JRL NEWSWATCH VIDEO: “Drowning in waste, Russians fume over lack of recycling” – AFP
“… rubbish towers above the Timokhovo dump outside Moscow, one of the biggest in Europe. Authorities plan to build an incinerator to burn some of the trash, but … activists are fighting for it to be recycled instead. Since 2013, residents have complained of foul sulphurous smells and worry that effluents are polluting ground water. … [A]uthorities acknowledged the smell comes from the dump, but say it is now safe because of a filtration system. Activists however dispute this claim. Just 7% of rubbish is recycled in Russia, according to official data. This falls far below France’s 43% or Germany’s 68% achieved in 2017, according to Eurostat. …”
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