrambled a drone and spotted lakes of unidentified sludge in the lowland beyond the fence. Neither they nor the environmental prosecutor were allowed into the area at the time, as it was private property. It wasn't until a couple of years later that former Governor Oleg Kovalev poopromised "Sternly suppress" any attempt to import Class III-I hazardous waste to the landfill. However, he didn't keep his promise.
In 2012, following complaints from gardeners and garage owners near the landfill, environmental activists scrambled a drone and spotted lakes of unidentified sludge in the lowland beyond the fence. Neither they nor the environmental prosecutor were allowed into the area at the time, as it was private property. It wasn't until a couple of years later that former Governor Oleg Kovalev poopromised "Sternly suppress" any attempt to import Class III-I hazardous waste to the landfill. However, he didn't keep his promise.
"Locals who work nearby said that countless quantities of chemicals were transported here at night. And they [the businessmen] didn't hide it. There's a website aggregator where transporters communicate. And we saw requests there, for example, to bring waste acid here," says Evgeny Rybakov. "There was no license for this. And for years, nothing changed; the owners always found some loophole. Sometimes they'd change the legal entity, sometimes it was the Deyevs' Opora Rossii." supports the.
Since 2008, the site has been built twenty times changed owners (most often, these were members of the Deyev family), and several times, the name of the organization servicing the landfill. Initially, it had a waste disposal license, but in 2011, this was deemed illegal. The company changed its name, obtained a new license, and that, too, was revoked.
Since 2008, the site has been built twenty times changed owners (most often, these were members of the Deyev family), and several times, the name of the organization servicing the landfill. Initially, it had a waste disposal license, but in 2011, this was deemed illegal. The company changed its name, obtained a new license, and that, too, was revoked.
Landfill on the site of a wastewater treatment plant
Closed, but not locked
About five years ago, gardeners united and demanded to close landfill, but to no avail. A formal ban on waste storage was only after a series of fires, which occurred in August - September 2019. caught fire The fire continued until the end of August 12. It erupted again in September. The city was blanketed in gray smoke, making it impossible to breathe even in areas far from the landfill.
“It was simply impossible to breathe in the area of the oil refinery and the thermal power plant without vomiting spasms; such a disgusting smell of garbage smoke covered the area at night,” “We live outside the city, in the village of Shumash [14 km as the crow flies], and we also have an unpleasant smell,” the Ryazan residents then Wrote hundreds of similar comments on social networks.
Residents of some areas of the city still remember August 2019.
"It was unforgettable. If I'm not mistaken, for three weeks it was impossible to air out the apartment, go outside, or dry laundry. In the morning, we left with the children for Solotcha." (once a resort village near Ryazan, now a city boundary with a pine forest – note from NeMoskva)"We moved to the village on weekends. That's how we survived. I don't understand how people were able to stay in the city and go to work," said Elena Ivanova, a resident of the village of Shlakovy (located approximately 6,5 km from the landfill).
“It was simply impossible to breathe in the area of the oil refinery and the thermal power plant without vomiting spasms; such a disgusting smell of garbage smoke covered the area at night,” “We live outside the city, in the village of Shumash [14 km as the crow flies], and we also have an unpleasant smell,” the Ryazan residents then Wrote hundreds of similar comments on social networks.
Residents of some areas of the city still remember August 2019.
"It was unforgettable. If I'm not mistaken, for three weeks it was impossible to air out the apartment, go outside, or dry laundry. In the morning, we left with the children for Solotcha." (once a resort village near Ryazan, now a city boundary with a pine forest – note from NeMoskva)"We moved to the village on weekends. That's how we survived. I don't understand how people were able to stay in the city and go to work," said Elena Ivanova, a resident of the village of Shlakovy (located approximately 6,5 km from the landfill).
When this will end is unknown.
It is a happened August 31, 2023. The businessman was initially placed under house arrest, then replaced with a ban on certain activities. His son, Alexey Deev, and two accomplices—entrepreneurs with whom the family ran a "garbage" business—were also arrested. The regional Investigative Committee reported that "the leader and three members of the organized group have been charged with violating regulations for handling environmentally hazardous substances and waste and laundering large amounts of proceeds from the crime."
As Alexander Sufranovich explains, the Deyevskaya landfill has been recognized as a site of accumulated damage and is now scheduled for elimination with federal funding as part of the national "Clean Country" project. However, two questions remain. First, where exactly will the waste be taken—there are no industrial landfills in the Ryazan region. Second, who is to blame? The activist believes it's not just Deyev—after all, the court ruling was made long ago, and the regulatory authorities have the means to enforce it: "If they didn't force it, then they're to blame."
As Alexander Sufranovich explains, the Deyevskaya landfill has been recognized as a site of accumulated damage and is now scheduled for elimination with federal funding as part of the national "Clean Country" project. However, two questions remain. First, where exactly will the waste be taken—there are no industrial landfills in the Ryazan region. Second, who is to blame? The activist believes it's not just Deyev—after all, the court ruling was made long ago, and the regulatory authorities have the means to enforce it: "If they didn't force it, then they're to blame."
About a month before Deyev's arrest, a local resident who regularly smells the burning landfill (she asked not to be named) sent inquiries to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ryazan mayor's office, and the bailiff service. She asked when the illegal landfill would be closed and the court order to remove the hazardous waste enforced.
The Ministry forwarded the request to the Prioksky Interregional Office of Rosprirodnadzor and the bailiff service. The Prioksky Interregional Office stated that the issues were beyond their jurisdiction and also referred the request to the bailiff service. The mayor's office also cited them.
At the time of this publication's preparation, the Ryazan Office of the Federal Bailiff Service had not responded.
It was also not possible to contact Deev.
The Ministry forwarded the request to the Prioksky Interregional Office of Rosprirodnadzor and the bailiff service. The Prioksky Interregional Office stated that the issues were beyond their jurisdiction and also referred the request to the bailiff service. The mayor's office also cited them.
At the time of this publication's preparation, the Ryazan Office of the Federal Bailiff Service had not responded.
It was also not possible to contact Deev.
The landfill now looks quite harmless; the previous layer has been covered with earth. But, as before, everything is jumbled together: plastic with construction waste, rags with car tires, a bird skeleton next to a chemistry textbook open to the periodic table.
"Who wants a tomato?" laughs Evgeny Rybakov, head of the Ryazan Environmental Alliance (ERA), who arrived with a journalist. He's been trying to push for the landfill's closure since the early 2010s.
"Who wants a tomato?" laughs Evgeny Rybakov, head of the Ryazan Environmental Alliance (ERA), who arrived with a journalist. He's been trying to push for the landfill's closure since the early 2010s.
Tomatoes at a landfill near Turlatovo in September 2023. Three weeks after this photo was taken, the landfill caught fire again.
A NeMoskva journalist visited the site in September 2023, accompanied by activists who have been fighting the landfill for years. The garbage wasn't burning then. However, according to locals, the fire broke out approximately three weeks after the visit (there is no official confirmation).
For over 15 years, food and solid household waste, medical supplies, and all sorts of chemicals, including hydrochloric acid in canisters, have been stored in an area near Turlatovo, covering approximately ten thousand square meters.
For over 15 years, food and solid household waste, medical supplies, and all sorts of chemicals, including hydrochloric acid in canisters, have been stored in an area near Turlatovo, covering approximately ten thousand square meters.
It's impossible to stand near the "reservoirs" containing the viscous liquid—the smell of some unknown substances mixed with fuel oil is too strong. The air in the "garbage bin" itself is slightly fresher. Alexander Sufranovich, head of the public organization "Breathe Clean," even lowers the collar of his sweater, which he had previously used to cover his nose.
"The land has been out of use for many years; nothing can be built here, even if everything is removed. We think there's a lot of trash we see. But underneath us, there's still ten meters of it compacted," he comments, adding, "And just imagine what we all breathed in when it burned. And for how many kilometers around, the soil is now poisoned."
"The land has been out of use for many years; nothing can be built here, even if everything is removed. We think there's a lot of trash we see. But underneath us, there's still ten meters of it compacted," he comments, adding, "And just imagine what we all breathed in when it burned. And for how many kilometers around, the soil is now poisoned."
The history of the landfill in Turlatovo, Ryazan
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"Be patient, the wind will change and it will become easier."
The largest landfill in the Omsk region is located just a kilometer from the city of Kalachinsk, home to 30 people. Waste began being dumped there 45 years ago. Since then, the landfill (now officially designated "temporary") has grown to nearly 100 hectares, and periodically, the fires engulf the streets of Kalachinsk in toxic smoke.
In 2018, after residents protested (up to two hundred people attended the rallies), officials promised to close the landfill and clear the land of its waste. However, the landfill continues to operate, grow, and burn.
In 2018, after residents protested (up to two hundred people attended the rallies), officials promised to close the landfill and clear the land of its waste. However, the landfill continues to operate, grow, and burn.
In 2018, authorities began discussing the construction of a waste incineration plant. Even before construction began, they agreed to accept old landfills from 40 other settlements in the Omsk region.
Residents didn't believe officials' promises that the situation would improve after the construction of a waste incineration plant. They were particularly outraged by the words of Deputy District Head Alexander Maslov, who, during a personal meeting with residents, confessedthat only 15% of the delivered waste will be recycled, and the remaining 85% will be compressed and stored in piles up to 40 meters high.
Realizing the landfill wasn't going anywhere, local residents protested. They demanded that officials hold public hearings, assess the landfill's environmental impact, and prove the need to preserve it. In Kalachinsk, they began go through Protests. People collected nearly five thousand signatures—against both the waste incineration plant and the continued existence of the landfill.
Residents didn't believe officials' promises that the situation would improve after the construction of a waste incineration plant. They were particularly outraged by the words of Deputy District Head Alexander Maslov, who, during a personal meeting with residents, confessedthat only 15% of the delivered waste will be recycled, and the remaining 85% will be compressed and stored in piles up to 40 meters high.
Realizing the landfill wasn't going anywhere, local residents protested. They demanded that officials hold public hearings, assess the landfill's environmental impact, and prove the need to preserve it. In Kalachinsk, they began go through Protests. People collected nearly five thousand signatures—against both the waste incineration plant and the continued existence of the landfill.
Officials didn't argue. But they explained that it would take time and money. Correcting the violations would require "significant financial investment." Furthermore, local authorities believe that closing the landfill could lead to the creation of new illegal dumps, which would further fuel community discontent.
The Kalachinsky District administration requested a deferment: first for two years, then for another three. Garbage trucks are still delivering waste here. Moreover, the amount has increased since the landfill was designated a "landfill." "temporary site for storage of solid waste"Because such sites are few in the region, waste from the regional center and several neighboring districts began to be transported to Kalachinsk. The fires continued.
The Kalachinsky District administration requested a deferment: first for two years, then for another three. Garbage trucks are still delivering waste here. Moreover, the amount has increased since the landfill was designated a "landfill." "temporary site for storage of solid waste"Because such sites are few in the region, waste from the regional center and several neighboring districts began to be transported to Kalachinsk. The fires continued.
The last major fire at the Kalachinskaya landfill was recorded In June 2023, a column of black smoke was visible from 15 kilometers away. The official cause of the fire was a dry summer. According to Vitaly Poddubikov, the mandatory watering of the landfill, which should occur when the air temperature is above 25 degrees Celsius, was not carried out.
Residents reported that the streets were shrouded in acrid smoke from burning plastic. People complained of coughing and difficulty breathing. During the fire, Rosprirodnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources) reported that the air near the landfill was contaminated. revealed elevated levels of pollutants: phenol, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen dioxide. At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations responded to complaints from Kalachin residents answeredthat "there was no command to extinguish the fire."
Residents reported that the streets were shrouded in acrid smoke from burning plastic. People complained of coughing and difficulty breathing. During the fire, Rosprirodnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources) reported that the air near the landfill was contaminated. revealed elevated levels of pollutants: phenol, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen dioxide. At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations responded to complaints from Kalachin residents answeredthat "there was no command to extinguish the fire."
In 2019, a fire broke out at the landfill, which couldn't put out the fire For over two months. The smoke reached as far as Omsk, 90 kilometers away. At times, it became so thick that it limited visibility and even led to a four-car collision on the Chelyabinsk-Novosibirsk highway, injuring two people.
"People call the Unified Dispatch Service, and they're told: 'Be patient, the wind will change and it will become easier,'" complained local deputy Vitaly Poddubikov, who has been advocating for the landfill's closure for many years. "In other words, they're telling you outright: 'We can't help, wait for the wind to blow differently.'" The deputy emphasized that at the time, a court injunction was in effect preventing the landfill from operating, yet garbage trucks continued to transport waste despite the fire.
On version Residents of Kalachinsk say the landfill was deliberately set on fire (people have not given any version of who exactly did it) in order to hide the volumes of garbage being taken there and avoid obligations to recycling.
On version Residents of Kalachinsk say the landfill was deliberately set on fire (people have not given any version of who exactly did it) in order to hide the volumes of garbage being taken there and avoid obligations to recycling.
Reports that fire and rescue services are not required to extinguish landfill fires housed On the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations website. "The owners of solid waste landfills are responsible for extinguishing fires, as well as implementing fire safety measures at these sites," the rescuers stated. They still responded to the fire and attempted to do something, but emphasized that it was impossible to extinguish it, as the burning waste was buried five meters deep. Apparently, in such cases, the only option is to wait for the fire to burn itself out and subside.
In 2020, a new fire broke out at the landfill: the fire quickly engulfed the entire area and rose up to a height of up to six meters. The tractor sent to extinguish the fire also burned.
In 2020, a new fire broke out at the landfill: the fire quickly engulfed the entire area and rose up to a height of up to six meters. The tractor sent to extinguish the fire also burned.
The largest fires of recent years
When a court decision is also garbage
The Kalachin City Court ruled that the landfill operates in violation of the law and causes “significant harm” to the environment. set Back in December 2015, measurements by Rosprirodnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage) showed that the soil at the dump was contaminated with heavy metals. Specifically, copper levels exceeded the maximum permissible concentration by almost four times, zinc by nine times, and lead by 12 times.
In their court appearances, representatives of the regulatory agency stated that the landfill fails to meet the requirements for such facilities in many respects. This is precisely why fires occur there.
Judge Olga Shestakova agreed with Rosprirodnadzor's arguments and demanded that the district administration suspend operations at the Kalachinskaya landfill until the violations are corrected.
In their court appearances, representatives of the regulatory agency stated that the landfill fails to meet the requirements for such facilities in many respects. This is precisely why fires occur there.
Judge Olga Shestakova agreed with Rosprirodnadzor's arguments and demanded that the district administration suspend operations at the Kalachinskaya landfill until the violations are corrected.
Garbage protest
local emphasizedNext to the landfill is a ravine through which toxic leachate flows into Lake Kalach, a specially protected natural site. From there, it flows into the Om River, from which residents of three districts get their water. Furthermore, the distance from the landfill to two schools does not comply with sanitary regulations: two and a half kilometers instead of five (the minimum permissible distance to residential buildings is 1 km, but it was one meter).
In response, the authorities tried forbid Protest rallies were dispersed with the help of police, and even electricity was cut off to disable sound amplification equipment at the rallies. The district administration never approved public hearings; officials limited themselves to procedural procedures. public discussionsKalachinsk residents collected 240 questionnaires containing signatures opposing the plant and landfill. However, according to local deputy Vitaly Poddubikov, these questionnaires "almost got lost" in government offices. Before the decision-making meeting, the organizers claimed they didn't have the documents, so they had to go to the administration office to find them.
In response, the authorities tried forbid Protest rallies were dispersed with the help of police, and even electricity was cut off to disable sound amplification equipment at the rallies. The district administration never approved public hearings; officials limited themselves to procedural procedures. public discussionsKalachinsk residents collected 240 questionnaires containing signatures opposing the plant and landfill. However, according to local deputy Vitaly Poddubikov, these questionnaires "almost got lost" in government offices. Before the decision-making meeting, the organizers claimed they didn't have the documents, so they had to go to the administration office to find them.
A landfill fire in Kalachinsk in 2020. Source: VKontakte page of deputy Vitaly Poddubikov.
The history of the landfill in Kalachinsk, Omsk
An accident in a smokescreen on the Chelyabinsk-Novosibirsk highway.
"Apparently, no law enforcement or government officials are planning to clean up the landfill. The landfill burns with alarming regularity, releasing tons of harmful substances into the atmosphere, and we then breathe them in. This is the cause of rising cancer rates, allergies, lung diseases, and other benefits of civilization," wrote One resident wrote on social media. "But I wonder, why Kalachinsk? Is there nowhere else to set up a landfill? We already have a mess in the city, and now they're sending us landfills from all over the city. Are there monsters living here or what? We live like we're on a volcano," another resident complained.
Incidentally, Poddubikov himself was unable to participate in the public discussions. "It was prohibited due to 'urgent production needs,'" formulated deputy reason for absence.
People were outraged that the discussions were organized on Friday, during working hours, without warning anyone. At the meeting managed Only one local resident attended, and three more came by the end. Despite this small representation, the district government heeded the residents' demands, refused to build the plant, and refused to grant the landfill inter-municipal status. Moreover, officials promised to reclaim it!
People were outraged that the discussions were organized on Friday, during working hours, without warning anyone. At the meeting managed Only one local resident attended, and three more came by the end. Despite this small representation, the district government heeded the residents' demands, refused to build the plant, and refused to grant the landfill inter-municipal status. Moreover, officials promised to reclaim it!
The promises have not been fulfilled. Garbage trucks from Omsk and other districts continue to transport waste to Kalachinsk. In 2020, the Kalachinsk landfill was included in the official list of solid municipal waste disposal sites by order of the regional Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The ministry's document states that waste can be transported there until the end of 2025 for so-called "temporary storage."
Apparently, officials see no contradiction between their actions and the court's decision to close the landfill, which was made nine years ago. Incidentally, last January, the Kalachinsky District administration once again asked to delay the implementation of this decision and extend the operation of the landfill until 2026. But this time, the request was refused.
Apparently, officials see no contradiction between their actions and the court's decision to close the landfill, which was made nine years ago. Incidentally, last January, the Kalachinsky District administration once again asked to delay the implementation of this decision and extend the operation of the landfill until 2026. But this time, the request was refused.
Temporary waste that can become permanent
The fact that the landfill is operating in violation of the law and continues to harm the environment is confirmed not only by the fires, but also by the results of prosecutorial inspections, during which were revealed violations of sanitary norms and rules.
Residents of Kalachinsk claim that the load on their landfill has increased in recent years, but no work is being done to build additional isolation circuits to prevent toxic substances from entering water bodies, and waste transported from across the Omsk region is dumped on the ground without any waterproofing.
According to documents, the landfill's reclamation date is currently set for December 31, 2028. More promises: waste to Kalachinsk will stop transported after the opening of the Tavrichesky landfill. However, its construction is ongoing delayed.
Residents of Kalachinsk claim that the load on their landfill has increased in recent years, but no work is being done to build additional isolation circuits to prevent toxic substances from entering water bodies, and waste transported from across the Omsk region is dumped on the ground without any waterproofing.
According to documents, the landfill's reclamation date is currently set for December 31, 2028. More promises: waste to Kalachinsk will stop transported after the opening of the Tavrichesky landfill. However, its construction is ongoing delayed.
Fire at a landfill in Kalachinsk in 2020.
Source: VKontakte group "Hello, Kalachinsk".
Source: VKontakte group "Hello, Kalachinsk".
A three-week landfill fire in 2019. Source: Facebook.
Rally against the Kalachin landfill. Source: Omsk branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
How trash from the Kalachinsk landfill spreads throughout the region. Video from ObKom TV.
Kalachinsk in smoke. Source: bk55
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"I can see that she's smoking, but we have no other choice today."
In April 2024, residents of the villages of Agachkala and Talgi once again complained about the acrid smoke emanating from the landfill near Makhachkala. "It was hard to breathe; the smoke covered the nearby highway," рассказал Agachkala resident Mukhtar. "Many local residents temporarily went to visit relatives in Makhachkala and other cities. The situation is a little better now, but the smoldering garbage still remains." The capital's mayor, Yusupov Umavov, then saidthat the fire was caused by hot weather, pieces of glass and metal heated by the sun.
It didn't stop. In the summer of 2022, residents of Novy Agachul blocked the road, demanding Put out the fire at the landfill. People complained of a pungent odor, acrid smoke, and soot from the burning garbage. The villagers threatened to "rouse" the entire community and dig up the road leading to the landfill.
"The entire village has been covered in smoke since this morning; the windows can't be opened. The children can't go outside or to kindergarten because the smoke is constantly billowing toward us. We're desperate; we don't know what to do. We'll have to resort to desperate measures—closing or digging up this road. We'll have to keep watch and spend the night here. I don't want my children to get sick because of this smoke," говорил Two years ago, a resident of the village of Agachaul, Ali Dzhamiev.
"The entire village has been covered in smoke since this morning; the windows can't be opened. The children can't go outside or to kindergarten because the smoke is constantly billowing toward us. We're desperate; we don't know what to do. We'll have to resort to desperate measures—closing or digging up this road. We'll have to keep watch and spend the night here. I don't want my children to get sick because of this smoke," говорил Two years ago, a resident of the village of Agachaul, Ali Dzhamiev.
Then, in 2021, during a direct line, the acting head of Dagestan (and today the current head of the entire republic) Sergei Melikov apologized in front of the Talgin residents for the fact that the authorities cannot create “favorable environmental conditions” for them, but he said that the landfill will continue to operate for now.
"I see it's smoking, but we have no other choice today. I hope we'll finally take a civilized path, and waste and solid municipal waste management will no longer be a problem by 2022," Melikov said.
"I see it's smoking, but we have no other choice today. I hope we'll finally take a civilized path, and waste and solid municipal waste management will no longer be a problem by 2022," Melikov said.
Two years later, the landfill was still there. Dagestan's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Nabiyula Karachayev, was forced to reiterate long-standing complaints from residents of nearby villages about burning garbage, but he also said, that from October 2014 to April 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources of Dagestan, together with investors from Karachay-Cherkessia, “carried out work to extinguish the landfill” and installed a waste sorting complex there, with a total capacity of 300-350 tons per day.
The regulatory authorities were apparently dissatisfied with this decision. In 2018, the Makhachkala Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office demanded that the mayor's office eliminate the "accumulated damage site" in Cherkes-Kutan.
The regulatory authorities were apparently dissatisfied with this decision. In 2018, the Makhachkala Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office demanded that the mayor's office eliminate the "accumulated damage site" in Cherkes-Kutan.
Back in 2014, the Office of Rospotrebnadzor in Dagestan demanded close landfill due to violations of sanitary legislation and complaints from people.
"It's detrimental to the health of Makhachkala residents. I've already drawn attention to this disgrace. As mayor, I'm concerned about the well-being of the city's residents. Enough of this! I intend to prevent it as soon as possible," said Magomed Suleimanov, the mayor of the Dagestani capital, said after visiting the landfill. He announced that specialists would soon develop a design for a waste landfill at a different location, four kilometers from the village of Talgi. Meanwhile, they promised to close the old landfill—clean it of debris, fill it with soil, and completely restore the natural environment.
"It's detrimental to the health of Makhachkala residents. I've already drawn attention to this disgrace. As mayor, I'm concerned about the well-being of the city's residents. Enough of this! I intend to prevent it as soon as possible," said Magomed Suleimanov, the mayor of the Dagestani capital, said after visiting the landfill. He announced that specialists would soon develop a design for a waste landfill at a different location, four kilometers from the village of Talgi. Meanwhile, they promised to close the old landfill—clean it of debris, fill it with soil, and completely restore the natural environment.
"I intend to prevent this as soon as possible."
Melikov's apology
In February 2021, a criminal case was opened against Nabiyula Karachayev—the same man who allegedly initiated waste sorting at the landfill—under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Russian Criminal Code (negligence). The official was accused of failing to prevent waste from being dumped at an illegal landfill and of failing to demand compensation for environmental damage from the regional operator, Lider LLC. However, a year later, the court acquitted the former minister, stating in its verdict that the landfill where the waste was being dumped existed prior to Karachayev's appointment, and that the waste was being dumped there because there was nowhere else to dump it, and "the technological capacity for recycling" was nonexistent.
"They have nowhere to take them."
In September of that year, residents of the village of Novy Paraul in the Karabudakhkent district filed a lawsuit demanding that the landfill be closed to garbage trucks, but to no avail. Then-Minister of Natural Resources Ibrahim Ibrahimov recognizedthat Dagestan was "very late" in starting work on creating solid waste landfills, and there is simply nowhere to take the waste.
"The garbage handlers take the garbage there [to the Cherkes-Kutan landfill]. We fine them for it, but they have nowhere else to take it. The prosecutor's office punishes them, and we punish them," Ibragimov said. At the same time, the official reported that specialists were "bringing the landfill up to standard" weekly, but fires were breaking out there again every two weeks.
"The garbage handlers take the garbage there [to the Cherkes-Kutan landfill]. We fine them for it, but they have nowhere else to take it. The prosecutor's office punishes them, and we punish them," Ibragimov said. At the same time, the official reported that specialists were "bringing the landfill up to standard" weekly, but fires were breaking out there again every two weeks.
A garbage truck near the Cherkes-Kutan landfill—the "eternal torch." Screenshot from a "Caucasian Knot" video.
The history of the landfill in Cherkes-Kutan, Dagestan
In 2023, a court declared the landfill illegal. However, it continued to operate. Three years after Melikov's statement, a "civilized way" to manage waste in Dagestan has still not been found.
The dump is still there.
In 2023, as part of the federal "Clean Country" project, Dagestan was allocated one billion rubles for the reclamation of four unauthorized landfills, but the region's main waste source was not among them.
"The landfill's location outside Makhachkala (one of the project's key criteria) was an obstacle, so the site was excluded," stated the official statement from the Dagestani Ministry of Property.
It was possible to obtain funds for the liquidation of the landfill through another federal project, “General Cleaning,” but in April of that year the authorities statedTo achieve this, the land under the landfill must be rezoned from "agricultural" to "industrial." This process has not yet been completed.
"The landfill's location outside Makhachkala (one of the project's key criteria) was an obstacle, so the site was excluded," stated the official statement from the Dagestani Ministry of Property.
It was possible to obtain funds for the liquidation of the landfill through another federal project, “General Cleaning,” but in April of that year the authorities statedTo achieve this, the land under the landfill must be rezoned from "agricultural" to "industrial." This process has not yet been completed.
Firefighting in Cherkes-Kutan. Source: Ministry of Natural Resources
Smoke from the Cherkes-Kutan landfill covers houses in surrounding villages. Screenshot from a video by the "Caucasian Knot."
The landfill in the Cherkes-kutan and Novy Paraul area is the largest unauthorized dump in Dagestan. It covers three areas: Makhachkala, Karabudakhkent, and Buinaksk districts. Garbage from all over the Dagestani capital and Kaspiysk has been dumped here for over 40 years, and for 30 of those years, it has been smoldering. Why? received The locals call it the "eternal torch." The waste piles reach heights of up to 40 meters. Residents of nearby villages—Agachkala, Talgi, Novy Paraul, Novy Khushet, Novy Tarki, and Novy Agachaul—are plagued by constant fires.
"An ordinary day at a garbage dump in the suburbs of Makhachkala." Video from the publication "Caucasian Knot."
The process was slow. Only a couple of years later did progress begin: the Dagestan Ministry of Property registered the ownership of land plots in Cherkes-Kutan. The ministry explained that this was to subsequently make them available for the design and construction of "waste processing facilities."
At the beginning of 2024, the head of Rosprirodnadzor Svetlana Rodionova reportedThe damage to the soil from an illegal dump in the suburbs of Makhachkala exceeded 20 billion rubles. Rodionova held the regional Ministry of Land and Property Relations responsible for the incident, and the case materials were sent to the prosecutor's office.
"We are working on the issue"
Later the Ministry of Property disproved accusations of creating an illegal dump, explaining that "the problem arose long before the republic's ownership rights to the aforementioned sites were registered." The agency also reported that administrative penalties previously imposed by Rosprirodnadzor were appealed by the Ministry of Property and overturned in court.
On law, responsibility for the elimination of unauthorized dumps lies with the regional operator and the site owner. However, as noted attention According to the Novoye Delo publication, the cadastral map shows that the plots near the landfill are divided "strangely," making it difficult to determine who actually owns them.
On law, responsibility for the elimination of unauthorized dumps lies with the regional operator and the site owner. However, as noted attention According to the Novoye Delo publication, the cadastral map shows that the plots near the landfill are divided "strangely," making it difficult to determine who actually owns them.
The Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Dagestan" reported on the damage caused by the landfill, albeit very briefly.
In May 2024, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Republic Saniyat Bilalova reportedthat the possibility of including the landfill in two federal projects, “General Cleaning” and “Clean Air,” is being “worked out.”
"We now have the opportunity to include it in the federal Clean Air project, as the landfill is a major source of air pollution. We are working on an inventory of the necessary land plots to be completed by 2024," the deputy minister said.
"We now have the opportunity to include it in the federal Clean Air project, as the landfill is a major source of air pollution. We are working on an inventory of the necessary land plots to be completed by 2024," the deputy minister said.
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"The stifling smell, the heat and the feeling of utter hopelessness"
A landfill in the village of Gorki, near Moscow, has been smoldering for three months. The source of the toxic smoke is located one and a half kilometers from the state museum-reserve where Lenin spent the last years of his life, and 27 kilometers from the Kremlin.
The authorities promised residents to remove all smoldering waste by early September. However, the deadline has been missed: as of this publication, toxic smoke still blankets the streets, trucks continue to deliver trash, and new fires continue to break out at the landfill.
The authorities promised residents to remove all smoldering waste by early September. However, the deadline has been missed: as of this publication, toxic smoke still blankets the streets, trucks continue to deliver trash, and new fires continue to break out at the landfill.
Official evidence that waste was actually being burned emerged on July 2, 2024: a fire broke out at the landfill site, visible even from satellite images (a column of black smoke was recorded on recent Google maps).
It took two days to extinguish the fire. But even after the burning waste was doused with water and covered with earth, it continued to smolder. As officials explained in the district chat, heavy rains had caused cracks in the ground, allowing oxygen to penetrate. This oxygen fuels the deep-seated combustion.
Due to toxic smoke, Gorki residents constantly complain in chats, social media, and at meetings about headaches and loss of energy. They believe the landfill's management was let down by greed and impunity. They began burning waste in large quantities, causing the fire to become uncontrollable and engulf an area of approximately 1,000 square meters.
It took two days to extinguish the fire. But even after the burning waste was doused with water and covered with earth, it continued to smolder. As officials explained in the district chat, heavy rains had caused cracks in the ground, allowing oxygen to penetrate. This oxygen fuels the deep-seated combustion.
Due to toxic smoke, Gorki residents constantly complain in chats, social media, and at meetings about headaches and loss of energy. They believe the landfill's management was let down by greed and impunity. They began burning waste in large quantities, causing the fire to become uncontrollable and engulf an area of approximately 1,000 square meters.
The landfill is located on the outskirts of the village. Officially, it's a sorting facility where incoming waste is separated into fractions and sent for further processing. Anything not recyclable is supposed to be loaded into trucks and taken to a landfill. However, Gorki residents believe that non-recyclable waste is simply burned instead. According to Olga, a NeMoskva subscriber, it used to be burned in small quantities, secretly, and at night.
"I bought an apartment here in 2017, and even then people were complaining about the burning smell," she said. "We contacted the local administration numerous times, but every time the environmental lab came to take measurements, the burning miraculously stopped. As a result, the head of the Leninsky urban district, Alexey Spassky, and his deputy, Albert Gravin, sent us formal replies that the air was clean. Now they both sit on suspicion of corruption.
"I bought an apartment here in 2017, and even then people were complaining about the burning smell," she said. "We contacted the local administration numerous times, but every time the environmental lab came to take measurements, the burning miraculously stopped. As a result, the head of the Leninsky urban district, Alexey Spassky, and his deputy, Albert Gravin, sent us formal replies that the air was clean. Now they both sit on suspicion of corruption.
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Battle for the air
On versionAccording to the landfill's management and supported by officials, the burning wood chips—waste from Moscow construction sites—are the source of the fire. However, residents claim that "the air is permeated with the smell of burnt plastic and chemicals." Locals are certain that the fire is simply unsorted trash that has been dumped there for many years.
Not far from the village is the Vidnovsky Perinatal Center. It is considered one of the best in the Moscow region: it handles complex births, including those of mothers with cancer and other serious illnesses.
"I gave birth during the day, and it was windy at night. I had to run around the entire ward and close the windows," one mother wrote in a local chat. "But still, there was this suffocating smell, the heat, and the feeling of utter hopelessness. The baby was born weak, and immediately was covered in foul air."
Not far from the village is the Vidnovsky Perinatal Center. It is considered one of the best in the Moscow region: it handles complex births, including those of mothers with cancer and other serious illnesses.
"I gave birth during the day, and it was windy at night. I had to run around the entire ward and close the windows," one mother wrote in a local chat. "But still, there was this suffocating smell, the heat, and the feeling of utter hopelessness. The baby was born weak, and immediately was covered in foul air."
Promises and prohibitions
In September, nine residents of Gorki went for a reception at the Presidential Administration. However, things only got worse after that: new fires broke out at the landfill, and the date for removing the smoldering waste was moved from September 2 to 25.
Local deputy Artur Grigoryan, who promised to “be there for residents in difficult times” and assured, that the company's management will "completely eliminate the consequences of the fire" by September 2, no longer writes about the landfill's problems.
Meanwhile, loaded garbage trucks continue to deliver new loads of waste, despite the fact that an official ban on this is currently in effect (residents were informed of this in private messages, screenshots are available to the editorial staff).
Local deputy Artur Grigoryan, who promised to “be there for residents in difficult times” and assured, that the company's management will "completely eliminate the consequences of the fire" by September 2, no longer writes about the landfill's problems.
Meanwhile, loaded garbage trucks continue to deliver new loads of waste, despite the fact that an official ban on this is currently in effect (residents were informed of this in private messages, screenshots are available to the editorial staff).
Equipment clears a smoldering landfill in the village of Gorki.
A landfill burns 27 kilometers from the Kremlin.
The initiative group after a visit to the Presidential Administration.
According to one resident, she has been fainting every day since August 18th from the suffocating odor and has become disoriented. However, her speech was interrupted by police officers armed with machine guns, summoned by an administration employee.
"Do they think we'll be afraid of the police?" one of the participants at the meeting at City Hall asked, perplexed.
“There is nothing more terrible than what they poison us with,” adds another.
"Do they think we'll be afraid of the police?" one of the participants at the meeting at City Hall asked, perplexed.
“There is nothing more terrible than what they poison us with,” adds another.
The residents came to the mayor, but he ran away through the back door.
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Burning landfill in Gorki.
The fact that waste continues to be burned at the landfill site even after the July fire, confirmed Unscheduled nighttime raids conducted by local administration employees in mid-August. In particular, inspection reports documented the burning of waste from stretch film production and the burning of paint buckets.
Residents themselves have already caught landfill employees red-handed burning electrical cables and metal.
Residents themselves have already caught landfill employees red-handed burning electrical cables and metal.
Residents catch workers red-handed burning garbage.
People's assembly on August 22. Photo: Deputy Artur Grigoryan's Telegram channel.
At first, Gorki residents posted their complaints in the district chat. But those who "don't care" quickly appeared.
"They started throwing dirt at us and calling us troublemakers," says a NeMoskva subscriber.
The next step was personal visits to officials. Almost immediately, residents realized they needed to go in crowds.
"It's hard to argue with them alone," the activist says. "You walk into an office and there are six or seven people sitting there at once. They give beautiful answers to make us melt. I once asked, 'Don't you smell the street?' They say, 'We don't have time to breathe.'"
At the end of August, residents of Gorki held A public meeting attended by fifty people was held. It was then that a representative of the landfill administration promised to remove the garbage by September 2. He never kept that promise.
"They started throwing dirt at us and calling us troublemakers," says a NeMoskva subscriber.
The next step was personal visits to officials. Almost immediately, residents realized they needed to go in crowds.
"It's hard to argue with them alone," the activist says. "You walk into an office and there are six or seven people sitting there at once. They give beautiful answers to make us melt. I once asked, 'Don't you smell the street?' They say, 'We don't have time to breathe.'"
At the end of August, residents of Gorki held A public meeting attended by fifty people was held. It was then that a representative of the landfill administration promised to remove the garbage by September 2. He never kept that promise.
“You should be punched in the face for letting children and pregnant women breathe in this stench,” people were indignant.
Ministry of Ecology inspector Sergei Gulko was also present at that meeting. When people complained about waste burning at the landfill, he suggested calling the police. However, he refused to call the police.
“I don’t live here,” he explained.
"Then you don't give a damn because you don't live here!" the assembled people responded, suggesting he resign.
When asked how much they paid to ensure the Ministry of Ecology turned a blind eye to this disgrace, Sergei Gulko sarcastically replied: “They paid their pockets full.”
Ministry of Ecology inspector Sergei Gulko was also present at that meeting. When people complained about waste burning at the landfill, he suggested calling the police. However, he refused to call the police.
“I don’t live here,” he explained.
"Then you don't give a damn because you don't live here!" the assembled people responded, suggesting he resign.
When asked how much they paid to ensure the Ministry of Ecology turned a blind eye to this disgrace, Sergei Gulko sarcastically replied: “They paid their pockets full.”
People's assembly on August 22.
"They're not letting us into the landfill anymore, they're not letting us film the fire or the garbage trucks unloading," says a NeMoskva subscriber. "They're accusing us of distracting everyone with our complaints and getting in the way of putting out the fire."
Residents made their last visit to the administration of the Leninsky Urban District, which includes the village of Gorki, on September 17. They wanted to meet with Mayor Stanislav Katorov, but he, they said, fled through the back door.
"We're living in hell, nothing's being resolved," they complained to chief environmental expert Vera Kolesnikova, who came out to meet them in the lobby.
Residents made their last visit to the administration of the Leninsky Urban District, which includes the village of Gorki, on September 17. They wanted to meet with Mayor Stanislav Katorov, but he, they said, fled through the back door.
"We're living in hell, nothing's being resolved," they complained to chief environmental expert Vera Kolesnikova, who came out to meet them in the lobby.
Garbage truck surveillance.
The liquid fraction released from all types of waste during the decomposition process. During rain and snowmelt, it enters the soil and groundwater.
The waste reform envisaged a gradual ban on the disposal of various types of waste: from 2018 – scrap and waste metal, thermometers, mercury lamps, scrap aluminum cans, and foil; from 2019 – waste paper, cardboard and paper packaging, tires and tyres, polyethylene and polyethylene packaging, glass and glass containers; from 2021 – computer and office equipment, batteries and household appliances, and power tools.
This status implies that waste is temporarily stored and then transported to another location, for example, to an incineration plant (which has not yet been built in the Omsk region).
A format in which residents' opinions are collected in absentia through surveys; their personal presence at the meeting is not required to make a final decision.
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Why do landfills and dumps burn? How should they be managed to prevent them from burning? What are the consequences of such fires for people and the environment? And what do foreign agents have to do with it? Experts explain.
Burning landfills or dumps produces smoke, which is carried by the wind to nearby communities. Along with the smoke, harmful substances are also carried. People inhale these substances, which settle on plants and in the soil. However, proving harm is extremely difficult simply because it is nearly impossible to prove a cause-and-effect relationship (for example, the occurrence of a disease as a result of regular landfill fires). All that remains for people is activism and struggle, which is extremely difficult: correspondence with government agencies can drag on for years without achieving anything, and most environmental initiatives are paralyzed because they are designated as foreign agents or undesirable organizations.
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If it is short. It's usually landfills that burn—basically, mountains of garbage, areas where anything and everything is stored, with no modern waste disposal technologies in sight. A modern landfill, properly managed, shouldn't burn. If a fire does occur, it means either the waste disposal technology is being violated, or it's a landfill only on paper, not in fact.
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"It's usually not the landfill that burns, but the dump. If a landfill burns, it means waste disposal technology isn't being followed."
Sergey Chudinov, director of the processing company Bumatika (Perm)
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"When a landfill burns, it poisons people within a radius of 3-4 kilometers."
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"A separate problem is that environmental organizations have been denied access to public oversight."
Dmitry Nesterov, waste management expert, formerly an expert at the Russian branch of Greenpeace*
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"Once the landfill fire is extinguished, the negative impact does not end."
Violetta Chernaya, Associate Professor of the Department of Disaster Medicine and Emergency Medical Care at the Ryazan State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health, expert of the Russian Ecological Society, Chairperson of the Ryazan branch of the Russian Ecological Society, Candidate of Geographical Sciences
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"It's usually not the landfill that burns, but the dump. If a landfill burns, it means waste disposal technology isn't being followed."
Сергей Чудинов, директор перерабатывающей компании «Буматика» (Пермь)
— It's usually not the landfill that catches fire, but the dump. What's the difference? You could say a landfill is a hypermarket, while a dump is a spontaneous market. A landfill is a purpose-built structure, fenced in, with dams, security, environmentalists, and equipment. A dump, on the other hand, is essentially just a pile of trash. It's about 15 meters high, for example. So, the fire starts at the top, and fresh air comes in from below. It works like a furnace, burning from the inside.
When you drive up to a landfill, you smell a putrid odor and, most likely, a burning smell. But if you drive up to a landfill, there's no smell. Why? Because, firstly, at a landfill, all waste is collected—there's a waterproofing layer along the bottom and a drainage system. Secondly, every two meters, the garbage is covered with a 20-centimeter layer of soil and constantly compacted—it's not fluffy and doesn't fly around. If there is soil filling and there is no access to oxygen, what will burn?
So, if a landfill is on fire, it means that waste disposal technology is not being followed.
It's important to understand, however, that not everything called a "landfill" actually is one. All these requirements—waterproofing, treatment facilities, gas vents, and a biogas collection system—were introduced after the 2000s. If the landfill was opened before 2000, then according to the documents it may be a landfill, but in fact it is a dump. We have one like that in Perm—"Sofrony," a landfill that was abandoned in the 70s. It doesn't have anything we need now.
There's another problem. Municipal solid waste landfills are only allowed to accept waste of hazard classes 4-5—non-hazardous and low-hazard. This is waste generated by the population. Hazardous waste of classes 1-2-3 must be disposed of in specialized landfills managed by Rosatom; it cannot be disposed of in municipal solid waste landfills. But let's say someone brought a tank of acid there and dumped it. Then another truck arrived and dumped a tank of alkali. What would happen? A fire. Because alkali and acid react, and all hell breaks loose. And this will happen if the incoming waste stream isn't properly controlled.
What should people do? Initiate public monitoring—is the soil being refilled every two meters, is the wastewater treated, is biogas being collected? This requires delving into the technology. Let me give you an example. Some friends of mine in the Moscow region created a quarry on a pond near their summer cottages. They pumped out the water, dumped it into the forest, and took the sand. As a result, the summer cottagers lost water in their wells, and the forests became swamps. Wherever they write, they come, check, issue warnings, cautions, but in reality, everything continues to work as it did before. Eventually, they delved into the technology and discovered that water couldn't be drained during operation, and sand had to be extracted with a dredger. They've managed to get this company to convene public hearings at the prosecutor's office; they want to show everyone everything and reassure people. They've brought in a dredger, and they'll work as required.
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P.S. In May 2024, a fire broke out at a solid waste landfill in Krasnokamsk, Perm, managed by Bumatika. This incident was also monitored by us. Sergey Chudinov commented on the incident: “Our eastern slope slid in the spring, exposing the waste. We couldn't get there until it dried out, and on the first dry day, May 29th, it caught fire. The branches were burning from last year's cleanups, ignited by the sun and glass waste contained in the solid waste. The slope slid due to the heavy snowfall this year. That is, the soil became saturated with water, and when it thawed, it slid, just like the exposed clay banks along the Kama River.”
When you drive up to a landfill, you smell a putrid odor and, most likely, a burning smell. But if you drive up to a landfill, there's no smell. Why? Because, firstly, at a landfill, all waste is collected—there's a waterproofing layer along the bottom and a drainage system. Secondly, every two meters, the garbage is covered with a 20-centimeter layer of soil and constantly compacted—it's not fluffy and doesn't fly around. If there is soil filling and there is no access to oxygen, what will burn?
So, if a landfill is on fire, it means that waste disposal technology is not being followed.
It's important to understand, however, that not everything called a "landfill" actually is one. All these requirements—waterproofing, treatment facilities, gas vents, and a biogas collection system—were introduced after the 2000s. If the landfill was opened before 2000, then according to the documents it may be a landfill, but in fact it is a dump. We have one like that in Perm—"Sofrony," a landfill that was abandoned in the 70s. It doesn't have anything we need now.
There's another problem. Municipal solid waste landfills are only allowed to accept waste of hazard classes 4-5—non-hazardous and low-hazard. This is waste generated by the population. Hazardous waste of classes 1-2-3 must be disposed of in specialized landfills managed by Rosatom; it cannot be disposed of in municipal solid waste landfills. But let's say someone brought a tank of acid there and dumped it. Then another truck arrived and dumped a tank of alkali. What would happen? A fire. Because alkali and acid react, and all hell breaks loose. And this will happen if the incoming waste stream isn't properly controlled.
What should people do? Initiate public monitoring—is the soil being refilled every two meters, is the wastewater treated, is biogas being collected? This requires delving into the technology. Let me give you an example. Some friends of mine in the Moscow region created a quarry on a pond near their summer cottages. They pumped out the water, dumped it into the forest, and took the sand. As a result, the summer cottagers lost water in their wells, and the forests became swamps. Wherever they write, they come, check, issue warnings, cautions, but in reality, everything continues to work as it did before. Eventually, they delved into the technology and discovered that water couldn't be drained during operation, and sand had to be extracted with a dredger. They've managed to get this company to convene public hearings at the prosecutor's office; they want to show everyone everything and reassure people. They've brought in a dredger, and they'll work as required.
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P.S. In May 2024, a fire broke out at a solid waste landfill in Krasnokamsk, Perm, managed by Bumatika. This incident was also monitored by us. Sergey Chudinov commented on the incident: “Our eastern slope slid in the spring, exposing the waste. We couldn't get there until it dried out, and on the first dry day, May 29th, it caught fire. The branches were burning from last year's cleanups, ignited by the sun and glass waste contained in the solid waste. The slope slid due to the heavy snowfall this year. That is, the soil became saturated with water, and when it thawed, it slid, just like the exposed clay banks along the Kama River.”
"A separate problem is that environmental organizations have been denied access to public oversight."
Дмитрий Нестеров, эксперт в области обращения с отходами, в прошлом — эксперт российского отделения «Гринпис»*
— Disclaimer: It's impossible to create a landfill that will have no impact on the environment. This impact can be minimized.
The environmental hazard of a landfill depends on the size and type of waste, but generally, any waste must be covered with soil and compacted to eliminate air ingress. Fires most often occur due to improper landfill practices.
Also, sometimes fires occur due to arson. Landfills are set on fire to reduce the amount of waste without much effort.
Landfill gas, which is formed during anaerobic (i.e., without oxygen) decomposition, often ignites. It is this gas—a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, and water vapor—that produces the unpleasant odor. A system for capturing it is essential. Moreover, this gas can be used as energy, providing heat for certain facilities or the landfill's infrastructure. Some countries do this. In our country, such projects began to emerge in the 1960s, but they never gained traction—electricity sources were already plentiful, and the technology was unclaimed.
The condition of landfills and waste disposal sites must be constantly monitored—the composition of waste leachate, the volume of landfill gas generated... By the end of next year, they plan to create a system that will monitor and digitize all data using artificial intelligence. But So far, we have very poor control over waste disposal! A landfill “in an ideal” and in reality are often different concepts.
The main problem: landfills should essentially be the last stop in the waste management chain. We often talk about a waste sorting facility attached to a landfill, but it should be the other way around—a landfill attached to a sorting facility. Only waste that can't be recycled should be taken there. Accordingly, we need to develop waste collection systems and eliminate single-use goods and packaging wherever possible, switching to reusable alternatives.
A separate problem is that almost all environmental organizations have been designated as foreign agents, and those that remain have been denied access to public oversight of the construction and operation of landfills.
* Russian authorities declared the organization's activities undesirable in Russia, after which Russian Greenpeace announced its closure.
The environmental hazard of a landfill depends on the size and type of waste, but generally, any waste must be covered with soil and compacted to eliminate air ingress. Fires most often occur due to improper landfill practices.
Also, sometimes fires occur due to arson. Landfills are set on fire to reduce the amount of waste without much effort.
Landfill gas, which is formed during anaerobic (i.e., without oxygen) decomposition, often ignites. It is this gas—a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, and water vapor—that produces the unpleasant odor. A system for capturing it is essential. Moreover, this gas can be used as energy, providing heat for certain facilities or the landfill's infrastructure. Some countries do this. In our country, such projects began to emerge in the 1960s, but they never gained traction—electricity sources were already plentiful, and the technology was unclaimed.
The condition of landfills and waste disposal sites must be constantly monitored—the composition of waste leachate, the volume of landfill gas generated... By the end of next year, they plan to create a system that will monitor and digitize all data using artificial intelligence. But So far, we have very poor control over waste disposal! A landfill “in an ideal” and in reality are often different concepts.
The main problem: landfills should essentially be the last stop in the waste management chain. We often talk about a waste sorting facility attached to a landfill, but it should be the other way around—a landfill attached to a sorting facility. Only waste that can't be recycled should be taken there. Accordingly, we need to develop waste collection systems and eliminate single-use goods and packaging wherever possible, switching to reusable alternatives.
A separate problem is that almost all environmental organizations have been designated as foreign agents, and those that remain have been denied access to public oversight of the construction and operation of landfills.
* Russian authorities declared the organization's activities undesirable in Russia, after which Russian Greenpeace announced its closure.
"When a landfill burns, it poisons people within a radius of 3-4 kilometers."
Александр Суфранович, руководитель общественной организации «Дышим чистым»
— The harm to human health from exposure to polluted air—whether from industrial plants or landfills, whether burning or not—has not been studied. No doctor can say whether it has occurred. Some The consequences can be established, but the cause-and-effect relationship cannot. Therefore, a person is essentially unprotected.
The only way to regulate these legal relationships is to assume the inevitability of harm. There are maximum permissible concentrations (MPCs), there are harmful substances, and there is an understanding of how they affect the human body. And if a particular substance is detected in a residential area, Even if a single MAC unit “flew” beyond the sanitary protection zone, this is a change in environmental components, which entails an inevitable process in the body. In such a case, there is harm, and that is unequivocal.
When a landfill burns, it poisons people within a 3-4 kilometer radius. To prevent the landfill from causing significant harm, a comprehensive set of environmental protection measures is needed, including fire prevention measures. Spills, refilling, and monitoring all of this are necessary. And monitoring requires a whole list of personnel. If you delve into this system, you'll realize there aren't as many personnel as there are landfills. Therefore, the situation is out of control.
Besides... Let's say there's a head of a supervisory agency, he has a certain responsibility. Roughly speaking, there's a border guard who can guard the borders, or he can lay low, and let the enemies pass by, but at least he stays alive. Why should he take on that responsibility? After all, They can deprive you of your bonus, they can remove you from office, because very influential people are sitting in the dumps. It's a risk. Why take it on yourself when you can just close your eyes and see who can prove it? After all, only they are experts, and only they can prove that harm is being done.
I always say it's not the factories and landfills that are violating the rules. They're simply profiting. The ones to blame are those who allow them to do all this: the regulatory agencies. They have the tools, they hold all the cards.
The only way to regulate these legal relationships is to assume the inevitability of harm. There are maximum permissible concentrations (MPCs), there are harmful substances, and there is an understanding of how they affect the human body. And if a particular substance is detected in a residential area, Even if a single MAC unit “flew” beyond the sanitary protection zone, this is a change in environmental components, which entails an inevitable process in the body. In such a case, there is harm, and that is unequivocal.
When a landfill burns, it poisons people within a 3-4 kilometer radius. To prevent the landfill from causing significant harm, a comprehensive set of environmental protection measures is needed, including fire prevention measures. Spills, refilling, and monitoring all of this are necessary. And monitoring requires a whole list of personnel. If you delve into this system, you'll realize there aren't as many personnel as there are landfills. Therefore, the situation is out of control.
Besides... Let's say there's a head of a supervisory agency, he has a certain responsibility. Roughly speaking, there's a border guard who can guard the borders, or he can lay low, and let the enemies pass by, but at least he stays alive. Why should he take on that responsibility? After all, They can deprive you of your bonus, they can remove you from office, because very influential people are sitting in the dumps. It's a risk. Why take it on yourself when you can just close your eyes and see who can prove it? After all, only they are experts, and only they can prove that harm is being done.
I always say it's not the factories and landfills that are violating the rules. They're simply profiting. The ones to blame are those who allow them to do all this: the regulatory agencies. They have the tools, they hold all the cards.
"Once the landfill fire is extinguished, the negative impact does not end."
Виолетта Черная, доцент кафедры медицины катастроф и скорой медицинской помощи РязГМУ Минздрава России, эксперт «Российского экологического общества», председатель рязанского отделения «РЭО», кандидат географических наук
A landfill affects us even when it's not burning. Within the landfill (which covers tens of hectares), decay and decomposition of organic matter occur. If the landfill isn't maintained according to regulations—without timely spillage and refilling with soil—it releases substances into the atmosphere, most of which are classified as hazard classes I and II (i.e., extremely hazardous and highly hazardous). These emissions are unnoticed, but they do occur. Furthermore, exposure to sun and wind causes the formation of micro- and nanoparticles, including microplastics. These impact immune processes, blood circulation, and nerve impulse transmission, altering intestinal motility, worsening respiratory health, and triggering coughing and allergic reactions.
When a landfill burns, all harmful substances are released in greater quantities. Plus - dust, soot and carbon.
Once the fire is extinguished, the negative impact does not end. The toxic cloud that formed during the fire was carried away in the direction of the wind rose. Then all of this settles on the soil, on the water, on the plants and fruits - including those that we eat. If we take our example Turlatovskaya landfill, then I can say one thing: you should not eat vegetables and fruits grown in that area, and this is the entire village of Turlatovo and the gardens in several SNT.
The effects on the body will not be immediate. There are no proven models of the occurrence of cancer from, for example, a burning landfill. The negative impact most quickly affects children, but even here, there are numerous conditions for conducting research and drawing conclusions. Children must be born in the same region, in the same district, their parents must lead similarly healthy lifestyles and work in safe industries, they must not have any hereditary risks, and so on. In reality, finding such a focus group is very difficult.
What should we do? Implement the most modern "green" technologies. Separation, sorting, recycling, public awareness, and legal enforcement. Plus, professional work and social responsibility by regional operators.
When a landfill burns, all harmful substances are released in greater quantities. Plus - dust, soot and carbon.
Once the fire is extinguished, the negative impact does not end. The toxic cloud that formed during the fire was carried away in the direction of the wind rose. Then all of this settles on the soil, on the water, on the plants and fruits - including those that we eat. If we take our example Turlatovskaya landfill, then I can say one thing: you should not eat vegetables and fruits grown in that area, and this is the entire village of Turlatovo and the gardens in several SNT.
The effects on the body will not be immediate. There are no proven models of the occurrence of cancer from, for example, a burning landfill. The negative impact most quickly affects children, but even here, there are numerous conditions for conducting research and drawing conclusions. Children must be born in the same region, in the same district, their parents must lead similarly healthy lifestyles and work in safe industries, they must not have any hereditary risks, and so on. In reality, finding such a focus group is very difficult.
What should we do? Implement the most modern "green" technologies. Separation, sorting, recycling, public awareness, and legal enforcement. Plus, professional work and social responsibility by regional operators.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Nikitina Street
🔥 Unauthorized dumping in the private sector.
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 800 square meters.
💬 "They bring absolutely everything to this place—from tires to beds and mattresses. We're tired of telling people who bring their junk here that this isn't a landfill and that we don't want to live in trash. Administration, help! This is unsafe for us! We might just burn to death one day!" (from comments local residents).
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly applied to the city administration with a request to eliminate the growing garbage heaps.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 800 square meters.
💬 "They bring absolutely everything to this place—from tires to beds and mattresses. We're tired of telling people who bring their junk here that this isn't a landfill and that we don't want to live in trash. Administration, help! This is unsafe for us! We might just burn to death one day!" (from comments local residents).
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly applied to the city administration with a request to eliminate the growing garbage heaps.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Barrikadnaya Street
🔥 Illegal dumping of old tires. They are probably set on fire intentionally.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 160 square meters.
💬 "This is simply something incredible. A huge column of blue-black smoke rises strictly vertically upward, as if through some invisible pipe. The sight, frankly, is not for the faint of heart." (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 160 square meters.
💬 "This is simply something incredible. A huge column of blue-black smoke rises strictly vertically upward, as if through some invisible pipe. The sight, frankly, is not for the faint of heart." (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Chasovoy Lane
🔥 Unauthorized dump in a ravine.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires are known to have occurred in the spring of 2023 and the fall of 2022.
📏 The size of the fire is unknown. The size of the landfill itself is about 1000 meters, the volume of dumped garbage is about 500 cubic meters.
💬 "So you understand: the ravine is about the depth of a five-story building. It smoldered all autumn. We wrote everywhere, to all the authorities. They dug up the pile of rubble, but the fires at the bottom of the ravine remain. The rubble is covered with earth on top, and below, the whole mass is burning and melting. There's a kindergarten nearby, and the children are already soaked in this muck. The firefighters arrive and throw out a hose, but all the water runs along the bottom of the ravine into the Mechetka, and the smoke continues to flow."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 In the fall, the Volgograd region administration recognized The fire was reported. They stated that they had repeatedly written to the Volgograd administration demanding that the landfill be eliminated.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires are known to have occurred in the spring of 2023 and the fall of 2022.
📏 The size of the fire is unknown. The size of the landfill itself is about 1000 meters, the volume of dumped garbage is about 500 cubic meters.
💬 "So you understand: the ravine is about the depth of a five-story building. It smoldered all autumn. We wrote everywhere, to all the authorities. They dug up the pile of rubble, but the fires at the bottom of the ravine remain. The rubble is covered with earth on top, and below, the whole mass is burning and melting. There's a kindergarten nearby, and the children are already soaked in this muck. The firefighters arrive and throw out a hose, but all the water runs along the bottom of the ravine into the Mechetka, and the smoke continues to flow."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 In the fall, the Volgograd region administration recognized The fire was reported. They stated that they had repeatedly written to the Volgograd administration demanding that the landfill be eliminated.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Dzerzhinsky District
🔥 Landfill in the Dzerzhinsky district
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 Burning area made 150 square meters.
💬 "There's so much smoke billowing out there. Something big must have caught fire!" (eyewitness comment).
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 Burning area made 150 square meters.
💬 "There's so much smoke billowing out there. Something big must have caught fire!" (eyewitness comment).
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Zhitkurskaya Street
🔥 An unauthorized dump of household and construction waste. In July, deep-lying waste burned, and careless handling of the fire was blamed for the fire. Residents suspect the fires are being deliberately set to avoid removal.
🗓️ Residents claim the landfill burns regularly. Open sources indicate fires were reported at least in July 2023 and April 2022.
📏 Area of the last fire made 150 square meters, the landfill itself already occupies about three hundred square meters of city land.
💬 "I was driving to a friend's house and saw a huge fire five houses away. It was impossible to drive past, everything was covered in smoke. The entire landfill and nearby houses were covered in smog."comment eyewitnesses).
👨🏻💼 By words According to a local resident, the landfill has been in existence for at least four years. Numerous phone calls to the Dzerzhinsky District administration have yielded no results—according to the Volgograd resident, officials have responded that there is no money to clean up the area.
🗓️ Residents claim the landfill burns regularly. Open sources indicate fires were reported at least in July 2023 and April 2022.
📏 Area of the last fire made 150 square meters, the landfill itself already occupies about three hundred square meters of city land.
💬 "I was driving to a friend's house and saw a huge fire five houses away. It was impossible to drive past, everything was covered in smoke. The entire landfill and nearby houses were covered in smog."comment eyewitnesses).
👨🏻💼 By words According to a local resident, the landfill has been in existence for at least four years. Numerous phone calls to the Dzerzhinsky District administration have yielded no results—according to the Volgograd resident, officials have responded that there is no money to clean up the area.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volgograd, Batumskaya Street
🔥 An illegal dumpsite near the Children's Art Center. In July 2023, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a fire broke out here, burning deep-seated trash.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2023.
💬 "Everything is in smoke, it's terrible, the stench is strong" (comment eyewitness).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2023.
💬 "Everything is in smoke, it's terrible, the stench is strong" (comment eyewitness).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Gorodishchensky District
🔥 Probably deep-seated trash at an unauthorized dump. Residents Reported about clouds of black smoke. The fire may have started in a landfill, closed by court decision back in 2015.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023. It is possible that the site has burned several times before. Specifically, fires at a landfill in the Gorodishchensky district were reported in June 2014, March 2015, and June 2016.
💬 “Since early morning, residents of Gorodishche have been calling me and complaining that there is nothing to breathe and everything around is covered in smoke” (comment activist Alexei Ulyanov about the fire in 2015).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023. It is possible that the site has burned several times before. Specifically, fires at a landfill in the Gorodishchensky district were reported in June 2014, March 2015, and June 2016.
💬 “Since early morning, residents of Gorodishche have been calling me and complaining that there is nothing to breathe and everything around is covered in smoke” (comment activist Alexei Ulyanov about the fire in 2015).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Gorodishche village
🔥 Deep-lying garbage near the Metallurg gardening community and an abandoned riot police base.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
💬 "The fire is very strong. The fire can be seen from afar. The smoke is terribly toxic, it's impossible to breathe." (from comments local residents).
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
💬 "The fire is very strong. The fire can be seen from afar. The smoke is terribly toxic, it's impossible to breathe." (from comments local residents).
📍 Volgograd region, Zvezdny village
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the Alliance production complex. It's located near the village of Zvezdny. When certain wind directions occur, residents of Volzhsky, a village with a population of over 300, are also affected. Due to improper operation, is Deep-seated waste combustion. The landfill is currently abandoned, the area is unguarded, and local residents are likely burning rubber there to extract metal, which causes fires.
📏 In different years, the fire area reached 300-450 square meters.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Open sources indicate fires occurred in February 2023, September 2022, April 2017, May 2017, and August 2015.
💬 "When we're outdoors and approach the city of Volzhsky, we feel it; there's a haze all over the city. That means the landfill is burning. We can't open the windows in the evenings. My husband is asthmatic, and when the emissions from there are constant, he suffocates."comment resident of Volzhsky Rimma Matsakova).
💩 In 2017 there was fixed excess of maximum permissible concentrations of unsaturated hydrocarbons, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and dust. In 2015, excess MAC for hydrogen sulfide.
👨🏻💼 Landfill work was recognized illegal. Alliance was stripped of its license, fined 32 million rubles, and ordered to liquidate the landfill and carry out reclamation. However, nothing is happening, and on-site inspections are documenting new waste disposal. Alliance returned the land to the copyright holder, Voltyre-Prom JSC, but it remains did not sign acceptance certificate. This means there's essentially no one to take action regarding the problematic property.
📏 In different years, the fire area reached 300-450 square meters.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Open sources indicate fires occurred in February 2023, September 2022, April 2017, May 2017, and August 2015.
💬 "When we're outdoors and approach the city of Volzhsky, we feel it; there's a haze all over the city. That means the landfill is burning. We can't open the windows in the evenings. My husband is asthmatic, and when the emissions from there are constant, he suffocates."comment resident of Volzhsky Rimma Matsakova).
💩 In 2017 there was fixed excess of maximum permissible concentrations of unsaturated hydrocarbons, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and dust. In 2015, excess MAC for hydrogen sulfide.
👨🏻💼 Landfill work was recognized illegal. Alliance was stripped of its license, fined 32 million rubles, and ordered to liquidate the landfill and carry out reclamation. However, nothing is happening, and on-site inspections are documenting new waste disposal. Alliance returned the land to the copyright holder, Voltyre-Prom JSC, but it remains did not sign acceptance certificate. This means there's essentially no one to take action regarding the problematic property.
📍 Volgograd region, near the villages of Malye and Bolshiye Chapurniki
🔥 The inter-municipal solid waste landfill is managed by EcoCenter LLC, a regional operator in the Volgograd region.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in June and July 2024.
📏 The area of the June fire was 800 square meters, the July fire - 500 square meters.
💬 In June, smoke reached Volgograd, residents complained"We woke up at 05:30 a.m. because we literally couldn't breathe. It smelled like some kind of chemicals, and we were afraid to even open the window. It's a good thing we have a split-system air conditioner. We also don't want to go outside yet—we don't know what's in this, so to speak, air and how it will affect our health later." "The EcoCenter is burning trash again; we're fed up with these wretched garbage-slingers," suspected something local residents in July.
👨🏻💼 The only reports from official services came from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, whose employees were involved in extinguishing the fire.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in June and July 2024.
📏 The area of the June fire was 800 square meters, the July fire - 500 square meters.
💬 In June, smoke reached Volgograd, residents complained"We woke up at 05:30 a.m. because we literally couldn't breathe. It smelled like some kind of chemicals, and we were afraid to even open the window. It's a good thing we have a split-system air conditioner. We also don't want to go outside yet—we don't know what's in this, so to speak, air and how it will affect our health later." "The EcoCenter is burning trash again; we're fed up with these wretched garbage-slingers," suspected something local residents in July.
👨🏻💼 The only reports from official services came from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, whose employees were involved in extinguishing the fire.
📍 Volgograd Oblast, Volzhsky city
🔥 Solid waste landfill of Volga-Business LLC
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
👨🏻💼 Volgograd Region Governor Andrey Bocharov instructed Strengthen fire prevention efforts. On July 25, an unscheduled inspection was conducted at the landfill.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
👨🏻💼 Volgograd Region Governor Andrey Bocharov instructed Strengthen fire prevention efforts. On July 25, an unscheduled inspection was conducted at the landfill.
📍 Belgorod Oblast, Shebekino
🔥 A solid waste landfill operated by the Municipal Service Company. Garbage smoldered at a depth of 20 meters. The fire continued since March, for several months. The fire was caused by shelling, but the training ground burns regularly, one of the reasons — poor-quality soil backfill. Established in 1994, it is 60% full.
🗓️ By words Shebekintsev, the landfill has been burning annually for six years now. The regional governor saysthat fires happen "every summer."
📏 Smoldering area in summer 2023 reached 12 hectares.
💬 "Every single day we breathe in this filth; our city is shrouded in smog. We close our windows and go crazy from the stuffiness!", "The entire city is shrouded in haze, all the way to Titovka. It's simply impossible to open the windows in the Khimdym area. Summer hasn't been the most pleasant as it is, and the constant stench of burning garbage is just the icing on the cake." (from comments local residents).
🌱 Local residents recorded video message to Vladimir Putin.
👨🏻💼 It was decided to fill the landfill with soil, thus blocking the oxygen supply to the deep layers. After the work was completed, сообщалось, the landfill will continue to operate. At the same time, the governor asked for suggestions on what other work could be done to prevent further fires. However, he said he would "sort it out." promised and in 2022.
🗓️ By words Shebekintsev, the landfill has been burning annually for six years now. The regional governor saysthat fires happen "every summer."
📏 Smoldering area in summer 2023 reached 12 hectares.
💬 "Every single day we breathe in this filth; our city is shrouded in smog. We close our windows and go crazy from the stuffiness!", "The entire city is shrouded in haze, all the way to Titovka. It's simply impossible to open the windows in the Khimdym area. Summer hasn't been the most pleasant as it is, and the constant stench of burning garbage is just the icing on the cake." (from comments local residents).
🌱 Local residents recorded video message to Vladimir Putin.
👨🏻💼 It was decided to fill the landfill with soil, thus blocking the oxygen supply to the deep layers. After the work was completed, сообщалось, the landfill will continue to operate. At the same time, the governor asked for suggestions on what other work could be done to prevent further fires. However, he said he would "sort it out." promised and in 2022.
📍 Bryansk Oblast, Bryansk, Staleleiteynaya Street
🔥 A spontaneous dump on the outskirts of the Bezhitsky district of the city. It has existed for several decades and is actively was used illegal waste transporters.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023 (it burned twice in one day).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023 (it burned twice in one day).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Vladimir region, the city of Karabanovo
🔥 An unauthorized dumpsite containing construction waste and felled trees on the grounds of a former state farm. According to the documents, there is "municipal storage" area.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in August 2023 and March 2024.
📏 The fire area is 110 square meters.
💬 "Residents of the town of Karabanovo and the village of Komshilovo have been knocking on every door for two years, screaming SOS! But no one offers a helping hand! Everyone prefers to do nothing and smirk in their replies: 'What are you talking about? There's no landfill here?'"post in the group "Karabanovo - for a clean city!").
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly applied To city and district authorities, local, district, and regional deputies, as well as to Rospotrebnadzor. An initiative group of concerned residents called "Karabanovo – for a Clean City" has been created.
👨🏻💼 In 2023, after a meeting with deputies decided to: determine the exact boundaries of the "municipal storage" area, fence it off, use a shredder to process the sawn wood, and remove any waste that is not related to the sawn wood.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in August 2023 and March 2024.
📏 The fire area is 110 square meters.
💬 "Residents of the town of Karabanovo and the village of Komshilovo have been knocking on every door for two years, screaming SOS! But no one offers a helping hand! Everyone prefers to do nothing and smirk in their replies: 'What are you talking about? There's no landfill here?'"post in the group "Karabanovo - for a clean city!").
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly applied To city and district authorities, local, district, and regional deputies, as well as to Rospotrebnadzor. An initiative group of concerned residents called "Karabanovo – for a Clean City" has been created.
👨🏻💼 In 2023, after a meeting with deputies decided to: determine the exact boundaries of the "municipal storage" area, fence it off, use a shredder to process the sawn wood, and remove any waste that is not related to the sawn wood.
📍 Vladimir region, village of Babanino
🔥 Solid waste landfill. Servicing organization - LLC "Charter"
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The area of the fire was not disclosed. According to media reports, a plume of smoke was visible from Lakinsk (the nearest town), and the smell of burning trash, including plastic, permeated the surrounding area.
👨🏻💼 In the regional operator's press service сообщилиThe landfill caught fire "slightly," and the fire was caused by charred waste "delivered in a garbage truck." The Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that extinguishing the fire will be a last resort, if there is a threat to the life and health of the population. Until then, local authorities and the service organization itself are responsible for this.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The area of the fire was not disclosed. According to media reports, a plume of smoke was visible from Lakinsk (the nearest town), and the smell of burning trash, including plastic, permeated the surrounding area.
👨🏻💼 In the regional operator's press service сообщилиThe landfill caught fire "slightly," and the fire was caused by charred waste "delivered in a garbage truck." The Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that extinguishing the fire will be a last resort, if there is a threat to the life and health of the population. Until then, local authorities and the service organization itself are responsible for this.
📍 Vladimir Oblast, Kolchugino
🔥 City dump, the land plot belongs to the municipality
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
💬 "It burns every year and people breathe in this chemical stuff. Then why do people get so many illnesses?"comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Put out the Kolchugino landfill fire personally rode out The head of the district administration, Alexey Andrianov, posed for the camera and even held a fire hose.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
💬 "It burns every year and people breathe in this chemical stuff. Then why do people get so many illnesses?"comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Put out the Kolchugino landfill fire personally rode out The head of the district administration, Alexey Andrianov, posed for the camera and even held a fire hose.
📍 Ivanovo region, Teikovsky district
🔥 Landfill "Zalesye" under the management of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "SAZH of the city of Ivanovo".
🗓️ Locals claim, which burns annually. Specifically, fires were reported in May 2019, March 2022, and September 2023. In 2024, fires were recorded in February, April, May, July, and August.
📏 Area of the last fire made 6 hectares (and almost 20 meters deep).
💬 “That night I got up at half past two. You can see one step, the first one by the porch, the second one is not visible. Everything is smoke. The house is full. The windows are open. The house is full of smoke. There is nothing to breathe” (from comments "While they're trying to fool us about a special headquarters for eliminating the long-running fire at the Zalesye solid waste landfill, the dump continues to burn," local residents wrote on social media on July 7.
💩 By communication Locals, "some measurement specialists" came to the village of Berkino, near the landfill, and took air samples to check for elevated concentrations of harmful substances. The samples were taken during the day, after the smoke had cleared.
???? Residents of Ivanovo asked the governor to sort out the current situation.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the prosecutor's office found outThe fire was caused by a violation of waste disposal technology—the municipal unitary enterprise failed to isolate the waste with layers of soil and stored prohibited items (used tires). In 2019, the enterprise also allowed violations. Moreover, in 2023, the Ivanovo mayor's office stated, that they had "no complaints regarding the operation of the landfill." In 2024, the Ivanovo Region Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that extinguishing the fire was the responsibility of the organization operating the landfill, while preventative measures were the responsibility of local authorities.
🗓️ Locals claim, which burns annually. Specifically, fires were reported in May 2019, March 2022, and September 2023. In 2024, fires were recorded in February, April, May, July, and August.
📏 Area of the last fire made 6 hectares (and almost 20 meters deep).
💬 “That night I got up at half past two. You can see one step, the first one by the porch, the second one is not visible. Everything is smoke. The house is full. The windows are open. The house is full of smoke. There is nothing to breathe” (from comments "While they're trying to fool us about a special headquarters for eliminating the long-running fire at the Zalesye solid waste landfill, the dump continues to burn," local residents wrote on social media on July 7.
💩 By communication Locals, "some measurement specialists" came to the village of Berkino, near the landfill, and took air samples to check for elevated concentrations of harmful substances. The samples were taken during the day, after the smoke had cleared.
???? Residents of Ivanovo asked the governor to sort out the current situation.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the prosecutor's office found outThe fire was caused by a violation of waste disposal technology—the municipal unitary enterprise failed to isolate the waste with layers of soil and stored prohibited items (used tires). In 2019, the enterprise also allowed violations. Moreover, in 2023, the Ivanovo mayor's office stated, that they had "no complaints regarding the operation of the landfill." In 2024, the Ivanovo Region Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that extinguishing the fire was the responsibility of the organization operating the landfill, while preventative measures were the responsibility of local authorities.
📍 Moscow Region, Ivanteyevka
🔥 An unauthorized landfill that has existed for a long time.
🗓️ Local residents had been complaining about the smell and smoke for several years. They suspected the landfill was being deliberately set on fire. In September 2023, a hangar filled with garbage caught fire—the fire remained unextinguished for several days.
💬 "Nobody cares that we're suffocating. We're all like hedgehogs in the fog."
🌱 Local residents they sayThe landfill predates the construction of the residential area near the confluence of the Skalba and Ucha rivers. However, once the area was built, no one removed the trash. Residents repeatedly appealed to various authorities, but received only perfunctory responses.
👨🏻💼 Local authorities promised to look into the matter: "It's some kind of auto repair shop there, after all, it's private property, not municipal. What are they doing there... Of course, we'll look into it. Supervisory authorities and the prosecutor's office will be there."
🗓️ Local residents had been complaining about the smell and smoke for several years. They suspected the landfill was being deliberately set on fire. In September 2023, a hangar filled with garbage caught fire—the fire remained unextinguished for several days.
💬 "Nobody cares that we're suffocating. We're all like hedgehogs in the fog."
🌱 Local residents they sayThe landfill predates the construction of the residential area near the confluence of the Skalba and Ucha rivers. However, once the area was built, no one removed the trash. Residents repeatedly appealed to various authorities, but received only perfunctory responses.
👨🏻💼 Local authorities promised to look into the matter: "It's some kind of auto repair shop there, after all, it's private property, not municipal. What are they doing there... Of course, we'll look into it. Supervisory authorities and the prosecutor's office will be there."
📍 Moscow Region, Dolgoprudny
🔥 An unauthorized dumpsite in an industrial zone near the former Dolgoprudny solid waste landfill, now being reclaimed. Ekmos LLC operates the site.
🗓️ For several years, trash has been illegally burned at the landfill using open flames. Firefighters had to extinguish fires there in at least October 2021 and March 2023.
💬 “This black smoke is carried by streams of wind to residential buildings, we all feel it - I have bronchial asthma, I am allergic, my child is allergic” (from comments local residents).
🌱 Residents of Likhachevo are complaining about the stench. To prove the illegal burning of garbage, they are paying for it at their own expense. have established There are video cameras, thermal imagers and smoke detectors here.
👨🏻💼 A prosecutor's office investigation was initiated in 2023. The Dolgoprudny administration promised journalists that it would allocate funds to eliminate the landfill, but in official response Local residents are not being talked about this, only about blocking the entrance and installing video surveillance.
🗓️ For several years, trash has been illegally burned at the landfill using open flames. Firefighters had to extinguish fires there in at least October 2021 and March 2023.
💬 “This black smoke is carried by streams of wind to residential buildings, we all feel it - I have bronchial asthma, I am allergic, my child is allergic” (from comments local residents).
🌱 Residents of Likhachevo are complaining about the stench. To prove the illegal burning of garbage, they are paying for it at their own expense. have established There are video cameras, thermal imagers and smoke detectors here.
👨🏻💼 A prosecutor's office investigation was initiated in 2023. The Dolgoprudny administration promised journalists that it would allocate funds to eliminate the landfill, but in official response Local residents are not being talked about this, only about blocking the entrance and installing video surveillance.
📍 Moscow Region, 26th kilometer of Kashirskoye Highway
🔥 Unauthorized garbage dumping.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 900 square meters.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 900 square meters.
📍 Moscow Region, Timonino village
🔥 Unauthorized landfill, area 14 thousand square meters. Landfill height reaches several meters. The landfill has existed since at least 2019.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
💬 “People write everywhere, but in the end there is zero reaction, and the dump grows exponentially every day” (comment local resident Vera Lutsenko).
👨🏻💼 To the scene of the incident arrived A commission from the Moscow Region Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, representatives of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, police, regulatory authorities, and the Moscow Region branch of the All-Russia People's Front (ONF) have been formed. Police are searching for those who organized and carried out the waste delivery and storage.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
💬 “People write everywhere, but in the end there is zero reaction, and the dump grows exponentially every day” (comment local resident Vera Lutsenko).
👨🏻💼 To the scene of the incident arrived A commission from the Moscow Region Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, representatives of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, police, regulatory authorities, and the Moscow Region branch of the All-Russia People's Front (ONF) have been formed. Police are searching for those who organized and carried out the waste delivery and storage.
📍 Moscow Region, Gorki village
🔥 Waste sorting station LLC "KSD Recycling".
🗓️ The garbage caught fire in early July 2024, smoldering went on a few months.
💬 "At the end of August, local authorities assured that the smoldering garbage would be removed within two weeks, but this never happened. Meanwhile, the landfill not only continues to burn: trucks are bringing new garbage there. It seems they're simply trying to burn the excess illegally imported garbage at night," рассказал subscriber of "NeMoskva".
🌱 Nine residents of Gorki went to the presidential administration to file a complaint. However, it was of no avail.
👨🏻💼 Authorities assure that most of the smoldering garbage has already been removed, and the rest will be removed by September 25. They say new garbage is not being brought to the landfill; it is being transported to a neighboring site owned by a different legal entity.
🗓️ The garbage caught fire in early July 2024, smoldering went on a few months.
💬 "At the end of August, local authorities assured that the smoldering garbage would be removed within two weeks, but this never happened. Meanwhile, the landfill not only continues to burn: trucks are bringing new garbage there. It seems they're simply trying to burn the excess illegally imported garbage at night," рассказал subscriber of "NeMoskva".
🌱 Nine residents of Gorki went to the presidential administration to file a complaint. However, it was of no avail.
👨🏻💼 Authorities assure that most of the smoldering garbage has already been removed, and the rest will be removed by September 25. They say new garbage is not being brought to the landfill; it is being transported to a neighboring site owned by a different legal entity.
📍 Ryazan Oblast, Turlatovo village
🔥 Unauthorized dump. Closed by court order, but According to Regional media outlets continue to report waste being delivered there. It is actually owned by local businessman Valery Deev, who is facing criminal charges. Read the detailed history of the landfill in our reportage.
🗓️ It burns annually. In 2023, it burned in April and September. In August 2019, the fire remained unextinguished for several weeks.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 150 square meters.
💬 "It was unforgettable. For three weeks, it was impossible to air out the apartment, go outside, or dry laundry. In the mornings, we'd go with the kids to Solotcha, and on weekends, we'd move to the village. That's how we survived. I don't understand how people were able to stay in the city and go to work."comment (residents of the village of Shlakovy, 6,5 km from the landfill, about the 2019 fire).
🌱 There is a constant eco-activist movement that seeks inspections and lawsuits, but things don't go further than that.
👨🏻💼 The landfill has been promised to be closed since 2010. A criminal case has been opened against its actual owner. However, in reality, this hasn't changed anything—the landfill still exists and continues to burn.
🗓️ It burns annually. In 2023, it burned in April and September. In August 2019, the fire remained unextinguished for several weeks.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 150 square meters.
💬 "It was unforgettable. For three weeks, it was impossible to air out the apartment, go outside, or dry laundry. In the mornings, we'd go with the kids to Solotcha, and on weekends, we'd move to the village. That's how we survived. I don't understand how people were able to stay in the city and go to work."comment (residents of the village of Shlakovy, 6,5 km from the landfill, about the 2019 fire).
🌱 There is a constant eco-activist movement that seeks inspections and lawsuits, but things don't go further than that.
👨🏻💼 The landfill has been promised to be closed since 2010. A criminal case has been opened against its actual owner. However, in reality, this hasn't changed anything—the landfill still exists and continues to burn.
📍 Ryazan Oblast, Bozhatkovo village
🔥 The Ryazan solid waste landfill is located near the Ryazhskoye Highway. It is managed by Ryazan Industrial and Ecological Complex CJSC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2012, as well as in April, June, and October 2023.
📏 Area of the last fire made 500 square meters.
👨🏻💼 There is no information in open sources about inspections, violations, or decisions related to regular fires.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2012, as well as in April, June, and October 2023.
📏 Area of the last fire made 500 square meters.
👨🏻💼 There is no information in open sources about inspections, violations, or decisions related to regular fires.
📍 Ryazan Oblast, village of Kuligi
🔥 Illegal dump. Residential buildings were 20 meters from the source of the fire.
📏 The fire covered an area of 600 square meters.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📏 The fire covered an area of 600 square meters.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Tambov Oblast, Tambov
🔥 An unauthorized 3,2-hectare landfill in the city's industrial district, near Morshanskoye Highway and the Tsna River. The area is littered with municipal solid waste, construction and wood debris, and tires. According to According to the regional office of Rosreestr, the ownership of the landfill site is not demarcated, and the permitted use is "vacant city lands."
🗓️ Fires are known to have occurred in April-May 2023. Before that, in 2022, it was reported that Morshansk suffers from regular fires at another, old, city landfill, operated by the Morshansk Municipal Unitary Enterprise for Heating Networks.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor issued a warning to the Tambov administration.
🗓️ Fires are known to have occurred in April-May 2023. Before that, in 2022, it was reported that Morshansk suffers from regular fires at another, old, city landfill, operated by the Morshansk Municipal Unitary Enterprise for Heating Networks.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor issued a warning to the Tambov administration.
📍 Republic of Adygea, Maykop
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Trans Service LLC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires in 2020 and July 2023 are known.
📏 Area of the last fire made 200 square meters
👨🏻💼 In 2020, the cause of the fire was a violation of the waste disposal process. The cause of the fire in 2023 has not yet been reported. It is known that the head of the local administration instructed The relevant services should check how security works at the training ground.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires in 2020 and July 2023 are known.
📏 Area of the last fire made 200 square meters
👨🏻💼 In 2020, the cause of the fire was a violation of the waste disposal process. The cause of the fire in 2023 has not yet been reported. It is known that the head of the local administration instructed The relevant services should check how security works at the training ground.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Rodnikovskoye rural settlement
🔥 Inter-municipal landfill under the management of JSC "Krayzhilkomresurs". Was is running in 2018, to replace the landfill near the village of Verkhnevedenievsky, which had exhausted its resources.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
🌱 In 2021, an initiative group from the nearby settlement of MTF-1 recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin. They are trying to combat the landfill itself—the settlement, home to 130 residents, is located just 800 meters away.
👨🏻💼 In 2021, a group of deputies, activists, and environmentalists has establishedthat there is no fire protection system on the landfill site. At the same time, the head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov говорилThe landfill's capacity has been exceeded by one and a half times. However, plans to close the site are still unknown.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
🌱 In 2021, an initiative group from the nearby settlement of MTF-1 recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin. They are trying to combat the landfill itself—the settlement, home to 130 residents, is located just 800 meters away.
👨🏻💼 In 2021, a group of deputies, activists, and environmentalists has establishedthat there is no fire protection system on the landfill site. At the same time, the head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov говорилThe landfill's capacity has been exceeded by one and a half times. However, plans to close the site are still unknown.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Verkhnevedenievsky village
🔥 The so-called "old" solid waste landfill or "Olympic" dump. It was operated by ZhilServis LLC. Since October 2012, waste from Sochi, where all existing landfills were closed in anticipation of the Olympics (implementing the "Zero Waste" program is one of the key requirements of the International Olympic Committee), was sent here. The landfill quickly became overflowing, and in 2018, another one was opened nearby.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023. The cause of the fire was have been named spontaneous combustion due to heat.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
🌱 Local residents have spoken against the landfill since its launch.
👨🏻💼 The landfill was officially closed back in December 2017. Nothing is known about plans for reclamation.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023. The cause of the fire was have been named spontaneous combustion due to heat.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
🌱 Local residents have spoken against the landfill since its launch.
👨🏻💼 The landfill was officially closed back in December 2017. Nothing is known about plans for reclamation.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Anapa
🔥 A spontaneous dump on a vacant lot near Supsekhskoye Highway.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in August 2023 and 2021.
📏 The area of the last fire was 200 square meters. The nearby Gorgippia microdistrict was shrouded smoke.
💬 “Even the ash flew up and attacked the car on Lenin Street” (comment from a local resident under message (about the fire on VKontakte).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in August 2023 and 2021.
📏 The area of the last fire was 200 square meters. The nearby Gorgippia microdistrict was shrouded smoke.
💬 “Even the ash flew up and attacked the car on Lenin Street” (comment from a local resident under message (about the fire on VKontakte).
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Industrialny settlement
🔥 An illegal dump in a field near residential buildings. Probably on agricultural lands.
According to local media, household waste, tires, and construction debris are dumped here. There's also trash burned.
🗓️ Local residents сообщают, which burns regularly. The last fires occurred in April 2024.
(I.e. The area of the last fire was 300 square meters.
💬 "An environmental disaster is unfolding in the fields right next to us. While everyone remains silent and makes money to treat illnesses and cancer, the rulers think it won't affect their families and friends. We all breathe the same air—the only difference is the days. Some will get sick sooner, some later." (from comments local residents).
🌱 The "Help the City" group back in 2019 reported about the environmental disaster near Krasnodar. "Shock, despair, a terrible headache, bouts of nausea—these are the states I experienced yesterday, moving from one pile of garbage to another, from one concrete plant to another, from scrap metal collection points to illegal waste sorting sites," the activist wrote on social media. Residents of Industrialny have repeatedly complained to an illegal dump. They suggestthat it exists with the tacit consent of the authorities.
👨🏻💼 In June 2023, an unauthorized landfill I visited Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov. Incognito. After this, he "instructed the responsible agencies to begin the active phase of resolving the issue": "There's no time to wait any longer. It's time to seriously punish those who brazenly litter the city." In April 2024, the municipal control center сообщил, that police raids are regularly conducted in Industrialny to address the problem of "illegal garbage collectors." Following the fire on April 16, the prosecutor's office organized verification of compliance with environmental and land legislation.
According to local media, household waste, tires, and construction debris are dumped here. There's also trash burned.
🗓️ Local residents сообщают, which burns regularly. The last fires occurred in April 2024.
(I.e. The area of the last fire was 300 square meters.
💬 "An environmental disaster is unfolding in the fields right next to us. While everyone remains silent and makes money to treat illnesses and cancer, the rulers think it won't affect their families and friends. We all breathe the same air—the only difference is the days. Some will get sick sooner, some later." (from comments local residents).
🌱 The "Help the City" group back in 2019 reported about the environmental disaster near Krasnodar. "Shock, despair, a terrible headache, bouts of nausea—these are the states I experienced yesterday, moving from one pile of garbage to another, from one concrete plant to another, from scrap metal collection points to illegal waste sorting sites," the activist wrote on social media. Residents of Industrialny have repeatedly complained to an illegal dump. They suggestthat it exists with the tacit consent of the authorities.
👨🏻💼 In June 2023, an unauthorized landfill I visited Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov. Incognito. After this, he "instructed the responsible agencies to begin the active phase of resolving the issue": "There's no time to wait any longer. It's time to seriously punish those who brazenly litter the city." In April 2024, the municipal control center сообщил, that police raids are regularly conducted in Industrialny to address the problem of "illegal garbage collectors." Following the fire on April 16, the prosecutor's office organized verification of compliance with environmental and land legislation.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, suburb of Novorossiysk, village of Borisovka
🔥 The landfill on Mount Shchelba is managed by Terra-N LLC. The company owns, including the son of the former mayor of Novorossiysk, a former State Duma deputy. It is reported that the fire there Due to gases produced by decomposing waste, environmentalists claim the landfill has reached its capacity.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2023 and almost monthly in 2022. New fires occurred in June (lasting two weeks) and August 2024.
💬 "The trash heap is on fire! And it's right in the area they're expanding. It's blazing like crazy! I wonder if they'll use Terra-N again or if they'll call in the fire department?"comment a local resident on the "Public Control" Telegram channel).
🌱 Public hearings were held, in which accepted activists opposing the expansion of the landfill and the site itself in principle. Environmental activists have long been unsuccessful are fighting against the landfill. In 2022, local residents requested to Vladimir Putin.
👨🏻💼 In 2023, following reports from residents of Novorossiysk, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation instructed initiate a criminal case. Rospotrebnadzor stated, that there is no methodology for assessing the damage from the fire at the landfill in Novorossiysk. The head of the department promised to seek the closure of the Terra-N test site. in her wordsIt reached its capacity in the spring of 2023: "Officials are aware of the landfill's condition; a reclamation plan was developed back in 2022 and even received a positive State Environmental Inspection (SEE) approval. But work on the project has never begun."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2023 and almost monthly in 2022. New fires occurred in June (lasting two weeks) and August 2024.
💬 "The trash heap is on fire! And it's right in the area they're expanding. It's blazing like crazy! I wonder if they'll use Terra-N again or if they'll call in the fire department?"comment a local resident on the "Public Control" Telegram channel).
🌱 Public hearings were held, in which accepted activists opposing the expansion of the landfill and the site itself in principle. Environmental activists have long been unsuccessful are fighting against the landfill. In 2022, local residents requested to Vladimir Putin.
👨🏻💼 In 2023, following reports from residents of Novorossiysk, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation instructed initiate a criminal case. Rospotrebnadzor stated, that there is no methodology for assessing the damage from the fire at the landfill in Novorossiysk. The head of the department promised to seek the closure of the Terra-N test site. in her wordsIt reached its capacity in the spring of 2023: "Officials are aware of the landfill's condition; a reclamation plan was developed back in 2022 and even received a positive State Environmental Inspection (SEE) approval. But work on the project has never begun."
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar, Oktyabrsky village
🔥 Unauthorized dumping of medical waste.
🗓️ Fires reported in September 2023 (according to words eyewitnesses, the landfill burned twice in two days)
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
💬 "The firefighters were working in dangerous conditions. Syringes, test tubes, and blood were everywhere! A question for the regulators: is medical waste disposal really just dumping it behind a fence?"message local resident).
👨🏻💼 The Department of Urban Economy and Fuel and Energy Complex, together with the police and Rospotrebnadzor of Kuban Have begun proceedings. Earlier сообщалосьthat the district authorities did not take any measures to eliminate the landfill.
🗓️ Fires reported in September 2023 (according to words eyewitnesses, the landfill burned twice in two days)
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
💬 "The firefighters were working in dangerous conditions. Syringes, test tubes, and blood were everywhere! A question for the regulators: is medical waste disposal really just dumping it behind a fence?"message local resident).
👨🏻💼 The Department of Urban Economy and Fuel and Energy Complex, together with the police and Rospotrebnadzor of Kuban Have begun proceedings. Earlier сообщалосьthat the district authorities did not take any measures to eliminate the landfill.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar
🔥 A spontaneous dump in a vacant lot on Sakhalinskaya Street. The fire took three days to extinguish.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 450 square meters. Smoke from the fire was seen in different parts of the city.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 450 square meters. Smoke from the fire was seen in different parts of the city.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Poltavskaya village
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by the multi-profile enterprise "Housing and Communal Services" of the Krasnoarmeysky district.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 5 hectares.
💬 "Yesterday they were clearing rice straw and burning it near the landfill. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations because the smoke was so bad. Maybe some embers escaped. How could they even let rice farmers burn straw near the landfill? I don't understand it at all; I'm so emotional. Now I'm sitting here wondering: where should I take the children?"comment activist Natalia Garyaeva)
🌱 Local residents have been lead They are actively fighting the landfill itself—they believe its runoff pollutes groundwater, the Poltavskyi Yerik River, and rice fields. People are protesting, seeking meetings with authorities, filing lawsuits, recording videos, and even overlap make way for garbage trucks.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the first deputy head of the Krasnoarmeysky district, Nikolai Shumchenko call people opposed to the landfill as an "aggressive minority." In May 2023, a case was filed for "violation of the rules for handling environmentally hazardous substances and waste." Criminal case initiatedIn September of the same year, the authorities promised eliminate the landfill within a few years.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 5 hectares.
💬 "Yesterday they were clearing rice straw and burning it near the landfill. I called the Ministry of Emergency Situations because the smoke was so bad. Maybe some embers escaped. How could they even let rice farmers burn straw near the landfill? I don't understand it at all; I'm so emotional. Now I'm sitting here wondering: where should I take the children?"comment activist Natalia Garyaeva)
🌱 Local residents have been lead They are actively fighting the landfill itself—they believe its runoff pollutes groundwater, the Poltavskyi Yerik River, and rice fields. People are protesting, seeking meetings with authorities, filing lawsuits, recording videos, and even overlap make way for garbage trucks.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the first deputy head of the Krasnoarmeysky district, Nikolai Shumchenko call people opposed to the landfill as an "aggressive minority." In May 2023, a case was filed for "violation of the rules for handling environmentally hazardous substances and waste." Criminal case initiatedIn September of the same year, the authorities promised eliminate the landfill within a few years.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Simonovka village
🔥 A landfill operated by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Combinate of Public Utilities" (KKBU). The fire was quickly extinguished, but internal smoldering continues. went on several days.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
👨🏻💼 Formerly Rosprirodnadzor revealed 21 violations in the landfill's operations. The tenant was issued a rectification order.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
👨🏻💼 Formerly Rosprirodnadzor revealed 21 violations in the landfill's operations. The tenant was issued a rectification order.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Belorechensky District
🔥 Landfill. Owner: Krayzhilkomresurs OJSC
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
💩 The landfill is located three kilometers from the city of Belorechensk. Local residents complained of a suffocating smell from the landfill and deteriorating health.
👨🏻💼 In January 2023, the landfill will be operational suspended due to repeatedly identified violations.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
💩 The landfill is located three kilometers from the city of Belorechensk. Local residents complained of a suffocating smell from the landfill and deteriorating health.
👨🏻💼 In January 2023, the landfill will be operational suspended due to repeatedly identified violations.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Temryuk District, between Temryuk and the village of Golubitskaya
🔥 Landfill. Owner: Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Universal."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and May 2024.
📏 The fire area in April 2024 was 2500 square meters.
💬 "When the smell gets strong and the temperatures are high, and summer is approaching, they start setting things on fire, and people can't open their windows. <…> This is done because the locals are silent. Nobody gives a damn, comrades. You'll suffocate in the smoke and toxic stench" (comment from a local resident).
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and May 2024.
📏 The fire area in April 2024 was 2500 square meters.
💬 "When the smell gets strong and the temperatures are high, and summer is approaching, they start setting things on fire, and people can't open their windows. <…> This is done because the locals are silent. Nobody gives a damn, comrades. You'll suffocate in the smoke and toxic stench" (comment from a local resident).
📍 Krasnodar region, Bryukhovetsky district, 91st kilometer of the Krasnodar - Yeisk highway
🔥 Solid waste landfill. The owner could not be identified.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in April (the landfill burned for several days) and August 2024.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 800 square meters.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in April (the landfill burned for several days) and August 2024.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 800 square meters.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Dvubratsky village
🔥 A landfill that has existed since 1984. The landfill is leased by TransAlliance-Yug LLC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in July and August 2024. The most recent fire lasted more than a week. Residents complain that the landfill burns constantly.
💬 "The district capital and surrounding villages are choking from smog. People say the trash isn't igniting itself—there are arsonists," Kuban 24 correspondent Victoria Zaltsman reported.
👨🏻💼 Landfill Superintendent считаетthat the fire in August could have been caused by arson. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the suspected arson excited criminal case.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in July and August 2024. The most recent fire lasted more than a week. Residents complain that the landfill burns constantly.
💬 "The district capital and surrounding villages are choking from smog. People say the trash isn't igniting itself—there are arsonists," Kuban 24 correspondent Victoria Zaltsman reported.
👨🏻💼 Landfill Superintendent считаетthat the fire in August could have been caused by arson. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the suspected arson excited criminal case.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Kamenny village
🔥 The solid waste landfill is closed and requires reclamation. From 2018 to 2023, it was managed by Dinskaya Garbage Collection - T LLC, but after its closure, "tons of waste remained uncontrolled and without a solution." they say local residents. This is affirm and authorities.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
💬 “Residential buildings are located one or two kilometers from this landfill. There used to be a state farm with a million-dollar population here, where people worked in the fields, but then the landfill appeared after the collapse of the USSR. Old-timers say it's over 30 years old. During this time, people have forgotten what fresh, clean air is. There's a kindergarten two kilometers from the landfill. Children have been poisoned by these toxins since July 26th. They couldn't even go out into their yard for a walk. Everyone is poisoned. Adults, too. It was so terrible that people had headaches and sore throats. We closed all the windows and doors. We couldn't open them… The air, toxic from the gases, penetrated through every crack. And that was despite the fact that the weather was extremely hot. Only now has the burning become slightly less noticeable because the main fire has been extinguished, but the landfill is smoldering, and the stench and smoke still waft into our homes.” said Olga, local resident Lyubov Saakova.
👨🏻💼 The reason called arson weeds, the fire spread to a closed fire range. An emergency response center was established. The district head reported On social media, firefighting efforts are ongoing until August 12. There is no information on when the emergency will end.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
💬 “Residential buildings are located one or two kilometers from this landfill. There used to be a state farm with a million-dollar population here, where people worked in the fields, but then the landfill appeared after the collapse of the USSR. Old-timers say it's over 30 years old. During this time, people have forgotten what fresh, clean air is. There's a kindergarten two kilometers from the landfill. Children have been poisoned by these toxins since July 26th. They couldn't even go out into their yard for a walk. Everyone is poisoned. Adults, too. It was so terrible that people had headaches and sore throats. We closed all the windows and doors. We couldn't open them… The air, toxic from the gases, penetrated through every crack. And that was despite the fact that the weather was extremely hot. Only now has the burning become slightly less noticeable because the main fire has been extinguished, but the landfill is smoldering, and the stench and smoke still waft into our homes.” said Olga, local resident Lyubov Saakova.
👨🏻💼 The reason called arson weeds, the fire spread to a closed fire range. An emergency response center was established. The district head reported On social media, firefighting efforts are ongoing until August 12. There is no information on when the emergency will end.
📍 Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar, Kopanskoy village
🔥 Kopansky landfill is managed by JSC "Waste Collection Company".
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1000 square meters.
💬 "The stench in the street is terrible. We live on 9 Tikhaya Street. How can people who live in Kopani and close to this 'Klondike' cope with this?" lamented People on Telegram.
🌱 Against the landfill in 2021 was passing protest march. In August 2022, residents of the Kopansky village done An appeal to the regional governor asking him to declare the landfill site an "environmental emergency zone" and involve Rosprirodnadzor specialists and local activists in an expert assessment of the landfill. In 2023, the activists done complaint to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
👨🏻💼 At City Hall statedthat the fire was caused by a "methane release." words The head of Krasnodar said the fire could have been caused by landfill reconstruction: "As the garbage was being relocated, oxygen got in and smoldering began." As of early 2023, the Kopansky landfill was filled two-thirds of its capacity. The city's mayor said that "the city is growing, as is the amount of waste," and to cope with the volumes, another landfill is needed. must build by the end of 2024.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1000 square meters.
💬 "The stench in the street is terrible. We live on 9 Tikhaya Street. How can people who live in Kopani and close to this 'Klondike' cope with this?" lamented People on Telegram.
🌱 Against the landfill in 2021 was passing protest march. In August 2022, residents of the Kopansky village done An appeal to the regional governor asking him to declare the landfill site an "environmental emergency zone" and involve Rosprirodnadzor specialists and local activists in an expert assessment of the landfill. In 2023, the activists done complaint to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
👨🏻💼 At City Hall statedthat the fire was caused by a "methane release." words The head of Krasnodar said the fire could have been caused by landfill reconstruction: "As the garbage was being relocated, oxygen got in and smoldering began." As of early 2023, the Kopansky landfill was filled two-thirds of its capacity. The city's mayor said that "the city is growing, as is the amount of waste," and to cope with the volumes, another landfill is needed. must build by the end of 2024.
📍 Astrakhan Region, Trusovo village
🔥 A landfill with unclear status (referred to as a "landfill" in media reports, but not listed in the landfill registry). It's possible the "temporary" landfill is a transfer point. organized EcoCenter LLC. The fire spread to four unoccupied buildings and an administrative building; the fire has been classified as a high-level fire.
🗓️ The fire was recorded in mid-July 2023. Two weeks earlier, the landfill had already burned.
📏 Burning area made 3500 square meters. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned about the threat of spreading the smell of burning in the Narimanov, Kamyzyak, Volodar and Privolzhsky districts, as well as in Astrakhan itself.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ The fire was recorded in mid-July 2023. Two weeks earlier, the landfill had already burned.
📏 Burning area made 3500 square meters. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned about the threat of spreading the smell of burning in the Narimanov, Kamyzyak, Volodar and Privolzhsky districts, as well as in Astrakhan itself.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Astrakhan Oblast, ZATO Znamensk
🔥 City landfill. Owned by the Municipal Budgetary Institution of the Closed Administrative Territorial Entity of Znamensk "Kommunalnoye Khozyaistvo" (Communal Services); waste removal is handled by the regional operator "Chistaya Sreda" (Clean Environment).
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in January, early and late April, May, and June 2024. The smell of burning is carried by the wind throughout the city, causing constant complaints from local residents.
📏 In April 2024, the authorities statedThere are no open fires at the landfill, but smoldering waste is occurring across almost the entire 40,000 square meter site. The area of the fire in June 2024 was 15,000 square meters.
💬 By court order, the landfill is closed for two months. BUT! Garbage trucks continue to dump trash there and burn it. The owners of this company have already appealed the court's decision. I don't know what the outstanding manager Glotov has to do with this, but the contract for waste removal from the entire district remains in effect. If we remain silent, we'll die," пишет Local resident Mikhail on social media.
👨🏻💼 State fire inspectors are investigating the cause of the fire. The leading theory is waste being stored "in an undesignated location," specifically at a landfill set up during the previous firefighting effort at the main body of the landfill. After each fire, the mayor puts The task of determining the cause of the fire has been undertaken, but it has never been named.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in January, early and late April, May, and June 2024. The smell of burning is carried by the wind throughout the city, causing constant complaints from local residents.
📏 In April 2024, the authorities statedThere are no open fires at the landfill, but smoldering waste is occurring across almost the entire 40,000 square meter site. The area of the fire in June 2024 was 15,000 square meters.
💬 By court order, the landfill is closed for two months. BUT! Garbage trucks continue to dump trash there and burn it. The owners of this company have already appealed the court's decision. I don't know what the outstanding manager Glotov has to do with this, but the contract for waste removal from the entire district remains in effect. If we remain silent, we'll die," пишет Local resident Mikhail on social media.
👨🏻💼 State fire inspectors are investigating the cause of the fire. The leading theory is waste being stored "in an undesignated location," specifically at a landfill set up during the previous firefighting effort at the main body of the landfill. After each fire, the mayor puts The task of determining the cause of the fire has been undertaken, but it has never been named.
📍 Komi Republic, Vorkuta
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Polygon". The reason was, probably systematic (since the late 80s) violations of waste disposal rules.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2024. Landfill Burns even in winter.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1000 sq.m.
👨🏻💼 In 2017, due to fires, the garbage of his position lost Director of the testing ground. Republican Committee for Civil Defense and Emergencies promises conduct "the necessary surveys and a detailed analysis of the property's condition." The court will hear the case in 2022. decided liquidate the landfill, which is constantly burning.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2024. Landfill Burns even in winter.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1000 sq.m.
👨🏻💼 In 2017, due to fires, the garbage of his position lost Director of the testing ground. Republican Committee for Civil Defense and Emergencies promises conduct "the necessary surveys and a detailed analysis of the property's condition." The court will hear the case in 2022. decided liquidate the landfill, which is constantly burning.
📍 Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kargopol District
🔥 City landfill managed by Housing Services LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2023.
💬 "My throat felt tight, my eyes started watering, and it was hard to breathe. Horrible! People, why are we poisoning ourselves?" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 Housing Services LLC contacted the police regarding a possible arson. In August 2023, the court recognized illegal dump.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2023.
💬 "My throat felt tight, my eyes started watering, and it was hard to breathe. Horrible! People, why are we poisoning ourselves?" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 Housing Services LLC contacted the police regarding a possible arson. In August 2023, the court recognized illegal dump.
📍 Arkhangelsk region, the city of Nyandoma
📍 Kaliningrad Oblast, Kruglovo village
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the regional operator of the Kaliningrad region - the state enterprise "Unified Waste Management System".
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in July 2021, August 2022, and June 2023.
📏Area of the last fire made Almost 5000 square meters. Smoke was also observed on the coast in Baltiysk, which is located 20 km from Kruglovo.
💬 "At night, you couldn't see anything at all. We packed up the kids and dumped them in Tikhorechenskoye for the night. We didn't want to risk it: it was dark and smoky, so what? Where would we run? The wind carries the stench here, it's impossible to breathe. The entire periodic table is on fire there. Relatives have to take the kids to Kaliningrad; it's good that it's school holidays."comment local resident).
💩 It was stated about the excess of the maximum permissible concentration of carbon monoxide in Kruglovo - by one and a half times.
👨🏻💼 The Environmental Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation. Taken Air samples were taken in nearby villages, "the consequences and damage will be assessed." Rosprirodnadzor inspectors were dispatched to the scene of the incident, spotted "risks of harm to the life and health of citizens." The governor stated that after the fire is extinguished, the landfill will be closed because it "has reached its maximum capacity." However, the landfill's overflow status was reported back in 2018—the excess had already been recorded back then. reached 2,5 times.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in July 2021, August 2022, and June 2023.
📏Area of the last fire made Almost 5000 square meters. Smoke was also observed on the coast in Baltiysk, which is located 20 km from Kruglovo.
💬 "At night, you couldn't see anything at all. We packed up the kids and dumped them in Tikhorechenskoye for the night. We didn't want to risk it: it was dark and smoky, so what? Where would we run? The wind carries the stench here, it's impossible to breathe. The entire periodic table is on fire there. Relatives have to take the kids to Kaliningrad; it's good that it's school holidays."comment local resident).
💩 It was stated about the excess of the maximum permissible concentration of carbon monoxide in Kruglovo - by one and a half times.
👨🏻💼 The Environmental Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation. Taken Air samples were taken in nearby villages, "the consequences and damage will be assessed." Rosprirodnadzor inspectors were dispatched to the scene of the incident, spotted "risks of harm to the life and health of citizens." The governor stated that after the fire is extinguished, the landfill will be closed because it "has reached its maximum capacity." However, the landfill's overflow status was reported back in 2018—the excess had already been recorded back then. reached 2,5 times.
📍 Kaliningrad Oblast, Yelnyaki village
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by the Raduga Municipal Unitary Enterprise. The landfill was closed in the summer.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in March and October 2022, and April and October 2023.
📏 In April 2023, the fire engulfed approximately 1000 square meters. Smoke drifted as far as Znamensk, a town of 4,000 located 8 kilometers from Yelnyaki.
💬 "Previously, as far as I understand, garbage was collected only from Gvardeysk and the surrounding area, but then it started coming from the entire region. And now, as soon as spring arrives, all this 'wealth' begins to smolder. In the summer, it's impossible to open a window. Everything is like a fog, and not just a fog, but a foul one. What are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to breathe?"comment director of the village House of Culture Olga Veshkina).
🌱 Environmental activists from the Green Fund have asked The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, is to take measures "to address the monstrous violation of citizens' rights to a favorable environment." They claim that it was impossible to breathe in villages up to 15 kilometers from the landfill.
👨🏻💼 Investigative Committee started investigation. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation (on the agency's website сообщалось, that "exhaustive prosecutorial response measures will be taken"). The company fined for violating waste management requirements and concealing environmental information. Authorities сообщили about the planned reclamation of the landfill in 2024. At the same time, he exhausted their resources back in 2020.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in March and October 2022, and April and October 2023.
📏 In April 2023, the fire engulfed approximately 1000 square meters. Smoke drifted as far as Znamensk, a town of 4,000 located 8 kilometers from Yelnyaki.
💬 "Previously, as far as I understand, garbage was collected only from Gvardeysk and the surrounding area, but then it started coming from the entire region. And now, as soon as spring arrives, all this 'wealth' begins to smolder. In the summer, it's impossible to open a window. Everything is like a fog, and not just a fog, but a foul one. What are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to breathe?"comment director of the village House of Culture Olga Veshkina).
🌱 Environmental activists from the Green Fund have asked The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, is to take measures "to address the monstrous violation of citizens' rights to a favorable environment." They claim that it was impossible to breathe in villages up to 15 kilometers from the landfill.
👨🏻💼 Investigative Committee started investigation. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation (on the agency's website сообщалось, that "exhaustive prosecutorial response measures will be taken"). The company fined for violating waste management requirements and concealing environmental information. Authorities сообщили about the planned reclamation of the landfill in 2024. At the same time, he exhausted their resources back in 2020.
📍 Leningrad Oblast, Villozskoye urban settlement
🔥 The Yuzhny solid waste landfill, managed by LenOblRekultivatsiya LLC, is the largest landfill in St. Petersburg. The landfill rises more than 30 meters and covers an area of 26 hectares.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in November 2012 (the fire could not be extinguished for more than five days, and smoke covered the southern districts of St. Petersburg), in 2013, and in July 2023 (it was burning week).
📏 The area of the last fire was 800 square meters.
💬 "The Volkhonka landfill is burning, open flames, chemical-colored smoke," "The aroma is just overwhelming. It's romantic," "Yes, these are definitely some kind of chemicals. When my son and I do experiments, we add copper sulfate, and the same color appears." (from comments eyewitnesses).
🌱 Local eco-activists have repeatedly fixed facts of illegal waste acceptance.
👨🏻💼 Back in 2012, journalists reported that the landfill had long since reached its capacity and was scheduled to close in 2014. Authorities claim they are carrying out measures to reclaim the site and ensure its fire safety.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in November 2012 (the fire could not be extinguished for more than five days, and smoke covered the southern districts of St. Petersburg), in 2013, and in July 2023 (it was burning week).
📏 The area of the last fire was 800 square meters.
💬 "The Volkhonka landfill is burning, open flames, chemical-colored smoke," "The aroma is just overwhelming. It's romantic," "Yes, these are definitely some kind of chemicals. When my son and I do experiments, we add copper sulfate, and the same color appears." (from comments eyewitnesses).
🌱 Local eco-activists have repeatedly fixed facts of illegal waste acceptance.
👨🏻💼 Back in 2012, journalists reported that the landfill had long since reached its capacity and was scheduled to close in 2014. Authorities claim they are carrying out measures to reclaim the site and ensure its fire safety.
📍 Leningrad Region, village of Kuti
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the Leningrad Region Waste Management Company. It reaches a height of over 17 meters and covers at least 11,5 hectares. It is located 800 meters from the Pupyshevo dacha residential complex.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 Burning area - 500 square meters.
💬 "We and our children are suffocating from the stench of landfill gas! The smell has spread to all populated areas within a 5-7 km radius, and is often felt near the city of Volkhov" (from comments (local residents). During the fire, Pupyshevo was overwhelmed by the smell of burnt plastic, and residents began urgently selling their dachas.
🌱 Local residents created group against the landfill and launched petition against her.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor promised to conduct a landfill survey and mine survey, as well as collect waste samples, to determine the circumstances of the fire. The results of the investigation have not been announced.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 Burning area - 500 square meters.
💬 "We and our children are suffocating from the stench of landfill gas! The smell has spread to all populated areas within a 5-7 km radius, and is often felt near the city of Volkhov" (from comments (local residents). During the fire, Pupyshevo was overwhelmed by the smell of burnt plastic, and residents began urgently selling their dachas.
🌱 Local residents created group against the landfill and launched petition against her.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor promised to conduct a landfill survey and mine survey, as well as collect waste samples, to determine the circumstances of the fire. The results of the investigation have not been announced.
📍 Leningrad Oblast, the city of Kudrovo
🔥 An unauthorized construction waste dump on agricultural land. No waste management activities were reported, and no new shipments were recorded.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 200 square meters.
💬 "The stench has been there almost every night for three years. Everyone knows everything, but they do nothing, they just shift the blame from the sick to the healthy, and that's it." "Let the prosecutor's office check the Rosselkhoznadzor, which was notified of the illegal dumping but ignored it. Now there's a fire. What if the nearby power line had been damaged? Or people?" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 How сообщил The Leningrad Region Environmental Supervision Committee and its specialists compiled a report on the fire site inspection, prepared materials for submission to Rosselkhoznadzor, and submitted information to federal authorities for action and prosecution.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 200 square meters.
💬 "The stench has been there almost every night for three years. Everyone knows everything, but they do nothing, they just shift the blame from the sick to the healthy, and that's it." "Let the prosecutor's office check the Rosselkhoznadzor, which was notified of the illegal dumping but ignored it. Now there's a fire. What if the nearby power line had been damaged? Or people?" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 How сообщил The Leningrad Region Environmental Supervision Committee and its specialists compiled a report on the fire site inspection, prepared materials for submission to Rosselkhoznadzor, and submitted information to federal authorities for action and prosecution.
📍 Leningrad Region, Vyritsa village
🔥 The Vyritsky solid waste landfill is managed by Monita LLC and is located in the village of Kurovitsy. The landfill is currently inactive and requires reclamation.
🗓️ Multiple fires. The landfill caught fire in mid-February 2023, then smoldered and flared for two and a half months.
📏 The area of the last fire was 150 square meters.
💩 During the combustion process happened emission of carbon monoxide, as well as nitrogen oxide and dioxide, into the atmosphere.
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly complained to various authorities.
👨🏻💼 During the inspection identified numerous violations of environmental legislation. Investigators started A criminal case has been filed. A lawsuit has been filed with the court demanding that Monita LLC develop a landfill reclamation project. A motion has been filed with Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
🗓️ Multiple fires. The landfill caught fire in mid-February 2023, then smoldered and flared for two and a half months.
📏 The area of the last fire was 150 square meters.
💩 During the combustion process happened emission of carbon monoxide, as well as nitrogen oxide and dioxide, into the atmosphere.
🌱 Local residents have repeatedly complained to various authorities.
👨🏻💼 During the inspection identified numerous violations of environmental legislation. Investigators started A criminal case has been filed. A lawsuit has been filed with the court demanding that Monita LLC develop a landfill reclamation project. A motion has been filed with Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
📍 Leningrad Oblast, Novosergievka village
🔥 Unauthorized dumping of construction waste
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 In the administration of the Zanevsky settlement noticed Heavy smoke was reported in the area around transformers and main power lines. The landfill burned near a power transmission tower. "The information has been resubmitted to federal executive authorities to take action to eliminate the landfill and hold those responsible accountable. Rosselkhoznadzor is responsible for monitoring agricultural land and its use," said State Environmental Supervision Service of the Leningrad Region.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 In the administration of the Zanevsky settlement noticed Heavy smoke was reported in the area around transformers and main power lines. The landfill burned near a power transmission tower. "The information has been resubmitted to federal executive authorities to take action to eliminate the landfill and hold those responsible accountable. Rosselkhoznadzor is responsible for monitoring agricultural land and its use," said State Environmental Supervision Service of the Leningrad Region.
📍 Leningrad Oblast, Lomonosovsky District
🔥 Unauthorized dump.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in December 2023 – January 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
💬 “There’s a chemical stench since this morning in all the nearby villages, Nizino, Sanino, Peterhof, you can’t breathe outside, the smell is getting into the houses” (comment local resident)
👨🏻💼 Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin instructed report on the results of the investigation into the causes of “improper waste management”. Taken Air samples taken near residential buildings in the Lastochka-2 garden community, Nizino, and Uzigontan revealed no excess of pollutants in the maximum permissible concentrations. The landfill had already been got Environmental oversight agencies were monitoring the area—during inspections, waste discharges into the soil were recorded, self-propelled equipment was confiscated, and drivers received administrative violation notices.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in December 2023 – January 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
💬 “There’s a chemical stench since this morning in all the nearby villages, Nizino, Sanino, Peterhof, you can’t breathe outside, the smell is getting into the houses” (comment local resident)
👨🏻💼 Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin instructed report on the results of the investigation into the causes of “improper waste management”. Taken Air samples taken near residential buildings in the Lastochka-2 garden community, Nizino, and Uzigontan revealed no excess of pollutants in the maximum permissible concentrations. The landfill had already been got Environmental oversight agencies were monitoring the area—during inspections, waste discharges into the soil were recorded, self-propelled equipment was confiscated, and drivers received administrative violation notices.
📍 Leningrad Region, Lepsari village
🔥 Solid Waste Landfill. Managed by Solid Waste Landfill LLC.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 The fire area was 500 square meters.
💬 "How long will this go on? You understand now how they treat their equipment and technology. This isn't just an oversight. It's negligence. And the Nevsky Environmental Operator is a real pest for our region." (comment from a local resident)
🌱 An initiative has been created Group Concerned residents "Against the Landfill in Pervomayskoye" regularly write appeals regarding environmental issues related to the landfill and other issues.
👨🏻💼 Polygon planned closed back in 2017, but since then it has changed ownership several times. Administration promisedthat the landfill will not be expanded, but it will still continues work. This year to the landfill planned to bring about 300 thousand tons of St. Petersburg garbage.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 The fire area was 500 square meters.
💬 "How long will this go on? You understand now how they treat their equipment and technology. This isn't just an oversight. It's negligence. And the Nevsky Environmental Operator is a real pest for our region." (comment from a local resident)
🌱 An initiative has been created Group Concerned residents "Against the Landfill in Pervomayskoye" regularly write appeals regarding environmental issues related to the landfill and other issues.
👨🏻💼 Polygon planned closed back in 2017, but since then it has changed ownership several times. Administration promisedthat the landfill will not be expanded, but it will still continues work. This year to the landfill planned to bring about 300 thousand tons of St. Petersburg garbage.
📍 Leningrad Oblast, Villozskoye urban settlement
🔥 Illegal The solid waste landfill on Volkhonskoye Highway is managed by Spetsavtodor (the company is not authorized to dispose of or render harmless waste at the site; it can only transport it).
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation. The local Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has "prepared inquiries to special services."
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation. The local Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has "prepared inquiries to special services."
📍 Murmansk Oblast, Umba village
🔥 An unauthorized landfill near the Umba-Kandalaksha highway.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 50 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 50 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Vilyuisky tract
🔥 Yakutsk's solid municipal waste landfill is managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Zhilkomservis." It has been in operation since 1964. should be mothballed back in 1989.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Garbage truck driver He claimedthat the landfill burns frequently—once every three months, for sure—and that it “constantly smokes, always in different places.”
📏 The area of the latest fire exceeded 600 square meters.
💩 Rospotrebnadzor of Yakutia recorded excess concentration of suspended particles.
👨🏻💼 Authorities announced that the landfill will be closed only after a new one is built. The first phase was promised for completion in 2023. The second will run from 2024 to 2028.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Garbage truck driver He claimedthat the landfill burns frequently—once every three months, for sure—and that it “constantly smokes, always in different places.”
📏 The area of the latest fire exceeded 600 square meters.
💩 Rospotrebnadzor of Yakutia recorded excess concentration of suspended particles.
👨🏻💼 Authorities announced that the landfill will be closed only after a new one is built. The first phase was promised for completion in 2023. The second will run from 2024 to 2028.
📍 Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the Primorsky Ecological Operator (PEO) State Unitary Enterprise. Is an The only facility accepting waste from the Primorsky capital and the city of Artem. It's overflowing—the landfill was originally scheduled to be completed by 2023, but it was decided extend for three years. In the PEO explained, that frequent fires occur due to the lack of a gas removal system. The landfill, with a functioning system, was planned to open in 2021, but this never happened.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In 2023, it burned three times—in February, April, and May. After the April fire, it continued to smoke for a long time.
📏 The area of the April fire reached 1,5 thousand square meters.
🌱 In May, residents of the Vladivostok suburbs prepared An appeal regarding the violation of their right to a favorable environment. They planned to send it to the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor, and other agencies. The outcome is unclear.
👨🏻💼 Vladimir Latyshev, General Director of the Primorsky Ecological Operator claimed After the fire, garbage trucks will be checked for flammable waste. There's no talk yet about landfill reclamation. it doesn't work - there is no alternative to it.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In 2023, it burned three times—in February, April, and May. After the April fire, it continued to smoke for a long time.
📏 The area of the April fire reached 1,5 thousand square meters.
🌱 In May, residents of the Vladivostok suburbs prepared An appeal regarding the violation of their right to a favorable environment. They planned to send it to the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor, and other agencies. The outcome is unclear.
👨🏻💼 Vladimir Latyshev, General Director of the Primorsky Ecological Operator claimed After the fire, garbage trucks will be checked for flammable waste. There's no talk yet about landfill reclamation. it doesn't work - there is no alternative to it.
📍 Primorsky Krai, Slavyanka village
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Basis LLC. The company's beneficiary, according to information journalists, is Sergei Ovchinnikov, the former head of the Khasansky district.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in May 2020, April 2022, and April 2023. The last fire smoldered for two days, at a landfill. became a hotbed for natural fire.
👨🏻💼 At the end of 2019, the administration of the Khasansky district was attracted Liability under the district prosecutor's lawsuit. Along with Basis LLC, she was a co-defendant in a case alleging violation of sanitary requirements during the operation of the landfill and lost the case.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in May 2020, April 2022, and April 2023. The last fire smoldered for two days, at a landfill. became a hotbed for natural fire.
👨🏻💼 At the end of 2019, the administration of the Khasansky district was attracted Liability under the district prosecutor's lawsuit. Along with Basis LLC, she was a co-defendant in a case alleging violation of sanitary requirements during the operation of the landfill and lost the case.
📍 Primorsky Krai, the city of Ussuriysk
🔥 Solid municipal waste landfill, Mineralnaya Street. Operating organization: Boomerang LLC.
🗓️ A fire was reported in January 2024.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters (3 sections of 100 square meters each).
👨🏻💼 Authorities said the fire happened for reasons "common in landfills" where waste is disposed of by burial: gases emitted by the waste ignite.
🗓️ A fire was reported in January 2024.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters (3 sections of 100 square meters each).
👨🏻💼 Authorities said the fire happened for reasons "common in landfills" where waste is disposed of by burial: gases emitted by the waste ignite.
📍 Primorsky Krai, the city of Nakhodka
🔥 Unauthorized garbage dumping.
🗓️ A fire was reported in February 2024.
📏 The fire area was 25 square meters.
👨🏻💼 By information The mayor's office plans to remove the landfill this spring. "At the time the post was published on social media, no calls were received by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations' fire service. This means that the blogger, instead of calling the fire department or the unified dispatch service, published a post on social media," the administration stated.
🗓️ A fire was reported in February 2024.
📏 The fire area was 25 square meters.
👨🏻💼 By information The mayor's office plans to remove the landfill this spring. "At the time the post was published on social media, no calls were received by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations' fire service. This means that the blogger, instead of calling the fire department or the unified dispatch service, published a post on social media," the administration stated.
📍 Primorsky Krai, Spassk-Dalny
🔥 Landfill. The site is owned by the administration. It serves the Spassk-Dalny, Spassky, and Chernihiv districts. About 250 cubic meters of waste are transported there annually. The landfill is currently operating at capacity.
🗓️ This isn't the first time fires have happened here. One of the latest was in June 2023. The last one - in May 2024.
💬 "Awww! Authorities! Go there yourselves and stop this garbage mess! Kids are walking home from school, suffocating. All their laundry stinks. Driving, you can't even open the windows—the stench is overwhelming. This is truly an insult to the residents of the surrounding areas."comment local resident Elena).
👨🏻💼 All services by decision of the mayor transferred on high alert. Local authorities had previously considered constructing a new landfill, but by law such a facility cannot be located within city limits, and in the Spassky District there is no land suitable for construction according to sanitary standards. Therefore, after the fire decided to Open a new phase of the landfill. Fire risks will be further reduced by organizing more frequent waste transfers and creating safe zones within the landfill.
🗓️ This isn't the first time fires have happened here. One of the latest was in June 2023. The last one - in May 2024.
💬 "Awww! Authorities! Go there yourselves and stop this garbage mess! Kids are walking home from school, suffocating. All their laundry stinks. Driving, you can't even open the windows—the stench is overwhelming. This is truly an insult to the residents of the surrounding areas."comment local resident Elena).
👨🏻💼 All services by decision of the mayor transferred on high alert. Local authorities had previously considered constructing a new landfill, but by law such a facility cannot be located within city limits, and in the Spassky District there is no land suitable for construction according to sanitary standards. Therefore, after the fire decided to Open a new phase of the landfill. Fire risks will be further reduced by organizing more frequent waste transfers and creating safe zones within the landfill.
📍 Khabarovsk Krai, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Start village
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the municipal enterprise "Spetsavtokhozkhyaistvo." Its area is 31,5 hectares. The landfill is overflowing; its design capacity is 10 million cubic meters of waste; in 2020, it already housed 12.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In 2018, the landfill burned for several weeks—even rain and round-the-clock watering of the fires failed to extinguish it. In May 2023, it took several days to extinguish the fire, as it was burning deep beneath several meters of waste. The most recent fires occurred in April, May, and June 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1,5 hectares.
💬 Residents of the village of Popova comment: "The smell of smoke is incredibly strong, especially in the morning. I scold my husband: 'Why are you opening the windows?' Because I'm simply afraid to go to bed." "My child has allergies, meaning he has year-round rhinitis. He needs fresh air. We can't open a single window. He goes outside, comes home, and is completely suffocated because there's absolutely nothing to breathe."
👨🏻💼 The Komsomolsk-on-Amur administration has developed design and estimate documentation for the landfill's reconstruction. However, the funds for its implementation—more than one and a half billion rubles—are still lacking. not foundIn the Amur Basin Environmental Prosecutor's Office declare"It was discovered that the municipal unitary enterprise Spetsavtokhozyaistvo failed to "conduct measures to dampen" the solid waste. Firefighting is complicated by the large volume of waste being stored and the presence of hidden smoldering sources. The legal entity has been held administratively liable," the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Khabarovsk Krai commented in August 2024. The Komsomolsk-on-Amur environmental prosecutor's office determined that the landfill operator failed to regularly dampen the waste. A notice was sent to the company's director. An administrative case has been opened against the responsible party for failure to comply with fire safety regulations.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In 2018, the landfill burned for several weeks—even rain and round-the-clock watering of the fires failed to extinguish it. In May 2023, it took several days to extinguish the fire, as it was burning deep beneath several meters of waste. The most recent fires occurred in April, May, and June 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1,5 hectares.
💬 Residents of the village of Popova comment: "The smell of smoke is incredibly strong, especially in the morning. I scold my husband: 'Why are you opening the windows?' Because I'm simply afraid to go to bed." "My child has allergies, meaning he has year-round rhinitis. He needs fresh air. We can't open a single window. He goes outside, comes home, and is completely suffocated because there's absolutely nothing to breathe."
👨🏻💼 The Komsomolsk-on-Amur administration has developed design and estimate documentation for the landfill's reconstruction. However, the funds for its implementation—more than one and a half billion rubles—are still lacking. not foundIn the Amur Basin Environmental Prosecutor's Office declare"It was discovered that the municipal unitary enterprise Spetsavtokhozyaistvo failed to "conduct measures to dampen" the solid waste. Firefighting is complicated by the large volume of waste being stored and the presence of hidden smoldering sources. The legal entity has been held administratively liable," the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Khabarovsk Krai commented in August 2024. The Komsomolsk-on-Amur environmental prosecutor's office determined that the landfill operator failed to regularly dampen the waste. A notice was sent to the company's director. An administrative case has been opened against the responsible party for failure to comply with fire safety regulations.
📍 Khabarovsk Krai, Vyazemsky District
🔥 A landfill managed by the City Management Company. Smoke from a fire led to a major accident—seven vehicles collided. hospitalized two drivers and one passenger.
🗓️ The fire was reported in September 2023 and continued burning until October.
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The landfill owner was unable to contain the fire on his own, and the administration declared a local emergency.
🗓️ The fire was reported in September 2023 and continued burning until October.
📏 The fire area was 200 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The landfill owner was unable to contain the fire on his own, and the administration declared a local emergency.
📍 Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk, Zheleznodorozhny District
🔥 Unauthorized dumping of car tires.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire area was 100 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire area was 100 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Khabarovsk Krai, city of Amursk
🔥 The landfill, five kilometers from the city, is smoldering garbage. The land is leased by Magistral LLC. The landfill covers approximately 50 square meters and is located on both sides of the road. There are summer cottages nearby.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
🌱 In the public page of the Khabarovsk branch of the ONF is approvedThe prosecutor's office had already identified violations at the site in 2019. Now, activists have appealed to the environmental prosecutor's office to conduct an investigation.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
🌱 In the public page of the Khabarovsk branch of the ONF is approvedThe prosecutor's office had already identified violations at the site in 2019. Now, activists have appealed to the environmental prosecutor's office to conduct an investigation.
📍 Amur Oblast, Zeya
🔥 Former municipal solid waste landfill, decommissioned in December 2022. The land is owned by the municipality.
🗓️ Head of Zeya says, that fires occur annually. Specifically, there are reports of fires in July 2023 (which burned for two weeks), and complaints from city residents were received In 2016, 2017, and 2019, the landfill burned for a month in June 2015. The most recent fire occurred in January 2024 and lasted ten days.
💬 “It’s hell here in Zeya! We’re choking on the soot and smoke. The landfill has been burning all night and day. We’ll soon die from this stench. The whole city is in smoke, day and night. We want at least someone to hear us! My mother lives near the Perm Regional Medical Center—I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it and felt it myself! My child and I came to visit. The child is sick; he’s been exhausted all day. It’s just awful here… People are being taken away in ambulances sick.”comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor stated that the smoke was harmless, but still recommended avoiding walks and keeping windows closed. The deputy head of the Zeya administration explained that the firefighting effort was delayed because there was a lack of necessary equipment and soil for backfilling. The prosecutor's office sent A lawsuit alleging the administration's inaction during the fire. Director of the regional operator, SpetsEkoMash LLC, Evgeny Vedenin said, that in 2024, a garbage fire at the landfill occurred due to the fault of residents who threw stove ash into garbage containers.
🗓️ Head of Zeya says, that fires occur annually. Specifically, there are reports of fires in July 2023 (which burned for two weeks), and complaints from city residents were received In 2016, 2017, and 2019, the landfill burned for a month in June 2015. The most recent fire occurred in January 2024 and lasted ten days.
💬 “It’s hell here in Zeya! We’re choking on the soot and smoke. The landfill has been burning all night and day. We’ll soon die from this stench. The whole city is in smoke, day and night. We want at least someone to hear us! My mother lives near the Perm Regional Medical Center—I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it and felt it myself! My child and I came to visit. The child is sick; he’s been exhausted all day. It’s just awful here… People are being taken away in ambulances sick.”comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor stated that the smoke was harmless, but still recommended avoiding walks and keeping windows closed. The deputy head of the Zeya administration explained that the firefighting effort was delayed because there was a lack of necessary equipment and soil for backfilling. The prosecutor's office sent A lawsuit alleging the administration's inaction during the fire. Director of the regional operator, SpetsEkoMash LLC, Evgeny Vedenin said, that in 2024, a garbage fire at the landfill occurred due to the fault of residents who threw stove ash into garbage containers.
📍 Magadan Oblast, Magadan
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by Magadan Solid Waste Landfill LLC. It covers over 275 square meters (38 football fields). It has been in operation since 1972, and has not undergone any modernization. In 2023, the landfill caught fire due to a wildfire, and it took two weeks to extinguish the fire.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires occurred in 2009, 2015, and 2023. The most recent fires occurred in April and May 2024. Each fire was difficult to extinguish, as the fires were deep, with the pit excavated 20 meters deep and the height of the debris piles above the ground. reaches 10 meters.
📏 The area of the last fire was 5 hectares.
💬 "The garbage reform is already six years old. The results: tariffs have increased, the dumpsters have gotten wider, the seagulls have gotten fatter, and so have the pockets of some citizens. A recycling plant is still on the cards. Couldn't it have been the other way around: first the plant, and then the tariff increase?!"comment local resident Georgy Walter).
👨🏻💼 After the June 2023 fire, a cloud of smoke covered Magadan. Residents complained a pungent, "chemical" smell. However, the Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the maximum permissible concentrations were not exceeded and advised City residents "can calmly go about their business." Magadan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor I spent An inspection was conducted. It was determined that the local regional operator "failed to take measures to prevent spontaneous combustion at the landfill." Administrative proceedings were initiated, and a notice was issued to the landfill's management.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires occurred in 2009, 2015, and 2023. The most recent fires occurred in April and May 2024. Each fire was difficult to extinguish, as the fires were deep, with the pit excavated 20 meters deep and the height of the debris piles above the ground. reaches 10 meters.
📏 The area of the last fire was 5 hectares.
💬 "The garbage reform is already six years old. The results: tariffs have increased, the dumpsters have gotten wider, the seagulls have gotten fatter, and so have the pockets of some citizens. A recycling plant is still on the cards. Couldn't it have been the other way around: first the plant, and then the tariff increase?!"comment local resident Georgy Walter).
👨🏻💼 After the June 2023 fire, a cloud of smoke covered Magadan. Residents complained a pungent, "chemical" smell. However, the Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the maximum permissible concentrations were not exceeded and advised City residents "can calmly go about their business." Magadan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor I spent An inspection was conducted. It was determined that the local regional operator "failed to take measures to prevent spontaneous combustion at the landfill." Administrative proceedings were initiated, and a notice was issued to the landfill's management.
📍 Sakhalin Oblast, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by the Legal Services Center LLC.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in August 2023, July 2020 (then the landfill smoldered for six months), May 2011, and December 2010 (firefighters left to the landfill site six times).
📏 The area of the last fire was 100 square meters.
💬 Local residents сообщают, that smoke is spreading over the outskirts of the city, in Polovinki and Arkovo there is a terrible stench: “There are problems with breathing, many are simply suffocating, the windows cannot be opened, why they are not putting out the fire is unclear.”
💩 In 2009, air samples It revealed Concentrations of nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon compounds exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations multiple times. Tests for particularly hazardous combustion products were not conducted for technical reasons. No further studies are known.
🌱 Residents of the city outskirts try draw the authorities' attention to the problem since at least 2009.
👨🏻💼 In 2019, Minister of Housing and Communal Services Dmitry Zaitsev claimedThat fires at the landfill are normal: "They can happen; a landfill is also an industrial facility." In 2023, the Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District Administration sent information to the city prosecutor's office.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in August 2023, July 2020 (then the landfill smoldered for six months), May 2011, and December 2010 (firefighters left to the landfill site six times).
📏 The area of the last fire was 100 square meters.
💬 Local residents сообщают, that smoke is spreading over the outskirts of the city, in Polovinki and Arkovo there is a terrible stench: “There are problems with breathing, many are simply suffocating, the windows cannot be opened, why they are not putting out the fire is unclear.”
💩 In 2009, air samples It revealed Concentrations of nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon compounds exceeded the maximum permissible concentrations multiple times. Tests for particularly hazardous combustion products were not conducted for technical reasons. No further studies are known.
🌱 Residents of the city outskirts try draw the authorities' attention to the problem since at least 2009.
👨🏻💼 In 2019, Minister of Housing and Communal Services Dmitry Zaitsev claimedThat fires at the landfill are normal: "They can happen; a landfill is also an industrial facility." In 2023, the Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky District Administration sent information to the city prosecutor's office.
📍 Sakhalin Oblast, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
🔥 The landfill is managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Zheu-10". It has existed since 1946. In 2010 сообщалосьthat the mountain of garbage had grown to the size of a ten-story building.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in the summers of 2020, 2022, and 2023; prior to that, there were also fires in the summers of 2007 and 2010.
📏 The area of the last fire was 50 square meters.
💬 "I looked up reclamation online—it's just mind-blowing. We'll never get it done. We've been building wastewater treatment plants for seven years. My friends, seven years! And how long will it take us to reclaim this landfill? Forget it. It will be a constant source of danger."chairman City Duma Sergei Dmitriev).
🌱 Environmentalists claimedthat the landfill poses an environmental threat not only to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, as harmful substances are carried by the Susuya River into the coastal waters of Aniva Bay.
👨🏻💼 This landfill, which doesn't meet modern standards, was required to be closed back in 2006. However, its operating life was constantly extended due to the lack of an alternative. The landfill was supposed to be closed after the Izvestkovy landfill opened, but also сообщалосьAlthough the landfill won't be able to immediately accommodate all the waste removed from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the volume will be increased gradually.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in the summers of 2020, 2022, and 2023; prior to that, there were also fires in the summers of 2007 and 2010.
📏 The area of the last fire was 50 square meters.
💬 "I looked up reclamation online—it's just mind-blowing. We'll never get it done. We've been building wastewater treatment plants for seven years. My friends, seven years! And how long will it take us to reclaim this landfill? Forget it. It will be a constant source of danger."chairman City Duma Sergei Dmitriev).
🌱 Environmentalists claimedthat the landfill poses an environmental threat not only to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, as harmful substances are carried by the Susuya River into the coastal waters of Aniva Bay.
👨🏻💼 This landfill, which doesn't meet modern standards, was required to be closed back in 2006. However, its operating life was constantly extended due to the lack of an alternative. The landfill was supposed to be closed after the Izvestkovy landfill opened, but also сообщалосьAlthough the landfill won't be able to immediately accommodate all the waste removed from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the volume will be increased gradually.
📍 Sakhalin Oblast, Yuzhno-Kurilsk urban-type settlement
🔥 The solid waste landfill is located on the second kilometer of the Yuzhno-Kurilsk - Otradno highway, governed by LLC "Garantiya".
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2024.
📏 The fire area was 6 square meters.
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2024.
📏 The fire area was 6 square meters.
📍 Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Birobidzhan
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Polygon LLC. The cause of the latest fire, according to According to the prosecutor's office, that the enterprise "did not take measures to prevent the fire."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in April 2021 and September 2023. Both fires took three days to extinguish.
👨🏻💼 To the General Director of Polygon LLC introduced representation.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in April 2021 and September 2023. Both fires took three days to extinguish.
👨🏻💼 To the General Director of Polygon LLC introduced representation.
📍 Republic of Buryatia, village of Khorinsk
🔥 Landfill in the Baysan-Ebyr area, the status of the landfill is unclear from media reports.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 Burning area made 100 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in September 2023.
📏 Burning area made 100 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Republic of Buryatia, Ust-Barguzin village
🔥 A spontaneous village dump. It's mainly used for waste from local sawmills (sawdust, tree bark, etc.).
🗓️ It has been burning regularly for many years, the landfill nicknamed "unquenchable." According to local residents, she Burns "Almost 300 days a year." A gas station is located on the edge of the landfill.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1200 square meters.
💬 "There was a fire here this summer. We called the fire department, and two trucks showed up. We notified the administration, and our mayor drove up, filled up, and then drove off to Barguzin! That's how indifferent he was to the whole thing. Zero attention—a pound of disdain. No one cares. I've been working here for five years now, and I can't see a thing—only smoke."comment operator of a gas station located next to the landfill).
🌱 Ust-Barguzin residents have repeatedly appealed to the village administration and district leadership to put out the fire. However, nothing has progressed beyond talk.
👨🏻💼 In 2012 stated About plans to convert waste lumber into heating briquettes. What happened to those plans is unclear.
🗓️ It has been burning regularly for many years, the landfill nicknamed "unquenchable." According to local residents, she Burns "Almost 300 days a year." A gas station is located on the edge of the landfill.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1200 square meters.
💬 "There was a fire here this summer. We called the fire department, and two trucks showed up. We notified the administration, and our mayor drove up, filled up, and then drove off to Barguzin! That's how indifferent he was to the whole thing. Zero attention—a pound of disdain. No one cares. I've been working here for five years now, and I can't see a thing—only smoke."comment operator of a gas station located next to the landfill).
🌱 Ust-Barguzin residents have repeatedly appealed to the village administration and district leadership to put out the fire. However, nothing has progressed beyond talk.
👨🏻💼 In 2012 stated About plans to convert waste lumber into heating briquettes. What happened to those plans is unclear.
📍 Republic of Buryatia, Kurumkan village
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Universal LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
👨🏻💼 The Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office began investigationDistrict Head Leonid Budaev commented"Over the past few years, the volume of waste stored in the Kurumkan village landfill pit has occupied a multi-layered area several meters deep. The fire has deepened and continues to burn like a peat bog. Universal LLC and the fire department are constantly extinguishing and watering the fire until the surface fire is extinguished. However, in high temperatures, the fire rises from below. It is not possible to completely flood and extinguish the landfill." An application for the construction of a solid waste landfill and waste sorting station for 2025-2026 has been submitted to the Russian government as part of the federal program "Integrated Development of Rural Areas."
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
👨🏻💼 The Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office began investigationDistrict Head Leonid Budaev commented"Over the past few years, the volume of waste stored in the Kurumkan village landfill pit has occupied a multi-layered area several meters deep. The fire has deepened and continues to burn like a peat bog. Universal LLC and the fire department are constantly extinguishing and watering the fire until the surface fire is extinguished. However, in high temperatures, the fire rises from below. It is not possible to completely flood and extinguish the landfill." An application for the construction of a solid waste landfill and waste sorting station for 2025-2026 has been submitted to the Russian government as part of the federal program "Integrated Development of Rural Areas."
📍 Republic of Khakassia, city of Sorsk
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by the municipal unitary enterprise EcoService. The cause of the fire named "real arson", and in several places.
🗓️ A fire was reported in June 2023. Smoldering burning garbage lasted no less than four days.
📏 The exact area of the fire is unknown, but сообщалосьthat she's "big." From the smoke suffered SMA Sorsk, as well as the village at the Erbinskaya station and Sorsky Podkhoz.
💬 "The top of the city is still a little light, but below it's completely impossible to breathe. The smoke is terrible. You can't even see the mountains. The toxic smell of plastic."comment local resident).
💩 Rospotrebnadzor took air samples, however, there is no information about the results of the studies in open sources.
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
🗓️ A fire was reported in June 2023. Smoldering burning garbage lasted no less than four days.
📏 The exact area of the fire is unknown, but сообщалосьthat she's "big." From the smoke suffered SMA Sorsk, as well as the village at the Erbinskaya station and Sorsky Podkhoz.
💬 "The top of the city is still a little light, but below it's completely impossible to breathe. The smoke is terrible. You can't even see the mountains. The toxic smell of plastic."comment local resident).
💩 Rospotrebnadzor took air samples, however, there is no information about the results of the studies in open sources.
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
📍 Altai Krai, the city of Kamen-na-Obi
🔥 The municipal solid waste landfill, managed by Avtotrans LLC since 2023. The previous operator was Linett LLC. The landfill covers 10 hectares and is located 300 meters from the village of Karasi.
🗓️ Burning like write The media continues here “all year round”, even in winterIn particular, fires are known to have occurred in April 2020, August 2021, May 2022, April, June, and July 2023, and July 2024.
💬 Anna пишет to the head of the district to his post On Telegram about the fire: "Why haven't you written down that you started receiving complaints from citizens about the landfill catching fire on June 17th? I personally called the administration, Avtotrans, Rospotrebnadzor, and the fire department! And no one took any action to prevent this fire! The administration said they had nothing to do with it and that we should deal with Avtotrans ourselves! Avtotrans said the bulldozer was working (but, as it turns out, without a driver). Rospotrebnadzor said—write letters, and they'll come and take measurements someday! Firefighters can't get to the fire! This is all the result of the inaction of the services involved, and people are suffering."
Residents of Kamen-na-Obi and the village of Karasi appealed to the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor, and various government authorities. "People's Front" claimed about the intention to appeal to supervisory authorities, the regional Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Natural Resources, and local authorities.
👨🏻💼 In 2020, an administrative case was opened against the operating organization due to a fire. It was statedthat the organization "does not adhere to the technological process." In April 2023, the district administration issued The new tenant, Avtotrans, received a warning about preventing fires. The company stated that it would receive additional equipment and cover some of the waste with earth. In 2024, the authorities ReportedThe newly delivered waste is being unloaded at a significant distance from the fire site, but within the landfill perimeter. A representative from the regional Ministry of Natural Resources visited the site.
🗓️ Burning like write The media continues here “all year round”, even in winterIn particular, fires are known to have occurred in April 2020, August 2021, May 2022, April, June, and July 2023, and July 2024.
💬 Anna пишет to the head of the district to his post On Telegram about the fire: "Why haven't you written down that you started receiving complaints from citizens about the landfill catching fire on June 17th? I personally called the administration, Avtotrans, Rospotrebnadzor, and the fire department! And no one took any action to prevent this fire! The administration said they had nothing to do with it and that we should deal with Avtotrans ourselves! Avtotrans said the bulldozer was working (but, as it turns out, without a driver). Rospotrebnadzor said—write letters, and they'll come and take measurements someday! Firefighters can't get to the fire! This is all the result of the inaction of the services involved, and people are suffering."
Residents of Kamen-na-Obi and the village of Karasi appealed to the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor, and various government authorities. "People's Front" claimed about the intention to appeal to supervisory authorities, the regional Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Natural Resources, and local authorities.
👨🏻💼 In 2020, an administrative case was opened against the operating organization due to a fire. It was statedthat the organization "does not adhere to the technological process." In April 2023, the district administration issued The new tenant, Avtotrans, received a warning about preventing fires. The company stated that it would receive additional equipment and cover some of the waste with earth. In 2024, the authorities ReportedThe newly delivered waste is being unloaded at a significant distance from the fire site, but within the landfill perimeter. A representative from the regional Ministry of Natural Resources visited the site.
📍 Altai Krai, Krasnoshchyokovo village
🔥 An unregulated landfill. It's been there for decades. The regional solid municipal waste operator (OOO VtorGeoResurs) used it as a temporary waste storage site and was supposed to transport all the waste to the Rubtsovsk landfill, but by April 2023, this didn't do itThe landfill is located 300 meters from residential buildings.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and May 2023.
👨🏻💼 Governor of the Altai Territory call the fire incident was "serious" and the situation "abnormal" and instructed the relevant ministry to "work out measures." Local officials sent Complaints were filed against VtorGeoResurs, but to no avail. Ultimately, the authorities filed a lawsuit to compel the company to fulfill its obligations. In June 2023, it began removing waste. According to the court's ruling, the landfill have reclaim by 2027.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and May 2023.
👨🏻💼 Governor of the Altai Territory call the fire incident was "serious" and the situation "abnormal" and instructed the relevant ministry to "work out measures." Local officials sent Complaints were filed against VtorGeoResurs, but to no avail. Ultimately, the authorities filed a lawsuit to compel the company to fulfill its obligations. In June 2023, it began removing waste. According to the court's ruling, the landfill have reclaim by 2027.
📍 Altai Krai, Pavlovsk village
🔥 Landfill. The new owner is Novaya Volna LLC. The previous owner, Ecotrest LLC, put the landfill up for sale on Avito.
🗓️ Residents of Pavlovsk have been complain There are constant fires at the landfill. The last fire occurred in May 2024.
💬 "The owner gave the guard instructions to dig up a trash can that was supposed to contain water and pretend they were putting out the fire. There were no other instructions."comment (resident of Pavlovsk Sergei Gusev)
🌱 Pavlovsk residents are sharing footage of plumes of smoke on social media and calling the unified emergency dispatch service. They are also calling for widespread complaints to be filed with the prosecutor's office to attract the attention of regulatory agencies and authorities.
👨🏻💼 In the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Altai сообщаютFirefighters are on duty at the landfill, but the fire won't be extinguished quickly. The Pavlovsky District administration was unable to provide clarification; Deputy Head of the Municipality Vladimir Yudakov declined to comment and referred questions to the landfill owner.
🗓️ Residents of Pavlovsk have been complain There are constant fires at the landfill. The last fire occurred in May 2024.
💬 "The owner gave the guard instructions to dig up a trash can that was supposed to contain water and pretend they were putting out the fire. There were no other instructions."comment (resident of Pavlovsk Sergei Gusev)
🌱 Pavlovsk residents are sharing footage of plumes of smoke on social media and calling the unified emergency dispatch service. They are also calling for widespread complaints to be filed with the prosecutor's office to attract the attention of regulatory agencies and authorities.
👨🏻💼 In the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Altai сообщаютFirefighters are on duty at the landfill, but the fire won't be extinguished quickly. The Pavlovsky District administration was unable to provide clarification; Deputy Head of the Municipality Vladimir Yudakov declined to comment and referred questions to the landfill owner.
📍 Altai Krai, Volchikha village
🔥 Solid waste landfill, maintained by VtorGeoResurs LLC
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2024.
💬 "Acrid smoke is billowing into the village; it's scary to imagine how difficult it is for people in nearby houses to breathe. You can hear waste exploding, and the fire is growing stronger by the hour. It's been burning for several days, but nothing's been put out. The problem has been going on for years, but no one is doing anything about it," write subscribers of the channel "Incident Barnaul".
👨🏻💼 Altai Krai Prosecutor's Office start check.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2024.
💬 "Acrid smoke is billowing into the village; it's scary to imagine how difficult it is for people in nearby houses to breathe. You can hear waste exploding, and the fire is growing stronger by the hour. It's been burning for several days, but nothing's been put out. The problem has been going on for years, but no one is doing anything about it," write subscribers of the channel "Incident Barnaul".
👨🏻💼 Altai Krai Prosecutor's Office start check.
📍 Transbaikal Territory, the city of Borzya
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Polygon-2 LLC. Landfill lit up presumably due to the ash that was taken there.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The regional operator reminded that throwing away ashes is prohibited.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in October 2023.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The regional operator reminded that throwing away ashes is prohibited.
📍 Transbaikal Territory, village of Ivanovka
🔥 Landfill. The status is unclear from media reports. It's possible the fire was at the city landfill, which was managed by Zabaikalspetstrans OJSC and has been burning since 2017. shouldn't have accept garbage.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in January, February, and May 2019, March 2020, October 2023, and March 2024.
(I.e. The area of the last fire was 1000 square meters. To extinguish it, they used attracted three tank trucks, a bulldozer and two dump trucks.
👨🏻💼 In 2020, the Prime Minister of the regional government call The cause of the fires at the Ivanovka landfill was "mismanagement," caused by the fact that due to the bankruptcy of the Zabaikalspetstrans company, the landfill has still not been transferred to the regional operator. The city manager then instructed City administration employees take turns being on duty at the landfill.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires were reported in January, February, and May 2019, March 2020, October 2023, and March 2024.
(I.e. The area of the last fire was 1000 square meters. To extinguish it, they used attracted three tank trucks, a bulldozer and two dump trucks.
👨🏻💼 In 2020, the Prime Minister of the regional government call The cause of the fires at the Ivanovka landfill was "mismanagement," caused by the fact that due to the bankruptcy of the Zabaikalspetstrans company, the landfill has still not been transferred to the regional operator. The city manager then instructed City administration employees take turns being on duty at the landfill.
📍 Transbaikal Territory, village of Aleksandrovka
🔥 A landfill located at the entrance to the village. The site belongs to the municipality.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024
💬 “If the fire had continued today with such a strong wind, we would have had to put it out at home” (comment (volunteer firefighter Sergei Lapshakov)
🌱 The landfill has existed at this location since 2001. Local residents have repeatedly complained about fires breaking out there, with smoke and debris drifting toward residential buildings.
👨🏻💼 The village administration says it's impossible to move the landfill because there's no money. "The district has authority over the land. Well, I'm not going to come to them and ask, 'We've polluted one plot, give us another one,'" said Ulyana Kondratieva, head of Aleksandrovka, also said that closing the landfill won't rid the village of trash, and people will find another place to put it.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024
💬 “If the fire had continued today with such a strong wind, we would have had to put it out at home” (comment (volunteer firefighter Sergei Lapshakov)
🌱 The landfill has existed at this location since 2001. Local residents have repeatedly complained about fires breaking out there, with smoke and debris drifting toward residential buildings.
👨🏻💼 The village administration says it's impossible to move the landfill because there's no money. "The district has authority over the land. Well, I'm not going to come to them and ask, 'We've polluted one plot, give us another one,'" said Ulyana Kondratieva, head of Aleksandrovka, also said that closing the landfill won't rid the village of trash, and people will find another place to put it.
📍 Transbaikal Territory, Krasnokamensk
🔥 The municipal solid waste landfill is owned by the municipality. Oleron + LLC is responsible for waste removal to the landfill.
🗓️ Repeated fires. The most recent were in April and May 2024.
👨🏻💼 Due to the fire, the Krasnokamensk administration introduced The test site is in a high alert mode, and work is underway to increase the so-called mineralized strip.
🗓️ Repeated fires. The most recent were in April and May 2024.
👨🏻💼 Due to the fire, the Krasnokamensk administration introduced The test site is in a high alert mode, and work is underway to increase the so-called mineralized strip.
📍 Transbaikal Territory, Chernyshevsk village
🔥 Solid waste landfill
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in late April - early May 2024. Open burning eliminated May 1, but the next day local residents continued to complain about heavy smoke.
📏 The area of the last fire was 340 sq.m.
🌱 The volunteer fire brigade began extinguishing the fire at the landfill; the Ministry of Emergency Situations only joined in the next day.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in late April - early May 2024. Open burning eliminated May 1, but the next day local residents continued to complain about heavy smoke.
📏 The area of the last fire was 340 sq.m.
🌱 The volunteer fire brigade began extinguishing the fire at the landfill; the Ministry of Emergency Situations only joined in the next day.
📍 Trans-Baikal Territory, Amazar village
🔥 An illegal dumpsite next to houses. It formed because the only bridge connecting the village to the outside world was destroyed by flooding in 2022, leaving no waste removal available.
🗓️ Local residents report repeated fires.
🌱 Residents of the village complain They reported gas cylinder explosions, a terrible smell, and acrid smoke. They contacted the ONF and Putin's direct line.
👨🏻💼 Construction of the bridge was supposed to begin in 2024, but for now it is only being designed.
🗓️ Local residents report repeated fires.
🌱 Residents of the village complain They reported gas cylinder explosions, a terrible smell, and acrid smoke. They contacted the ONF and Putin's direct line.
👨🏻💼 Construction of the bridge was supposed to begin in 2024, but for now it is only being designed.
📍 Krasnoyarsk Krai, villages of Yesaulovo and Ermolaevo
🔥 A landfill declared illegal in July 2023. It primarily contains construction waste. "Apparently, some construction companies [were storing it]," commented head of the Yesaul village council.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1500 square meters.
🌱 Since 2020, they've been working hard on the landfill fight Community activists, the district administration, and the prosecutor's office were involved.
👨🏻💼 The court ordered the landowners to eliminate the landfill. Local authorities and landowners were given six months to do so.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1500 square meters.
🌱 Since 2020, they've been working hard on the landfill fight Community activists, the district administration, and the prosecutor's office were involved.
👨🏻💼 The court ordered the landowners to eliminate the landfill. Local authorities and landowners were given six months to do so.
📍 Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk, near the Obraztsovo residential complex
🔥 An unauthorized landfill outside the Solnechny microdistrict. It's located on four privately owned plots of land, each owned by three individuals. Construction and household waste, slate, bricks, boards, and even barrels with suspicious contents are dumped here.
🗓️ How сообщается, the landfill periodically smolders and burns.
💩 Pavel Gudovsky, Chairman of the Chamber of Environmental Organizations of the Civil Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai, reported that benzopyrene, fluorine, and sulfur were found in soil samples.
🌱 Environmental activists are calling attention to the accumulation of waste in the Solnechny microdistrict. drew Back in 2021, they filed a complaint with the regional Ministry of Ecology. Officials reported that they forwarded the request to the relevant agencies, but no changes have been made since.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered an investigation into reports of an unauthorized landfill. But after that, its area only increasedThe Yemelyanovsky District Administration sent letters to the owners of the participating sites demanding that they eliminate the violation of environmental legislation.
🗓️ How сообщается, the landfill periodically smolders and burns.
💩 Pavel Gudovsky, Chairman of the Chamber of Environmental Organizations of the Civil Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai, reported that benzopyrene, fluorine, and sulfur were found in soil samples.
🌱 Environmental activists are calling attention to the accumulation of waste in the Solnechny microdistrict. drew Back in 2021, they filed a complaint with the regional Ministry of Ecology. Officials reported that they forwarded the request to the relevant agencies, but no changes have been made since.
👨🏻💼 In 2022, the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered an investigation into reports of an unauthorized landfill. But after that, its area only increasedThe Yemelyanovsky District Administration sent letters to the owners of the participating sites demanding that they eliminate the violation of environmental legislation.
📍 Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk, Tomskaya Street
🔥 Unauthorized dump.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 50 square meters, but the house was black from the fire was visible even a few kilometers from the epicenter.
💬 "It's normal there"comment local resident)
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor Office organized Monitoring the air quality in residential buildings closest to the fire. Exceeding harmful substance levels not recorded.
🗓️ A fire was reported in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 50 square meters, but the house was black from the fire was visible even a few kilometers from the epicenter.
💬 "It's normal there"comment local resident)
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor Office organized Monitoring the air quality in residential buildings closest to the fire. Exceeding harmful substance levels not recorded.
📍 Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk, Leninsky District
🔥 Illegal landfill, area 7 square meters. The site belongs to Vladimir Schneider, an individual entrepreneur.
🗓️ A fire was reported in March 2024
💬 "We've finally had it! An illegal dumpsite is burning in the Leninsky District. The landowner was supposed to liquidate it and reclaim it, but apparently decided it was cheaper to just burn it down."comment local resident Marina Yakubenko)
🌱 Local activists together with land control specialists left into place. Officials were allegedly "horrified" by what they saw.
👨🏻💼 The court ordered the land tenant to remove debris and restore the surface soil within six months. So far, he has not complied with this order.
🗓️ A fire was reported in March 2024
💬 "We've finally had it! An illegal dumpsite is burning in the Leninsky District. The landowner was supposed to liquidate it and reclaim it, but apparently decided it was cheaper to just burn it down."comment local resident Marina Yakubenko)
🌱 Local activists together with land control specialists left into place. Officials were allegedly "horrified" by what they saw.
👨🏻💼 The court ordered the land tenant to remove debris and restore the surface soil within six months. So far, he has not complied with this order.
📍 Irkutsk Oblast, Biryusinsk
🔥 A household waste dump near the city. The site was closed, but сообщаетсяthat trucks with garbage continue to be allowed through for a fee.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2023.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2023.
📏 The fire area was 400 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Irkutsk Oblast, city of Taishet
🔥 A solid waste landfill off the Taishet-Shelekhovo highway. Managed by the Regional Northern Operator.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The area of the June fire made 1600 sq.m.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The area of the June fire made 1600 sq.m.
📍 Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk, Molodosti Street
🔥 The solid waste landfill at ObGES. Officially considered closed, private individuals продолжают take out the garbage here.
🗓️ Repeated fires. According to locals, it burns every year, beginning since 2009. The last fire was in May 2023.
💬 "Walking around the scene this afternoon, I experienced firsthand what it's like to be a hedgehog in a stinking fog. It was a disgusting feeling. A resident of one of the houses, almost in tears, told me how she sat at home with her windows tightly closed, but the smoke still seeped in, making it hard to breathe."comment eyewitnesses).
🌱 After another fire in May 2023, local residents were ringing the phones at the Sovetsky District administration, complaining of acrid smoke.
👨🏻💼 In the administration assureFines are imposed for illegal use of the closed landfill. There is a project to build a waste processing plant in the village of Marusino, where waste from the ObGES landfill will also be transported. A letter from the Novosibirsk rural district administration has been prepared regarding the need for land reclamation.
🗓️ Repeated fires. According to locals, it burns every year, beginning since 2009. The last fire was in May 2023.
💬 "Walking around the scene this afternoon, I experienced firsthand what it's like to be a hedgehog in a stinking fog. It was a disgusting feeling. A resident of one of the houses, almost in tears, told me how she sat at home with her windows tightly closed, but the smoke still seeped in, making it hard to breathe."comment eyewitnesses).
🌱 After another fire in May 2023, local residents were ringing the phones at the Sovetsky District administration, complaining of acrid smoke.
👨🏻💼 In the administration assureFines are imposed for illegal use of the closed landfill. There is a project to build a waste processing plant in the village of Marusino, where waste from the ObGES landfill will also be transported. A letter from the Novosibirsk rural district administration has been prepared regarding the need for land reclamation.
📍 Novosibirsk Oblast, Bolotnoye
🔥 Solid waste landfill. Managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kommunalnoye Khozyaistvo."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Local residents сообщаютthat the landfill burns every year.
💬 "It's been so hard to breathe for days! The administration keeps saying the wind is blowing the wrong way! We need to address this issue and not depend on the wind's direction!", "It's so hard, people with cardiovascular disease, with asthma, it's impossible to breathe, children...", "I'll describe my condition: nausea, dizziness, high blood pressure"comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 In response to complaints, the administration merely reports that the "occasional" fires are being extinguished. Plans to build a waste processing plant were announced, but according to locals, "nothing has happened."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Local residents сообщаютthat the landfill burns every year.
💬 "It's been so hard to breathe for days! The administration keeps saying the wind is blowing the wrong way! We need to address this issue and not depend on the wind's direction!", "It's so hard, people with cardiovascular disease, with asthma, it's impossible to breathe, children...", "I'll describe my condition: nausea, dizziness, high blood pressure"comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 In response to complaints, the administration merely reports that the "occasional" fires are being extinguished. Plans to build a waste processing plant were announced, but according to locals, "nothing has happened."
📍 Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk
🔥 The Levoberezhny landfill, also known as the Khilok landfill, is maintained by the Spetsavtokhozyaistvo municipal unitary enterprise. It has been in operation since 1995. are stored waste from the residential sector, businesses, and organizations of two developing districts of the city—Kirovsky and Leninsky. The landfill covers over 18 hectares. The landfill is adjacent to the Khiloksky market and residential buildings. In January 2024, city authorities they saidthat it will be liquidated.
🗓️ The Novosibirsk landfill has been burning regularly since 2019. The last fires occurred in May 2024.
📏 The latest fire covered 6 hectares. Firefighters battled the blaze for over three hours, all the while a black column of smoke rose from the landfill and enveloped the city. It continued for several days afterward. it took to extinguish the smoldering fire. Due to a fire the next day in Novosibirsk fell out A "rain" of liquid plastic—the products of combustion. The black droplets found on the surfaces of cars, houses, and trees hardened and were difficult to clean off. Environmentalists they saythat such plastic combustion products are very toxic.
💬 "This monster is still burning. We were driving toward Ordynka three hours ago, and there was no fire. Now the smoke has gotten thicker and open flames have appeared again. Looks like we'll be smelling this for a long time."comment (local resident Maria). "It looks terrible. The fire and smoke are visible from afar, two vehicles with flashing lights drove towards the fire: one fire truck, the other a Gazelle of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Some people are filming everything on their phones, getting close to the fence. It smells of burning even in the car."comment local resident Nikita)
💩 Excited criminal case on the fact of an environmental crime - air pollution.
🌱 Social activists requested authorities and law enforcement agencies to protect the interests of residents living near the Khilok market.
👨🏻💼 Prosecutor's Office has establishedThe company failed to take "appropriate measures" to prevent the waste from igniting. A notice was issued to the company's director, and administrative proceedings were initiated against the legal entity. A criminal case has been opened for air pollution.
🗓️ The Novosibirsk landfill has been burning regularly since 2019. The last fires occurred in May 2024.
📏 The latest fire covered 6 hectares. Firefighters battled the blaze for over three hours, all the while a black column of smoke rose from the landfill and enveloped the city. It continued for several days afterward. it took to extinguish the smoldering fire. Due to a fire the next day in Novosibirsk fell out A "rain" of liquid plastic—the products of combustion. The black droplets found on the surfaces of cars, houses, and trees hardened and were difficult to clean off. Environmentalists they saythat such plastic combustion products are very toxic.
💬 "This monster is still burning. We were driving toward Ordynka three hours ago, and there was no fire. Now the smoke has gotten thicker and open flames have appeared again. Looks like we'll be smelling this for a long time."comment (local resident Maria). "It looks terrible. The fire and smoke are visible from afar, two vehicles with flashing lights drove towards the fire: one fire truck, the other a Gazelle of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Some people are filming everything on their phones, getting close to the fence. It smells of burning even in the car."comment local resident Nikita)
💩 Excited criminal case on the fact of an environmental crime - air pollution.
🌱 Social activists requested authorities and law enforcement agencies to protect the interests of residents living near the Khilok market.
👨🏻💼 Prosecutor's Office has establishedThe company failed to take "appropriate measures" to prevent the waste from igniting. A notice was issued to the company's director, and administrative proceedings were initiated against the legal entity. A criminal case has been opened for air pollution.
📍 Novosibirsk Oblast, Kuibyshevsky District
🔥 Municipal solid waste landfill. Service organization: MUP "Spetsavtokhozyaistvo."
🗓️ Fires at the landfill occur annually. According to Local residents are complaining about the smell and smoke coming from the landfill, according to media reports. The last fires occurred in May 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 sq.m.
🗓️ Fires at the landfill occur annually. According to Local residents are complaining about the smell and smoke coming from the landfill, according to media reports. The last fires occurred in May 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 sq.m.
📍 Omsk Oblast, Kalachinsk
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by Magnit LLC. It's the largest landfill in the region (approximately 100 hectares). It's been in operation since 1978. The recent fires were blamed on abnormal heat. The distance from the landfill to the first residential streets is approximately one and a half kilometers.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in 2019 (then smoldering continued) all autumn), 2020, 2021. In 2023, fires were recorded in April and June (then the smoke column was visible 15 kilometers away).
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 square meters, smoke from the fire was carried away for tens of kilometers.
💬 "They're poisoning people on purpose, apparently. Some will get asthma, others cancer... There are no helicopters flying to put out the fires. The smoke doesn't reach the 'valley of the poor,' so 'all is calm in Baghdad'" (from comments local residents).
💩 Three kilometers from the source recorded exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations of several substances: nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, fine particles PM2,5 and PM10, and phenol.
👨🏻💼 After the Tavrichesky landfill is put into operation, waste removal to Kalachinsk will be stopped, and the landfill will have to reclaim. When this will happen is unknown.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in 2019 (then smoldering continued) all autumn), 2020, 2021. In 2023, fires were recorded in April and June (then the smoke column was visible 15 kilometers away).
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 square meters, smoke from the fire was carried away for tens of kilometers.
💬 "They're poisoning people on purpose, apparently. Some will get asthma, others cancer... There are no helicopters flying to put out the fires. The smoke doesn't reach the 'valley of the poor,' so 'all is calm in Baghdad'" (from comments local residents).
💩 Three kilometers from the source recorded exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations of several substances: nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, fine particles PM2,5 and PM10, and phenol.
👨🏻💼 After the Tavrichesky landfill is put into operation, waste removal to Kalachinsk will be stopped, and the landfill will have to reclaim. When this will happen is unknown.
📍 Omsk Oblast, Tara
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Region 55 LLC.
🗓️ By words local residents, burns annually, several times a year.
💬 "Every night we choke on the burning landfill! The air is a poisonous mixture. The heat is unbearable during the day, and at night there's a stench and smoke." "It's like this every year. We've gotten used to it. They promised a plant, but it's no use."comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 Administration "Calms"“In the evening and at night the wind dies down, which is why the smoke spreads.”
🗓️ By words local residents, burns annually, several times a year.
💬 "Every night we choke on the burning landfill! The air is a poisonous mixture. The heat is unbearable during the day, and at night there's a stench and smoke." "It's like this every year. We've gotten used to it. They promised a plant, but it's no use."comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 Administration "Calms"“In the evening and at night the wind dies down, which is why the smoke spreads.”
📍 Sverdlovsk region, the city of Sredneuralsk
🔥 The landfill near the Sredneuralskaya State District Power Plant was closed by court order but remains operational.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Locals call the landfill "burning," and fires occur regularly. In 2023, smoke began in May and went on a few months.
💬 "Help! The former landfill on Stroiteley Street in Sredneuralsk has been burning for a week! Across from the burning and smoking landfill is a new fire station. The Ministry of Emergency Situations only occasionally drives by and does nothing! The mayor has no time for this!" (from comments local residents).
🌱 Sredneuralsk City Council писал Appeals addressed to the mayor. In their letters, they drew the authorities' attention to the fact that waste was continuing to be dumped at the closed landfill. The responses to their appeals were perfunctory.
👨🏻💼 The landfill's activities were suspended The court ruled back in 2008, but waste disposal there continued. In 2019, the prosecutor's office went to court again, demanding that the Sredneuralsk administration carry out landscaping and restrict access to the landfill. In 2021, the mayor told reporters that the court's decision had been complied with, which was not true.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Locals call the landfill "burning," and fires occur regularly. In 2023, smoke began in May and went on a few months.
💬 "Help! The former landfill on Stroiteley Street in Sredneuralsk has been burning for a week! Across from the burning and smoking landfill is a new fire station. The Ministry of Emergency Situations only occasionally drives by and does nothing! The mayor has no time for this!" (from comments local residents).
🌱 Sredneuralsk City Council писал Appeals addressed to the mayor. In their letters, they drew the authorities' attention to the fact that waste was continuing to be dumped at the closed landfill. The responses to their appeals were perfunctory.
👨🏻💼 The landfill's activities were suspended The court ruled back in 2008, but waste disposal there continued. In 2019, the prosecutor's office went to court again, demanding that the Sredneuralsk administration carry out landscaping and restrict access to the landfill. In 2021, the mayor told reporters that the court's decision had been complied with, which was not true.
📍 Sverdlovsk region, Nizhny Tagil city, Severny village
🔥 A solid waste landfill operated by Uralkhimplast PJSC. It accepts solid toxic industrial waste. During a fire in 2023, strong winds threatened to spread to the Severny-3 gardening community.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 Burning area made 1 hectare.
💩 To the Ministry of Emergency Situations Reportedthat even after the open fire was extinguished, deep layers of debris continued to smolder, poisoning the air.
👨🏻💼 The enterprise has repeatedly received fines for violations of waste disposal, and there were also recognized leader in environmental pollution in the Sverdlovsk region.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
📏 Burning area made 1 hectare.
💩 To the Ministry of Emergency Situations Reportedthat even after the open fire was extinguished, deep layers of debris continued to smolder, poisoning the air.
👨🏻💼 The enterprise has repeatedly received fines for violations of waste disposal, and there were also recognized leader in environmental pollution in the Sverdlovsk region.
📍 Sverdlovsk Oblast, Nizhnyaya Tura
🔥 The solid waste landfill opened in 2003. Until 2018, it was operated by Spetstekhnika LLC. Who replaced it? it's not clear, there is no information about the operating organization in the registry. "The facility is essentially unattended," commented An anonymous source in the administration. However, it is located in the middle of forests, and the fires could spread to them.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Local head reportedthat the fire occurs every year.
💬 "Our beloved landfill is burning and smelling again, in keeping with long-standing tradition. No one is surprised by this anymore."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 In January 2023, authorities announced their intention to reclaim the landfill, held tender.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Local head reportedthat the fire occurs every year.
💬 "Our beloved landfill is burning and smelling again, in keeping with long-standing tradition. No one is surprised by this anymore."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 In January 2023, authorities announced their intention to reclaim the landfill, held tender.
📍 Sverdlovsk region, Bulanash village
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by Client Services Center LLC. In 2020, the company statedthat the landfill's capacity will last until 2021.
🗓️ A fire was reported in September 2023. Arson was identified as the cause.
💬 "The reclamation issue has been postponed. The waste is being carried by the wind. The nearest residential area is 800 meters to the west. The smell is unbearable."comment local deputy Tagir Tukhbatulin).
🌱 Against the landfill as such protest local communists who claim it is overcrowded.
👨🏻💼 The issue of closing the landfill and reclamation can be resolved radically only with the start of operation of the waste sorting plant and the new landfill in Alapaevsk. First started work in test mode in 2019, information about the test site contained in the investment program for 2022-2023, however, the launch of the landfill was not announced.
🗓️ A fire was reported in September 2023. Arson was identified as the cause.
💬 "The reclamation issue has been postponed. The waste is being carried by the wind. The nearest residential area is 800 meters to the west. The smell is unbearable."comment local deputy Tagir Tukhbatulin).
🌱 Against the landfill as such protest local communists who claim it is overcrowded.
👨🏻💼 The issue of closing the landfill and reclamation can be resolved radically only with the start of operation of the waste sorting plant and the new landfill in Alapaevsk. First started work in test mode in 2019, information about the test site contained in the investment program for 2022-2023, however, the launch of the landfill was not announced.
📍 Sverdlovsk region, Verkhnyaya Salda
🔥 Verkhnyaya Salda solid waste landfill. Managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "City Department of Housing and Public Utilities."
🗓️ Polygon burns and smolders more than ten years. The last complaints from residents were recorded in March and April 2024.
💬 "How long can we tolerate the smoke from the landfill in Verkhnyaya Salda? It's stinking on Sportivnaya Street in the evenings, you can't open the windows!"comment (local resident on VKontakte)
👨🏻💼 In mid-March 2024, the administration stated that "specialists had visited the solid waste landfill" and found no sources of fire or smoke. Verkhnyaya Salda Mayor Alexander Maslov сообщилThe landfill's decommissioning is planned for 2024, but only on the condition that a newly constructed solid municipal waste landfill and waste sorting complex in Nizhny Tagil is launched.
🗓️ Polygon burns and smolders more than ten years. The last complaints from residents were recorded in March and April 2024.
💬 "How long can we tolerate the smoke from the landfill in Verkhnyaya Salda? It's stinking on Sportivnaya Street in the evenings, you can't open the windows!"comment (local resident on VKontakte)
👨🏻💼 In mid-March 2024, the administration stated that "specialists had visited the solid waste landfill" and found no sources of fire or smoke. Verkhnyaya Salda Mayor Alexander Maslov сообщилThe landfill's decommissioning is planned for 2024, but only on the condition that a newly constructed solid municipal waste landfill and waste sorting complex in Nizhny Tagil is launched.
📍 Chelyabinsk Oblast, Roza village
🔥 A municipal landfill managed by Kommunalny Servis LLC. It opened in the 1960s. It's currently closed, but hasn't been reclaimed (it was supposed to begin in 2020). It's surrounded by summer cottages, and 500 meters from residential buildings.
🗓️ It has been burning regularly for many years. In 2023, a fire broke out in April and lasted a week.
💬 "In the village of Roza in the Korkinsky District, a closed solid waste landfill has been burning daily since April 15, 2023. On the evening of April 15, the smog was so thick that streetlights were invisible. A suffocating, toxic odor is present every second, and laundry dried outside is permeated with the pungent odor. No measures have been taken to protect people."comment (in the Telegram channel of the public initiative "Nature Protection Committee").
🌱 Local residents complained to the governor and Rospotrebnadzor (5 times in 3 years). ONF activists also sent appeal to the Chelyabinsk authorities.
👨🏻💼 Problem promised decided 20 years ago. In 2019, they promised again. Then the acting governor instructed The Ministry of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region is to begin reclamation in 2020.
🗓️ It has been burning regularly for many years. In 2023, a fire broke out in April and lasted a week.
💬 "In the village of Roza in the Korkinsky District, a closed solid waste landfill has been burning daily since April 15, 2023. On the evening of April 15, the smog was so thick that streetlights were invisible. A suffocating, toxic odor is present every second, and laundry dried outside is permeated with the pungent odor. No measures have been taken to protect people."comment (in the Telegram channel of the public initiative "Nature Protection Committee").
🌱 Local residents complained to the governor and Rospotrebnadzor (5 times in 3 years). ONF activists also sent appeal to the Chelyabinsk authorities.
👨🏻💼 Problem promised decided 20 years ago. In 2019, they promised again. Then the acting governor instructed The Ministry of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region is to begin reclamation in 2020.
📍 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, city of Labytnangi
🔥 A temporary waste disposal site. Almost every month on social media. appeared angry posts from city residents about the unbearable stench that enveloped the streets. Even in winter, the landfill continued to smolder. Meanwhile, people were interested, what a “temporary” landfill is and how long it will exist, but we received no answer from the authorities.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in September and August 2021, in the summer of 2022, and in September and August 2023. "My son is already 2,5 years old. I was walking with him after he was born, and the dump was smoking," wrote Local resident Irina Kovaleva posted on social media.
📏 By words local residents, the pungent smell of smoke was felt even in Salekhard.
💬 "These idealistic citizens think a little rain will put it all out. But it won't! All hope lies in equipment and sand. And the wind isn't blowing toward the city. But it's swirling. Just now there was smoke hanging outside the window, now it's clear, and the traffic police area is suffocating. Now it's heading toward Salekhard again! The wind will turn and cover the city again. A smoldering landfill is a long-term disaster."comment local resident).
🌱 In 2021, environmental activist Alexey Shevtsov called for an investigation into the landfill's legality.
👨🏻💼 City Mayor saidThat waste from the temporary landfill in Labytnangi will be transported to Salekhard, where a waste sorting facility will be built. She promised that "this issue will be resolved in the coming years."
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in September and August 2021, in the summer of 2022, and in September and August 2023. "My son is already 2,5 years old. I was walking with him after he was born, and the dump was smoking," wrote Local resident Irina Kovaleva posted on social media.
📏 By words local residents, the pungent smell of smoke was felt even in Salekhard.
💬 "These idealistic citizens think a little rain will put it all out. But it won't! All hope lies in equipment and sand. And the wind isn't blowing toward the city. But it's swirling. Just now there was smoke hanging outside the window, now it's clear, and the traffic police area is suffocating. Now it's heading toward Salekhard again! The wind will turn and cover the city again. A smoldering landfill is a long-term disaster."comment local resident).
🌱 In 2021, environmental activist Alexey Shevtsov called for an investigation into the landfill's legality.
👨🏻💼 City Mayor saidThat waste from the temporary landfill in Labytnangi will be transported to Salekhard, where a waste sorting facility will be built. She promised that "this issue will be resolved in the coming years."
📍 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Longyugan village
🔥 Temporary solid waste landfill
🗓 A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The fire area was approximately 2,500 square meters.
💬 "There's no fire department in the village, and the local volunteer fire department isn't strong enough, so we went out to help. Unfortunately, the fire grew quite strong and quickly, broke the surface, and spread. Plus, the wind, which fans the flames, accelerates the burning process. We arrived last night and are trying to bring it under control."comment (volunteer firefighter Igor Zaborovsky).
🗓 A fire was reported in May 2024
📏 The fire area was approximately 2,500 square meters.
💬 "There's no fire department in the village, and the local volunteer fire department isn't strong enough, so we went out to help. Unfortunately, the fire grew quite strong and quickly, broke the surface, and spread. Plus, the wind, which fans the flames, accelerates the burning process. We arrived last night and are trying to bring it under control."comment (volunteer firefighter Igor Zaborovsky).
📍 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nadym
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Kompleks LLC.
🗓️ Multiple fires. A fire was reported in July 2024, and the landfill also burned in 2022.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1500 sq.m.
🗓️ Multiple fires. A fire was reported in July 2024, and the landfill also burned in 2022.
📏 The area of the last fire was 1500 sq.m.
📍 Republic of Bashkortostan, village of Mishkino
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the municipal enterprise "Stroyproekt," which belongs to local council member Radik Shamsutdinov.
🗓️ Local residents report that the landfill is on fire. regularly, a pungent smell and smoke appear both in summer and autumn.
💬 “It’s unbearable to breathe on all the streets of the village”, “Mishkino will suffocate and die out” (comments local residents).
🌱 Environmental activists fixed a number of gross violations of environmental and sanitary-epidemiological legislation - in particular, the waste is not compacted and not covered with intermediate layers of soil.
👨🏻💼 Administration of the Mishkinsky village council connects The worsening situation with waste management reform, which is resulting in waste being brought in from four districts of Bashkortostan, is another problem. Another problem is the closure of a nearby landfill.
🗓️ Local residents report that the landfill is on fire. regularly, a pungent smell and smoke appear both in summer and autumn.
💬 “It’s unbearable to breathe on all the streets of the village”, “Mishkino will suffocate and die out” (comments local residents).
🌱 Environmental activists fixed a number of gross violations of environmental and sanitary-epidemiological legislation - in particular, the waste is not compacted and not covered with intermediate layers of soil.
👨🏻💼 Administration of the Mishkinsky village council connects The worsening situation with waste management reform, which is resulting in waste being brought in from four districts of Bashkortostan, is another problem. Another problem is the closure of a nearby landfill.
📍 Republic of Bashkortostan, city of Agidel
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Avtoline LLC.
🗓️ It is known about fire in August 2023. However, with words a local resident, "it was always smoldering there."
📏 The area of the last fire was 1 hectare.
💬 "We live on the first floor, the smell is unbearable. It's so hot in the house, you can't even open the window, it smells so bad" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 City Mayor asked "don't escalate the situation."
🗓️ It is known about fire in August 2023. However, with words a local resident, "it was always smoldering there."
📏 The area of the last fire was 1 hectare.
💬 "We live on the first floor, the smell is unbearable. It's so hot in the house, you can't even open the window, it smells so bad" (from comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 City Mayor asked "don't escalate the situation."
📍 Ulyanovsk region, village of Kuzovatovo
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Uyut LLC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in August and July 2023. Due to the July fire has begun large (120 hectares) forest fire.
👨🏻💼 District Head instructed Conduct additional plowing and watering. Prosecutor's office staff organized check.
🗓️ Repeated fires. In particular, fires were reported in August and July 2023. Due to the July fire has begun large (120 hectares) forest fire.
👨🏻💼 District Head instructed Conduct additional plowing and watering. Prosecutor's office staff organized check.
📍 Republic of Mordovia, village of Novye Vyselki
🔥 A spontaneous dump, fluorescent lamps were burning.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 9 square meters.
💩 Each burned-out light fixture contained at least 2 mg of mercury. The heat released the hazardous contents into the soil near the forest.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor finds out, how the spontaneous landfill appeared.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 The fire area was 9 square meters.
💩 Each burned-out light fixture contained at least 2 mg of mercury. The heat released the hazardous contents into the soil near the forest.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor finds out, how the spontaneous landfill appeared.
📍 Republic of Mordovia, city of Insar
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by MUP "Energoservis".
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in May, July, and August 2024.
💬 "What a disgrace! How many days has the landfill been burning?! Why is no one reacting? Where should I go, Moscow? The stench is unbearable in the villages, not to mention Insar, it's all covered in smoke, people are being poisoned. It smells like rubber, plastic." пишет A user of the "Overheard Insar" public group. Also: "The landfill is burning again, and all the smoke is heading toward Insar. We and our children are breathing it in. And then we wonder where all this cancer is coming from? Dear administration, please take action..."
👨🏻💼 On July 18, the head of the district administration commented"We're doing everything we can. We've deployed all our resources to the site. We'll work on it until the problem is completely resolved." In August, the district administration responded In response to residents' outraged messages on VKontakte: "Fire suppression efforts are underway. The issue is under review. Photos of the work in progress are attached."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in May, July, and August 2024.
💬 "What a disgrace! How many days has the landfill been burning?! Why is no one reacting? Where should I go, Moscow? The stench is unbearable in the villages, not to mention Insar, it's all covered in smoke, people are being poisoned. It smells like rubber, plastic." пишет A user of the "Overheard Insar" public group. Also: "The landfill is burning again, and all the smoke is heading toward Insar. We and our children are breathing it in. And then we wonder where all this cancer is coming from? Dear administration, please take action..."
👨🏻💼 On July 18, the head of the district administration commented"We're doing everything we can. We've deployed all our resources to the site. We'll work on it until the problem is completely resolved." In August, the district administration responded In response to residents' outraged messages on VKontakte: "Fire suppression efforts are underway. The issue is under review. Photos of the work in progress are attached."
📍 Republic of Mordovia, Romodanovsky District
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kommunalnik".
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was approximately 250 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia named "spontaneous thermal combustion as a result of prolonged exposure of household waste to sunlight" as the most likely cause of the fire. Rosprirodnadzor sent The municipal unitary enterprise issued a warning: "Kommunalnik" is obligated to take measures to prevent a repeat fire. Furthermore, the agency reported that it is preparing materials for the Prosecutor's Office to "approve an unscheduled inspection of the enterprise."
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was approximately 250 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia named "spontaneous thermal combustion as a result of prolonged exposure of household waste to sunlight" as the most likely cause of the fire. Rosprirodnadzor sent The municipal unitary enterprise issued a warning: "Kommunalnik" is obligated to take measures to prevent a repeat fire. Furthermore, the agency reported that it is preparing materials for the Prosecutor's Office to "approve an unscheduled inspection of the enterprise."
📍 Udmurt Republic, city of Mozhga
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise Housing and Communal Services.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023.
📏 Burning area made about 10 thousand square meters.
💬 "I woke up this morning and couldn't figure out what was going on—the smell was so unpleasant, so pungent. Then I read on the news that a garbage dump was burning. I didn't even take my child to daycare; I took the day off and am staying home with him, putting a wet gauze bandage on him." "I went to work this morning and the smell of smoke was stinging my eyes. I didn't even want to leave the office."comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023.
📏 Burning area made about 10 thousand square meters.
💬 "I woke up this morning and couldn't figure out what was going on—the smell was so unpleasant, so pungent. Then I read on the news that a garbage dump was burning. I didn't even take my child to daycare; I took the day off and am staying home with him, putting a wet gauze bandage on him." "I went to work this morning and the smell of smoke was stinging my eyes. I didn't even want to leave the office."comments local residents).
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
📍 Udmurt Republic, Mozhginsky forestry
🔥 A landfill that closed eight years ago. Prior to that, waste from all over Mozhga had been dumped here for decades. The landfill is up to seven meters high. The fire initially started in the forest, and spread to the landfill. The fire was extinguished. a few days, including due to confusion about the status of the landfill.
🗓️ A fire was reported in September 2023.
📏 The fire area was 2 hectares.
🌱 Deputy of the State Council of Udmurtia Yuri Balakhontsev claimsthat the issue of reclamation of the abandoned landfill was repeatedly (but without result) raised by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction in the Mozhga City Duma.
👨🏻💼 Since the landfill's closure, no firefighting measures have been carried out at the site. According to Balakhontsev, the landfill is legally located on State Forest Fund lands; geographically, it's a rural district, but in fact, it's a city facility, which means there's "no proper coordination for fire suppression": "The city points the finger at the district, the district points the finger at the forestry department, the Ministry of Emergency Situations says it's not their responsibility, and each side simply avoids unnecessary expenditures."
🗓️ A fire was reported in September 2023.
📏 The fire area was 2 hectares.
🌱 Deputy of the State Council of Udmurtia Yuri Balakhontsev claimsthat the issue of reclamation of the abandoned landfill was repeatedly (but without result) raised by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction in the Mozhga City Duma.
👨🏻💼 Since the landfill's closure, no firefighting measures have been carried out at the site. According to Balakhontsev, the landfill is legally located on State Forest Fund lands; geographically, it's a rural district, but in fact, it's a city facility, which means there's "no proper coordination for fire suppression": "The city points the finger at the district, the district points the finger at the forestry department, the Ministry of Emergency Situations says it's not their responsibility, and each side simply avoids unnecessary expenditures."
📍 Republic of Tatarstan, city of Almetyevsk
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by Ecoservice OJSC. Operating oil infrastructure facilities are nearby.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2023.
📏 The size of the fire is unclear. Some estimates put it at 600 square meters, while others say it was 6000.
💩 The fire spread to the forest, burned down half a hectare of forest litter, one and a half hectares of grass between the landfill and the forest.
👨🏻💼 The mayor of Almetyevsk stated that took the situation under personal control. The district head сообщилthat the facility is "strategic and of federal significance," and an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the fire. The prosecutor's office announced A warning to Ecoservice.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2023.
📏 The size of the fire is unclear. Some estimates put it at 600 square meters, while others say it was 6000.
💩 The fire spread to the forest, burned down half a hectare of forest litter, one and a half hectares of grass between the landfill and the forest.
👨🏻💼 The mayor of Almetyevsk stated that took the situation under personal control. The district head сообщилthat the facility is "strategic and of federal significance," and an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the fire. The prosecutor's office announced A warning to Ecoservice.
📍 Republic of Tatarstan, city of Chistopol
🔥 The only solid waste landfill in the area, managed by Industriya LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 3 hectares.
💬 "It's already the 4th. Chistopol is covered in smog. The whole city is suffocating," local resident Ekaterina Ionova wrote in the comments to one of the posts about the fire. "The most dangerous carcinogens are released during landfill fires! This is a complete disgrace!" resented Olga Dolganova.
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor Office Reportedthat the content of pollutants in the air does not exceed hygienic standards. The prosecutor's office start checking.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 3 hectares.
💬 "It's already the 4th. Chistopol is covered in smog. The whole city is suffocating," local resident Ekaterina Ionova wrote in the comments to one of the posts about the fire. "The most dangerous carcinogens are released during landfill fires! This is a complete disgrace!" resented Olga Dolganova.
👨🏻💼 Rospotrebnadzor Office Reportedthat the content of pollutants in the air does not exceed hygienic standards. The prosecutor's office start checking.
📍 Kirov region, city of Vyatskie Polyany
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Ecotech LLC.
🗓️ The fire was reported in August 2023, but a local resident reported that “the landfill was always ‘on fire’.”
💬 "They still haven't put it out. We live nearby. The burning smell is unbearable. It's impossible to breathe."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Ecotech was issued a warning about the inadmissibility of violating sanitary legislation.
🗓️ The fire was reported in August 2023, but a local resident reported that “the landfill was always ‘on fire’.”
💬 "They still haven't put it out. We live nearby. The burning smell is unbearable. It's impossible to breathe."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 Ecotech was issued a warning about the inadmissibility of violating sanitary legislation.
📍 Nizhny Novgorod Region, the city of Balakhna
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by JSC "Citimatic Nizhny Novgorod".
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2023.
🌱 Because of this landfill, the regional operator sued with local residents. They insisted that the waste dumps were harmful to the environment. Last year, a court ordered the landfill to be closed, but Citymatic appealed the decision.
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
🗓️ A fire was reported in August 2023.
🌱 Because of this landfill, the regional operator sued with local residents. They insisted that the waste dumps were harmful to the environment. Last year, a court ordered the landfill to be closed, but Citymatic appealed the decision.
👨🏻💼 There is no information about inspections, violations, or decisions related to the fire in open sources.
📍 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, outskirts of Nizhny Novgorod
🔥 An illegal dump. Established by "illegal scavengers," it has been growing for several years. According to local journalists, heavy trucks are dumping it daily. they brought construction and household waste goes there.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires are known to have occurred in 2022 and in June and July 2023.
📏 During the July fire, a column of smoke rose to a height of 12-16 floors.
💬 "It's really hard to breathe, I'm sick. This is definitely not just some kind of firewood."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 The authorities are avoiding the conversation and refuse answer journalists' questions.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Specifically, fires are known to have occurred in 2022 and in June and July 2023.
📏 During the July fire, a column of smoke rose to a height of 12-16 floors.
💬 "It's really hard to breathe, I'm sick. This is definitely not just some kind of firewood."comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 The authorities are avoiding the conversation and refuse answer journalists' questions.
📍 Orenburg region, village of Aschebutak
🔥 Due to a steppe fire, an unauthorized landfill began to smolder.
🗓️ According to locals, the landfill burns year after year. The latest fire was in April 2023.
💬 "Farmers are setting fire to the steppes to get rid of last year's grass. Landfills are usually left unplowed, and the fire often spreads to the landfills." (comments from social media users).
👨🏻💼 District Court obliged The landfill should have been eliminated three years ago. "We were supposed to do a project, but it cost over 2 million. We don't have that kind of money in our budget," explained Natalya Konyreva, head of the village council.
🗓️ According to locals, the landfill burns year after year. The latest fire was in April 2023.
💬 "Farmers are setting fire to the steppes to get rid of last year's grass. Landfills are usually left unplowed, and the fire often spreads to the landfills." (comments from social media users).
👨🏻💼 District Court obliged The landfill should have been eliminated three years ago. "We were supposed to do a project, but it cost over 2 million. We don't have that kind of money in our budget," explained Natalya Konyreva, head of the village council.
📍 Orenburg region, the city of Orsk
🔥 Unauthorized dump in the city center, on Vyazemskaya Street. They were burning garbage and deadwood.
🗓️ A fire was reported in June 2023.
📏 The fire area was 500 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The Orenburg Region Ministry of Natural Resources promises to eliminate six unauthorized landfills by 2024, but the Orenburg one is not on the list.
🗓️ A fire was reported in June 2023.
📏 The fire area was 500 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The Orenburg Region Ministry of Natural Resources promises to eliminate six unauthorized landfills by 2024, but the Orenburg one is not on the list.
📍 Orenburg region, the city of Orsk
🔥 City landfill managed by Production Association Etsesis LLC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. The last fire was in July 2023, it continued three days, flame and smoke were visible from different parts of the city.
👨🏻💼 In 2011, the prosecutor's office has revealed The company was fined for numerous violations during landfill operation, which resulted in a fire and air pollution. In 2023, a laboratory for measuring airborne pollutants was not even called in because no complaints were received from city residents.
🗓️ Repeated fires. The last fire was in July 2023, it continued three days, flame and smoke were visible from different parts of the city.
👨🏻💼 In 2011, the prosecutor's office has revealed The company was fined for numerous violations during landfill operation, which resulted in a fire and air pollution. In 2023, a laboratory for measuring airborne pollutants was not even called in because no complaints were received from city residents.
📍 Orenburg region, Ostrovnoye village
🔥 Garbage dump.
🗓️ The fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
📏 Burning area 50 sq.m. Firefighting complicated a strong wind that frequently changed direction.
🗓️ The fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
📏 Burning area 50 sq.m. Firefighting complicated a strong wind that frequently changed direction.
📍 Penza Oblast, Chemodanovka village
🔥 The solid waste landfill on Osennyaya Street (the so-called "Chemodanovskaya landfill") is managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise for City Cleaning. The landfill is included It is one of the oldest in Europe, having been in use since the late 1950s.
🗓️ It burns constantly, sometimes for weeks without being extinguished. In 2023, the landfill burned in August and October.
📏 The area of the August fire was 500 square meters, the October one – 250.
💬 "The fire keeps dying down, then flaring up again. Ash and smoke are everywhere at the dachas. If more fires occur, it will be an environmental disaster, because completely different waste is being brought there, and people are breathing it in. When will Penza's leadership pay attention to this huge disaster?"comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 The administration stated that the area was under special control, with firefighters on duty there 24/7. The prosecutor's office conducted an investigation and issued orders. Penza authorities there were plans for the construction of a waste disposal plant, but they fell through due to rising prices for building materials.
🗓️ It burns constantly, sometimes for weeks without being extinguished. In 2023, the landfill burned in August and October.
📏 The area of the August fire was 500 square meters, the October one – 250.
💬 "The fire keeps dying down, then flaring up again. Ash and smoke are everywhere at the dachas. If more fires occur, it will be an environmental disaster, because completely different waste is being brought there, and people are breathing it in. When will Penza's leadership pay attention to this huge disaster?"comment local resident).
👨🏻💼 The administration stated that the area was under special control, with firefighters on duty there 24/7. The prosecutor's office conducted an investigation and issued orders. Penza authorities there were plans for the construction of a waste disposal plant, but they fell through due to rising prices for building materials.
📍 Penza Oblast, Nizhny Lomov
🔥 Inactive solid waste landfill.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1100 square meters.
💬 "Yesterday, something was already burning near Verkhniy around lunchtime, and at 23 p.m., you couldn't see anything outside because of the smoke. It's impossible to breathe; even with the windows closed, the house smells of burning," writes a subscriber of the "PRO Lomov" group on VKontakte.
👨🏻💼 Local authorities have declared a municipal emergency.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1100 square meters.
💬 "Yesterday, something was already burning near Verkhniy around lunchtime, and at 23 p.m., you couldn't see anything outside because of the smoke. It's impossible to breathe; even with the windows closed, the house smells of burning," writes a subscriber of the "PRO Lomov" group on VKontakte.
👨🏻💼 Local authorities have declared a municipal emergency.
📍 Samara Oblast, Samara, 22nd Party Congress Street
🔥 An unauthorized landfill within the city limits, opposite the Rodnik plant. Exist since 2007.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in July 2022 and July 2023.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 1000 square meters. Smoke spread throughout the city. An unpleasant burning smell. was felt in the Promyshlenniy, Kirovsky, Zheleznodorozhny and Sovetsky districts.
💬 "I smelled a strange burning smell from morning until evening. I closed the windows at night. But in the morning I opened them and smelled the burning smell again. Are they poisoning us with something on purpose?"comment local resident).
🌱 The public inspection twice sought to have the landfill included in the liquidation plan. Funds were allocated—several million rubles each time—and work was carried out, but afterward, new waste appeared. Since 2019, Dmitry Morgunov, a public environmental inspector, has been writing to all relevant authorities. The result is that letters are being redirected from one agency to another "within their jurisdiction." In October 2022, Morgunov submitted complaint to the prosecutor's office regarding the inaction of the district administration.
👨🏻💼 In 2019, the Industrial District Prosecutor's Office sent several official requests to officials to eliminate the landfill, and then went to court.
With the assistance of the Industrial District administration, the landfill was partially removed. In early August 2022, the media reported that it had been eliminated, but photographs attests about the opposite.
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires are known to have occurred in July 2022 and July 2023.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 1000 square meters. Smoke spread throughout the city. An unpleasant burning smell. was felt in the Promyshlenniy, Kirovsky, Zheleznodorozhny and Sovetsky districts.
💬 "I smelled a strange burning smell from morning until evening. I closed the windows at night. But in the morning I opened them and smelled the burning smell again. Are they poisoning us with something on purpose?"comment local resident).
🌱 The public inspection twice sought to have the landfill included in the liquidation plan. Funds were allocated—several million rubles each time—and work was carried out, but afterward, new waste appeared. Since 2019, Dmitry Morgunov, a public environmental inspector, has been writing to all relevant authorities. The result is that letters are being redirected from one agency to another "within their jurisdiction." In October 2022, Morgunov submitted complaint to the prosecutor's office regarding the inaction of the district administration.
👨🏻💼 In 2019, the Industrial District Prosecutor's Office sent several official requests to officials to eliminate the landfill, and then went to court.
With the assistance of the Industrial District administration, the landfill was partially removed. In early August 2022, the media reported that it had been eliminated, but photographs attests about the opposite.
📍 Samara Oblast, Shigony village
🔥 Unauthorized dump.
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023, stewed several days.
📏 Burning area made 200 square meters.
💬 "There's a pungent smell. It's hard to breathe at night in the house with the windows closed. You can't see anything outside in the evening because of the smoke. We have a lot of children who live near the landfill."comment local resident).
🗓️ A fire was reported in July 2023, stewed several days.
📏 Burning area made 200 square meters.
💬 "There's a pungent smell. It's hard to breathe at night in the house with the windows closed. You can't see anything outside in the evening because of the smoke. We have a lot of children who live near the landfill."comment local resident).
📍 Samara Oblast, Novozaborovsky village
🔥 The Syzran landfill is managed by the regional operator EcoStroyResurs. But directly utilizes waste disposal company "Ecoprom".
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April, July, and August 2024.
📏 The area of the August fire was 1,000 square meters.
👨🏻💼 At an operational meeting in the Syzran administration, city authorities critically responded Regarding the work of the regional operator—it decided to no longer accept waste at the burning landfill. Director of JSC "Ekoprom" left August 6 post. Starting September 1, the regional operator for municipal solid waste management in the Samara region will change. said head of the region. The regoperator himself узнал about this from the media and continues to work "until the contract completion date of October 31, 2024."
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April, July, and August 2024.
📏 The area of the August fire was 1,000 square meters.
👨🏻💼 At an operational meeting in the Syzran administration, city authorities critically responded Regarding the work of the regional operator—it decided to no longer accept waste at the burning landfill. Director of JSC "Ekoprom" left August 6 post. Starting September 1, the regional operator for municipal solid waste management in the Samara region will change. said head of the region. The regoperator himself узнал about this from the media and continues to work "until the contract completion date of October 31, 2024."
📍 Saratov Oblast, Engels
🔥 Unauthorized dump under the bridge on Begovaya Street.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 Burning area made 300 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2023.
📏 Burning area made 300 square meters.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Saratov Oblast, the city of Pugachev
🔥 Pugachev solid waste landfill. This is probably the landfill that decided to close back in mid-2015.
🗓️ The fire was reported in July 2024. However, according to local residents, fires have been occurring periodically for many years.
💬 "The landfill smolders constantly, and from spring to fall there's a fire a couple of times a month, maybe more often. The whole city is covered in smoke. People can't breathe. Why are they poisoning people?" comments reader of "Vzglyad Info".
🗓️ The fire was reported in July 2024. However, according to local residents, fires have been occurring periodically for many years.
💬 "The landfill smolders constantly, and from spring to fall there's a fire a couple of times a month, maybe more often. The whole city is covered in smoke. People can't breathe. Why are they poisoning people?" comments reader of "Vzglyad Info".
📍 Saratov Oblast, Bazarny Karabulak settlement
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by Karabulak Municipal Systems LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
💩 The air contains excess levels of sulfur dioxide, phenol, nitrogen oxide, and methane. Officials called for Residents are advised not to go outside for long periods of time, not to open windows, and to rinse their eyes and nose.
👨🏻💼 Prosecutor's Office claimed Violations of environmental protection laws, which resulted in air and soil pollution, were reported. According to the prosecutor's office, the incident was made possible by "the inaction of local authorities, who failed to take timely measures to extinguish the spontaneous combustion, which led to the fire's expansion."
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
💩 The air contains excess levels of sulfur dioxide, phenol, nitrogen oxide, and methane. Officials called for Residents are advised not to go outside for long periods of time, not to open windows, and to rinse their eyes and nose.
👨🏻💼 Prosecutor's Office claimed Violations of environmental protection laws, which resulted in air and soil pollution, were reported. According to the prosecutor's office, the incident was made possible by "the inaction of local authorities, who failed to take timely measures to extinguish the spontaneous combustion, which led to the fire's expansion."
📍 Republic of Dagestan, villages of Agachaul and Novyi Agachaul
🔥 An unauthorized dump. It was declared illegal by the court, but trash continues to be dumped there.
🗓️ It burns and smokes every summer. The last fire was in June 2023.
📏 Smoke spreads throughout the village.
💬 “No one hears us, no one sees us, we don’t know where to go anymore, we’re tired of talking. There’s nothing to breathe here, we didn’t sleep at all yesterday. We can’t turn on the air conditioners because there’s no normal light. We can’t open the windows. The children are suffocating at night. They get up. Cough. They’re already crying. We’re fed up. Lately, it’s been completely impossible to breathe. I don’t know. I already want to go somewhere.”comment local resident).
🌱 In June 2022, residents of the village of Novy Agachaul blocked highway, in August of the same year organized In August 2022, activists demanded that the authorities hold accountable those who continue to dump waste at a landfill deemed illegal by the court.
👨🏻💼 In 2021 сообщалосьthat the landfill was liquidated. The authorities promised to create sorting complexes, composting complexes, and waste disposal sites in the Derbent, Khasavyurt, Karabudakhken, and Kumtorkalinsky districts.
🗓️ It burns and smokes every summer. The last fire was in June 2023.
📏 Smoke spreads throughout the village.
💬 “No one hears us, no one sees us, we don’t know where to go anymore, we’re tired of talking. There’s nothing to breathe here, we didn’t sleep at all yesterday. We can’t turn on the air conditioners because there’s no normal light. We can’t open the windows. The children are suffocating at night. They get up. Cough. They’re already crying. We’re fed up. Lately, it’s been completely impossible to breathe. I don’t know. I already want to go somewhere.”comment local resident).
🌱 In June 2022, residents of the village of Novy Agachaul blocked highway, in August of the same year organized In August 2022, activists demanded that the authorities hold accountable those who continue to dump waste at a landfill deemed illegal by the court.
👨🏻💼 In 2021 сообщалосьthat the landfill was liquidated. The authorities promised to create sorting complexes, composting complexes, and waste disposal sites in the Derbent, Khasavyurt, Karabudakhken, and Kumtorkalinsky districts.
📍 Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, Cherkes-kutan and Novy Paraul areas
🔥 The largest illegal dump, divided into three districts: Makhachkala, Karabudakhkent, and Buinaksk. The Makhachkala part occupies about 5 hectares, the thickness of the garbage reaches 40 meters.
🗓️ Landfill Burns For thirty years now, every summer, sometimes within two weeks of each other. The last fire was in August 2024.
📏 The smoke stretched for several kilometers.
💬 "In the first days after the fire, it was impossible to breathe at the landfill; smoke covered the nearby highway. Many local residents temporarily went to stay with relatives in Makhachkala and other cities. The situation is slightly better now, but the smoldering garbage still lingers."story (resident of Agachaul Mukhtar). You're sorely mistaken if you think this doesn't affect you. Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, and all the surrounding villages: the smoke reaches all these settlements and poisons our lives every day. This picture doesn't fit at all with the "beautiful tourist Dagestan," does it? write activists from the Housing and Utilities Monitor.
💩 The landfill caused 20 billion 988 million 551 thousand rubles in environmental damage. said Head of Rosprirodnadzor of the Russian Federation Svetlana Radionova.
🌱 In June 2023, residents of the village of Novy Agachaul blocked highway, stating that this was a necessary measure because they were “tired of breathing in burning garbage dumps for weeks.”
👨🏻💼 The Makhachkala administration says that it is “its own area” plans to However, to solve the problem, two other parties must also take part in the reclamation. The Ministry of Natural Resources explained that the waste is being transported there because more nowhere"The operators take it there. The prosecutor's office punishes them, and we punish them. But they have nowhere to take it." The Ministry of Natural Resources is "working" to include the landfill in the federal "General Cleanup" project in 2024 for subsequent reclamation. In 2024, the authorities continue promise.
🗓️ Landfill Burns For thirty years now, every summer, sometimes within two weeks of each other. The last fire was in August 2024.
📏 The smoke stretched for several kilometers.
💬 "In the first days after the fire, it was impossible to breathe at the landfill; smoke covered the nearby highway. Many local residents temporarily went to stay with relatives in Makhachkala and other cities. The situation is slightly better now, but the smoldering garbage still lingers."story (resident of Agachaul Mukhtar). You're sorely mistaken if you think this doesn't affect you. Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, and all the surrounding villages: the smoke reaches all these settlements and poisons our lives every day. This picture doesn't fit at all with the "beautiful tourist Dagestan," does it? write activists from the Housing and Utilities Monitor.
💩 The landfill caused 20 billion 988 million 551 thousand rubles in environmental damage. said Head of Rosprirodnadzor of the Russian Federation Svetlana Radionova.
🌱 In June 2023, residents of the village of Novy Agachaul blocked highway, stating that this was a necessary measure because they were “tired of breathing in burning garbage dumps for weeks.”
👨🏻💼 The Makhachkala administration says that it is “its own area” plans to However, to solve the problem, two other parties must also take part in the reclamation. The Ministry of Natural Resources explained that the waste is being transported there because more nowhere"The operators take it there. The prosecutor's office punishes them, and we punish them. But they have nowhere to take it." The Ministry of Natural Resources is "working" to include the landfill in the federal "General Cleanup" project in 2024 for subsequent reclamation. In 2024, the authorities continue promise.
📍 Republic of Dagestan, village Botlikh
🔥 The settlement's landfill (near the housing and communal services department of the Botlikh district)
🗓️ The last official report of the fire was in March 2024, however, as recognized Rospotrebnadzor, the landfill has been smoldering and burning continuously for a while now. many years.
💬 "They burn the garbage. All the dirt goes to the village. The factory is ready, but they still burn the garbage here on the street. And the cows eat this garbage."comment local resident, author of the video).
👨🏻💼 Botlikh District Administration fell asleep the landfill area with soil. Plant The waste processing plant built in the village in 2021 has not yet been put into operation.
🗓️ The last official report of the fire was in March 2024, however, as recognized Rospotrebnadzor, the landfill has been smoldering and burning continuously for a while now. many years.
💬 "They burn the garbage. All the dirt goes to the village. The factory is ready, but they still burn the garbage here on the street. And the cows eat this garbage."comment local resident, author of the video).
👨🏻💼 Botlikh District Administration fell asleep the landfill area with soil. Plant The waste processing plant built in the village in 2021 has not yet been put into operation.
📍 Republic of Dagestan, city of Kizlyar
🔥 A sanctioned landfill on the northwestern outskirts of Kizlyar, covering an area of approximately 6 square meters. In addition to municipal solid waste, industrial waste (tires, tires, oil cans, and much more) is also dumped here. Residents of the nearby MZhS microdistrict suffer the most and most frequently from the landfill.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Local residents report that the landfill constantly smokes and periodically burns with open flames. The last fire occurred in early April 2024.
💬 People are complaining about "thick, toxic smoke" that makes it impossible to breathe, and "practically zero visibility" on the roads. They believe the landfill is "slowly destroying them."
👨🏻💼 Last year, after numerous complaints to various authorities, the authorities stated that the smoke and stench were not from garbage, but from burning reeds.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Local residents report that the landfill constantly smokes and periodically burns with open flames. The last fire occurred in early April 2024.
💬 People are complaining about "thick, toxic smoke" that makes it impossible to breathe, and "practically zero visibility" on the roads. They believe the landfill is "slowly destroying them."
👨🏻💼 Last year, after numerous complaints to various authorities, the authorities stated that the smoke and stench were not from garbage, but from burning reeds.
📍 Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Vladikavkaz, near the Chernaya River
🔥 Temporary solid waste storage site of the ERA company's landfill. The cause of the fire have been named heat.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in June 2023.
👨🏻💼 The fire has been extinguished. There are no official comments regarding the landfill's closure.
📍 Rostov Oblast, Gukovo
🔥 The official city landfill of Gukovo is managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Spetsavtokhozyaistvo".
🗓️ Official reports of the fire appeared in early April 2024, пfirst — at the end of March. Burn went on few weeks.
📏 The smoke-filled area, according to the Gukovo mayor's office, is "quite large."
💬 "The whole of 15th Street is in smoke again. All evening, all night, and right now. As soon as they write in 'Overheard in Gukovo' that the landfill is on fire, they start putting it out. If no one reports it, it will continue to burn for weeks. Administration, take action, we can't breathe!"comment local resident Irina Nikolaevna).
👨🏻💼 Gukovo Mayor Yevgeny Grinenko for two days I told He reported on the firefighters' work and published photos. The landfill continued to burn. In early May, the mayor's office reported that equipment was continuing to extinguish the fire: "Work was carried out at the landfill throughout the holidays to cover the smoke-filled areas with inert material."
🗓️ Official reports of the fire appeared in early April 2024, пfirst — at the end of March. Burn went on few weeks.
📏 The smoke-filled area, according to the Gukovo mayor's office, is "quite large."
💬 "The whole of 15th Street is in smoke again. All evening, all night, and right now. As soon as they write in 'Overheard in Gukovo' that the landfill is on fire, they start putting it out. If no one reports it, it will continue to burn for weeks. Administration, take action, we can't breathe!"comment local resident Irina Nikolaevna).
👨🏻💼 Gukovo Mayor Yevgeny Grinenko for two days I told He reported on the firefighters' work and published photos. The landfill continued to burn. In early May, the mayor's office reported that equipment was continuing to extinguish the fire: "Work was carried out at the landfill throughout the holidays to cover the smoke-filled areas with inert material."
📍 Rostov Oblast, Rostov-on-Don
🔥 The city landfill in Mashinostroitelny Lane is managed by the regional operator GC "Clean City".
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 2000 square meters.
💬 "Where was it liquidated? By whom?"; "Strange, there's even a fire..." - such comments Residents wrote to the mayor of the city on Telegram, who announced that the fire had been extinguished.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 2000 square meters.
💬 "Where was it liquidated? By whom?"; "Strange, there's even a fire..." - such comments Residents wrote to the mayor of the city on Telegram, who announced that the fire had been extinguished.
📍 Rostov Oblast, the cities of Novoshakhtinsk and Shakhty
🔥 A solid waste landfill managed by EcoStroyDon LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1100 square meters.
💬 "Landfills don't catch fire, they're set on fire, because the trash has to be destroyed somehow," "Strange fires," "It can't catch fire on its own. The Azov landfill burns every day. Moreover, it's a closed area, and no one goes there," "Landfills have been burning frequently in the region and in the neighboring Krasnodar Krai," have spoken out local residents on social networks.
👨🏻💼 The head of the Shakhty administration in response to complaints from city residents about a suffocating smell set the task Completely extinguish the underground garbage fire within 24 hours: "I am reading all the incoming requests and messages from Shakhty residents. I ask you to remain calm and thank everyone for their understanding. Services are doing everything possible." Rospotrebnadzor reported that the level of pollutants in the air of the residential area complies with standards. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in August 2024.
📏 The fire area was 1100 square meters.
💬 "Landfills don't catch fire, they're set on fire, because the trash has to be destroyed somehow," "Strange fires," "It can't catch fire on its own. The Azov landfill burns every day. Moreover, it's a closed area, and no one goes there," "Landfills have been burning frequently in the region and in the neighboring Krasnodar Krai," have spoken out local residents on social networks.
👨🏻💼 The head of the Shakhty administration in response to complaints from city residents about a suffocating smell set the task Completely extinguish the underground garbage fire within 24 hours: "I am reading all the incoming requests and messages from Shakhty residents. I ask you to remain calm and thank everyone for their understanding. Services are doing everything possible." Rospotrebnadzor reported that the level of pollutants in the air of the residential area complies with standards. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
📍 Stavropol Krai, Stavropol
🔥 Unauthorized dump near the SNT "Veterok"
🗓️ Repeated fires. The last fire was in February 2024, before that fires were also recorded in DecemberAnd June 2023.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 200 square meters, with high, acrid smoke rising
💬 "Plastic, paper, and rubber are burning. All the waste that's been dumped here for over a year. They set it at night. They're covering up the traces."comment (author of the video)
👨🏻💼 February 21st at the illegal dump drew Attention, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin. The next day, a fire occurred.
🗓️ Repeated fires. The last fire was in February 2024, before that fires were also recorded in DecemberAnd June 2023.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 200 square meters, with high, acrid smoke rising
💬 "Plastic, paper, and rubber are burning. All the waste that's been dumped here for over a year. They set it at night. They're covering up the traces."comment (author of the video)
👨🏻💼 February 21st at the illegal dump drew Attention, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin. The next day, a fire occurred.
📍 Tver Oblast, Vishenki village
🔥 Unauthorized garbage dumping
🗓️ The fire is known to have started in mid-May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 35 square meters.
🗓️ The fire is known to have started in mid-May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 35 square meters.
📍 Tyumen Oblast, Tyumen, Velizhansky Highway
🔥 A battery dump in an open area next to a solid waste landfill managed by TEO LLC.
🗓️ A fire was reported in early May 2024.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters.
🗓️ A fire was reported in early May 2024.
📏 The fire area was 300 square meters.
📍 Vologda Oblast, Vologda, Pugacheva Street
🔥 Garbage and industrial waste left over from the closure of a local sawmill.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 200 square meters and took about 12 hours to extinguish.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 200 square meters and took about 12 hours to extinguish.
📍 Vologda Oblast, old road between the town of Kadnikov and the village of Bolshaya Murga
🔥 Unauthorized dump along the road.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 Extinguishing went on Five hours later, the fire spread to dry grass and began to spread toward the M-8 Kholmogory highway. The total area burned eventually reached 70 hectares.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 Extinguishing went on Five hours later, the fire spread to dry grass and began to spread toward the M-8 Kholmogory highway. The total area burned eventually reached 70 hectares.
📍 Voronezh Region, the village of Babyakovo
🔥 Landfill, owner: Poetro-Polygon LLC.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April, June, and August 2024. Local residents claim the fires are regular.
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 square meters. The fire lasted for more than a day, and it took brought 900 tons of earth. The owner claimed it was the largest fire in the landfill's 27-year history.
💬 "The wind constantly blows trash onto the road and surrounding area, it smells terrible when you drive by, I don't know how people work there. Fires break out periodically, they don't always put them out right away, they dump chemicals several times at night, it smells strongly of ammonia, take action!"comment local resident Svetlana Panova).
🌱 Firefighters failed It was difficult to get to the epicenter of the fire because the wheels were stuck in debris. Ultimately, volunteers extinguished the fire.
👨🏻💼 After the fire was extinguished, Rospotrebnadzor He pledged Hold the landfill owner accountable for violating the facility's operating regulations. Landfill administration a fine was imposed in the amount of 60 thousand rubles.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April, June, and August 2024. Local residents claim the fires are regular.
📏 The area of the last fire was 500 square meters. The fire lasted for more than a day, and it took brought 900 tons of earth. The owner claimed it was the largest fire in the landfill's 27-year history.
💬 "The wind constantly blows trash onto the road and surrounding area, it smells terrible when you drive by, I don't know how people work there. Fires break out periodically, they don't always put them out right away, they dump chemicals several times at night, it smells strongly of ammonia, take action!"comment local resident Svetlana Panova).
🌱 Firefighters failed It was difficult to get to the epicenter of the fire because the wheels were stuck in debris. Ultimately, volunteers extinguished the fire.
👨🏻💼 After the fire was extinguished, Rospotrebnadzor He pledged Hold the landfill owner accountable for violating the facility's operating regulations. Landfill administration a fine was imposed in the amount of 60 thousand rubles.
📍 Voronezh Region, Bogucharsky District
🔥 Landfill. Owner: Bogucharbytservis LLC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
👨🏻💼 Bogucharbytservis failed to notify the regulatory authority about the fire at the landfill. Furthermore, the company violated the requirements for the use of the facility. promised bring to justice.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in May 2024.
👨🏻💼 Bogucharbytservis failed to notify the regulatory authority about the fire at the landfill. Furthermore, the company violated the requirements for the use of the facility. promised bring to justice.
📍 Voronezh region, Liski city, Festivalnaya street,
🔥 Landfill. Owner: Liski Municipal Unitary Enterprise for Cleaning the City of Liski.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 Ministry of Emergency Situations initially reported about 50 square meters. The fire was accompanied by explosions. A few days later, the Central Black Earth Region Department of Rosprirodnadzor announced that the waste burning area exceeded 16,3 thousand sq. m.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor stated that the Municipal Unitary Enterprise for the Cleaning of the City of Liski violated facility operation requirements and also failed to report a fire at the landfill. The agency promised hold the organization accountable.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 Ministry of Emergency Situations initially reported about 50 square meters. The fire was accompanied by explosions. A few days later, the Central Black Earth Region Department of Rosprirodnadzor announced that the waste burning area exceeded 16,3 thousand sq. m.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor stated that the Municipal Unitary Enterprise for the Cleaning of the City of Liski violated facility operation requirements and also failed to report a fire at the landfill. The agency promised hold the organization accountable.
📍 Lipetsk region, village of Khlevnoye
🔥 Garbage at the solid waste landfill. Operating organization: JSC Ecoprom-Lipetsk
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and August 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 900 sq.m.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor unscheduled will check The solid municipal waste landfill, operated by regional operator Ecoprom-Lipetsk JSC, was held administratively liable for the April fire.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in April and August 2024.
📏 The area of the last fire was 900 sq.m.
👨🏻💼 Rosprirodnadzor unscheduled will check The solid municipal waste landfill, operated by regional operator Ecoprom-Lipetsk JSC, was held administratively liable for the April fire.
📍 Oryol Oblast, Oryol, Bashkovka village
🔥 Landfill. Owned by EcoCity LLC, a company with the same name as Oryol Mayor Yuri Parakhin. The nearby village of Bashkovka suffered the most from the fire.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 Smoldering garbage fire - over an area of 500 sq.m. Extinguishing went on several hours.
💬 "Thanks to Parakhin, the residents of Bashkovka village are celebrating Easter in such a festive atmosphere. This is the kind of celebration this entrepreneur has arranged for us. And this isn't the first time. This has continued throughout his entire activity in this area. For him, no one and nothing is a law."comment local resident Irina Shalimova).
👨🏻💼 To the landfill owner issued An order to carry out "additional sanitary and anti-epidemic measures aimed at ensuring compliance with sanitary legislation regarding air quality in residential areas." Yuri Parakhin, CEO of Ecocity LLC saidThe fire appears suspicious and more likely arson. He estimated the damage to the business at 200,000 rubles. "We're preparing for the next provocation. This is a real corporate raid, worse than in the 1990s. Apparently, they wanted publicity, so every possible media outlet and special agency immediately learned about the fire," he said.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 Smoldering garbage fire - over an area of 500 sq.m. Extinguishing went on several hours.
💬 "Thanks to Parakhin, the residents of Bashkovka village are celebrating Easter in such a festive atmosphere. This is the kind of celebration this entrepreneur has arranged for us. And this isn't the first time. This has continued throughout his entire activity in this area. For him, no one and nothing is a law."comment local resident Irina Shalimova).
👨🏻💼 To the landfill owner issued An order to carry out "additional sanitary and anti-epidemic measures aimed at ensuring compliance with sanitary legislation regarding air quality in residential areas." Yuri Parakhin, CEO of Ecocity LLC saidThe fire appears suspicious and more likely arson. He estimated the damage to the business at 200,000 rubles. "We're preparing for the next provocation. This is a real corporate raid, worse than in the 1990s. Apparently, they wanted publicity, so every possible media outlet and special agency immediately learned about the fire," he said.
📍 Perm Krai, the city of Krasnovishersk
🔥 Sawmill waste dump.
🗓️ Two fires are known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 840 square meters in one case, 300 square meters in the second.
🗓️ Two fires are known to have occurred in April 2024.
📏 The fire area was 840 square meters in one case, 300 square meters in the second.
📍 Perm Krai, Krasnokamsk
🔥 A solid waste landfill with a total area of 37 hectares. The landfill is operated by Bumatika LLC. It has been in operation for over 20 years and has long been overflowing. There were plans to close it.
🗓️ The fire lasted from May 29 until at least June 6, when the landfill was still smoldering and smoking.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 3000 square meters. The effects of smoke were felt in several settlements located far from the landfill.
💬 "We have one small child, and we can't go outside with him anymore because the smell outside is so overwhelming. Everything just stinks! You can't even breathe, especially when the wind blows here, it's absolutely terrible."comment local resident Anastasia Vittek)
💩 Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) in Perm Krai tested the air quality in Krasnokamsk following the fire. No exceedances of maximum permissible concentrations of pollutants were detected.
👨🏻💼 "What we're seeing now is evaporation. It's hard to say how long this will last. But we'll eliminate it as quickly as possible, as the equipment is working around the clock," said Alexey Ivlev, executive director of the Bumatika EcoTechnopark. Emergency Ministry personnel were extinguishing the fire. rescued hedgehog.
🗓️ The fire lasted from May 29 until at least June 6, when the landfill was still smoldering and smoking.
📏 The area of the latest fire was 3000 square meters. The effects of smoke were felt in several settlements located far from the landfill.
💬 "We have one small child, and we can't go outside with him anymore because the smell outside is so overwhelming. Everything just stinks! You can't even breathe, especially when the wind blows here, it's absolutely terrible."comment local resident Anastasia Vittek)
💩 Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) in Perm Krai tested the air quality in Krasnokamsk following the fire. No exceedances of maximum permissible concentrations of pollutants were detected.
👨🏻💼 "What we're seeing now is evaporation. It's hard to say how long this will last. But we'll eliminate it as quickly as possible, as the equipment is working around the clock," said Alexey Ivlev, executive director of the Bumatika EcoTechnopark. Emergency Ministry personnel were extinguishing the fire. rescued hedgehog.
📍 Kostroma Oblast, Antushevo village
🔥 Illegal dump
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1 hectare. The cause of the fire was allegedly careless handling of fire and strong winds.
🌱 Forestry workers and forest leaseholders—more than 20 people in total—came to the aid of the firefighters.
🗓️ A fire was reported in May 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1 hectare. The cause of the fire was allegedly careless handling of fire and strong winds.
🌱 Forestry workers and forest leaseholders—more than 20 people in total—came to the aid of the firefighters.
📍 Ingushetia, the city of Malgobek
🔥 The largest landfill in the republic, officially closed in 2017.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in October 2020, August 2022, and March 2023. The most recent fire was recorded in May 2024.
💬 "The Ingushetia newspaper published an article about the reclamation of the landfill in Malgobek. The plan, according to them, is 84% complete. Now it's clear why it's burning. 84% has already burned, then. But how much longer will it burn? We probably won't live to see 100%."comment local resident)
🌱 In 2023, the local ONF branch addressed to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Irkutsk (https://t.me/minprirody06) with a request to take measures to eliminate the fires and clear the area of burning debris. In 2024 had to contact again.
👨🏻💼 Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia reportsRegional operator Ecosystem LLC has been repeatedly held administratively liable for illegal landfill operation, with fines totaling over one million rubles. In 2019, the landfill was added to the register of accumulated environmental damage sites. The landfill was scheduled to be liquidated and the land reclaimed in 2020–2021, but this work has not yet been completed.
🗓️ Repeated fires. Fires were reported in October 2020, August 2022, and March 2023. The most recent fire was recorded in May 2024.
💬 "The Ingushetia newspaper published an article about the reclamation of the landfill in Malgobek. The plan, according to them, is 84% complete. Now it's clear why it's burning. 84% has already burned, then. But how much longer will it burn? We probably won't live to see 100%."comment local resident)
🌱 In 2023, the local ONF branch addressed to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Irkutsk (https://t.me/minprirody06) with a request to take measures to eliminate the fires and clear the area of burning debris. In 2024 had to contact again.
👨🏻💼 Ministry of Natural Resources of Ingushetia reportsRegional operator Ecosystem LLC has been repeatedly held administratively liable for illegal landfill operation, with fines totaling over one million rubles. In 2019, the landfill was added to the register of accumulated environmental damage sites. The landfill was scheduled to be liquidated and the land reclaimed in 2020–2021, but this work has not yet been completed.
📍 Republic of Karelia, city of Medvezhyegorsk
🔥 The solid waste landfill is managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "MESP"
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in May and July 2024.
💬 "How long will we have to breathe this 'air' from the landfill? Open the windows and people start coughing. This is some kind of persecution. Apparently, the prosecutor's office's investigation hasn't yielded any results... You can't see beyond the neighboring house; there's such a 'fog' all around. When will our local authorities take action?" complain local residents on social networks.
📏 Area of the last fire made 6,000 sq. m. It was reported difficulties — deep internal fires in the garbage heaps were accompanied by smoldering and re-ignitions. The fire was fought five days.
👨🏻💼 At the scene of the fire I visited The Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia reported that everything is under control and urged everyone to exercise caution. The Prosecutor's Office of Karelia filed a lawsuit"Due to the irrational distribution of available resources by the district administration and the unitary enterprise, the fire at the city landfill has not yet been extinguished. Solid waste continues to burn, releasing smoke into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, no measures have been taken to prevent the uncontrolled accumulation of biogas in the waste."
🗓️ Multiple fires. Fires were reported in May and July 2024.
💬 "How long will we have to breathe this 'air' from the landfill? Open the windows and people start coughing. This is some kind of persecution. Apparently, the prosecutor's office's investigation hasn't yielded any results... You can't see beyond the neighboring house; there's such a 'fog' all around. When will our local authorities take action?" complain local residents on social networks.
📏 Area of the last fire made 6,000 sq. m. It was reported difficulties — deep internal fires in the garbage heaps were accompanied by smoldering and re-ignitions. The fire was fought five days.
👨🏻💼 At the scene of the fire I visited The Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Karelia reported that everything is under control and urged everyone to exercise caution. The Prosecutor's Office of Karelia filed a lawsuit"Due to the irrational distribution of available resources by the district administration and the unitary enterprise, the fire at the city landfill has not yet been extinguished. Solid waste continues to burn, releasing smoke into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, no measures have been taken to prevent the uncontrolled accumulation of biogas in the waste."
📍 Republic of Karelia, Orzega
🔥 Inter-municipal solid waste landfill, PMUP "Avtospetstrans".
🗓️ The fire was reported in July 2024. It continued to smolder in August.
💬 "The smell of the landfill is unmistakable! Previously, it was only noticeable in the evenings, but now it's sometimes noticeable during the day as well," complained A local resident of the city in the public group "My Petrozavodsk" already in August, when the landfill continued smolder.
🌱 Eco-activists back in 2019 have spoken against the construction of this landfill. But this did not help.
👨🏻💼 "The situation at the Orzeg landfill is under control. We're dousing the hot spots and backfilling the landfill with soil. Three pumps and eight pieces of equipment are in use," commented the first official of the Petrozavodsk administration two days after the fire started.
🗓️ The fire was reported in July 2024. It continued to smolder in August.
💬 "The smell of the landfill is unmistakable! Previously, it was only noticeable in the evenings, but now it's sometimes noticeable during the day as well," complained A local resident of the city in the public group "My Petrozavodsk" already in August, when the landfill continued smolder.
🌱 Eco-activists back in 2019 have spoken against the construction of this landfill. But this did not help.
👨🏻💼 "The situation at the Orzeg landfill is under control. We're dousing the hot spots and backfilling the landfill with soil. Three pumps and eight pieces of equipment are in use," commented the first official of the Petrozavodsk administration two days after the fire started.
📍 Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Naryan-Mar
🔥 Solid waste landfill managed by the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Plant for Improvement and Consumer Services".
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
👨🏻💼 "We understand that the city landfill is a high-risk area and requires 24/7 monitoring. Both the Design Bureau and the Fire Department organized this monitoring, so the fire was quickly detected. Since 2017, the company has been systematically equipping the landfill with firefighting equipment. Furthermore, firefighting drills are regularly held. This is also producing results. The Design Bureau and Fire Department's non-staff emergency rescue team begins extinguishing fires even before the fire department arrives," said head of Naryan-Mar.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire area was 150 square meters.
👨🏻💼 "We understand that the city landfill is a high-risk area and requires 24/7 monitoring. Both the Design Bureau and the Fire Department organized this monitoring, so the fire was quickly detected. Since 2017, the company has been systematically equipping the landfill with firefighting equipment. Furthermore, firefighting drills are regularly held. This is also producing results. The Design Bureau and Fire Department's non-staff emergency rescue team begins extinguishing fires even before the fire department arrives," said head of Naryan-Mar.
📍 Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavl
🔥 The Skokovo solid municipal waste landfill is managed by Skokovo OJSC.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1000 square meters.
🌱 Waste from Moscow is being brought to the landfill, which was against in 2018 have spoken environmental activists.
👨🏻💼 In 2018, the head of the landfill promised, that "in 20 years there will be a ski resort here!" In the summer of 2024, the deputy director of the testing ground accused of theft 82 million rubles. Rospotrebnadzor reported that it had set up a laboratory and was monitoring the air.
🗓️ A fire is known to have occurred in July 2024.
📏 The fire covered an area of 1000 square meters.
🌱 Waste from Moscow is being brought to the landfill, which was against in 2018 have spoken environmental activists.
👨🏻💼 In 2018, the head of the landfill promised, that "in 20 years there will be a ski resort here!" In the summer of 2024, the deputy director of the testing ground accused of theft 82 million rubles. Rospotrebnadzor reported that it had set up a laboratory and was monitoring the air.
"Govorit NeMoskva" will continue to monitor reports of garbage fires, documenting the scale of the problem. However, we are particularly interested in stories where local residents have achieved genuine success—starting to clean up the landfill and reclaiming the problematic area.
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If a landfill regularly burns near you, if you are fighting an unsuccessful battle for clean air and, of course, if you have managed to achieve results in this fight - Please write to us about this via the "NeMoskvy" telegram bot!
— Most reports of fires at landfills and dumps include a government response. However, it's mostly perfunctory. They talk about prosecutorial inspections, demands, warnings, and "prevention orders."
The authorities make promises (and often fail to keep them), and in some cases, criminal cases or fines are reported. All of this is clearly not enough to truly solve the problem.
The authorities make promises (and often fail to keep them), and in some cases, criminal cases or fines are reported. All of this is clearly not enough to truly solve the problem.
From the project editor:
Published: October 2023
Updated: September 2024
Updated: September 2024
Illustrations generated by the Midjourney neural network
* Russian authorities have declared Greenpeace's activities undesirable in Russia.