Production waste (unfortunately) - an integral part of people's lives.Strangely enough, but in some cases may serve as a landfill and for the benefit of mankind.For thousands and thousands of the most valuable archaeological discoveries were made just after the researchers dug up ancient garbage pit.
On them you can judge the nature of the power of people of that era, the level of development of their technology, the beginning of domestication of animals ... Unfortunately, modern landfills have no value.They are a constant source of infection and contamination of the environment.
Given that the lion's share of the modern debris is plastic, polyethylene, biological decomposition and can not expect.But much more difficult to dispose of hazardous waste, especially chemical and medical companies.For this we have to create special landfills, to equip them increased demands.
One of the most famous in our country is a polygon "Krasny Bor".At present, it is led by Moiseev Aleksandr Yurevich.
General characteristics
This landfill, which has been specially designed for the disposal of especially hazardous industrial wastes.Located in a place some five (!) Kilometers from the border of St. Petersburg.Just cemeteries today there are more than one and a half tons of highly dangerous materials, and their number from year to year only increases.Given that the original such a rapid growth of the city was not planned today polygon "Krasny Bor" is officially recognized as extremely dangerous for St. Petersburg, and therefore should be decided on its conservation.
It got its name from the village of Krasny Bor, which is located a couple of kilometers from the landfill.Choosing a location is simple: under the settlement is a powerful living Cambrian clay, which provide excellent waterproofing burial of hazardous waste.To work this dump beginning in 1970.
Design error
believed that a thick layer of clay will reliably prevent the penetration of hazardous waste into the ground water.Alas, but in the 90s it was obvious that the containers do not retain their tightness.The result is a danger of contamination of rivers, lakes and fields, which are adjacent to the landfill.In addition, there is significant air pollution, although polygons of this class is strictly prohibited.
Almost all experts believe that the polygon "Krasny Bor" has exhausted its resources.Confidence that warmed constant fires that have become the hallmark of the landfill.Do prosecutors have a pretty reasonable suspicion that the fire debris place is no accident.Perhaps because some persons trying to get rid of the parties is particularly hazardous waste.
Reasons claims
long thought (according to the old Russian tradition), all the attacks on the landfill originate only from the false fear of waste that are stored there.Alas, but all fears were justified.
So, in May 2007, during a rather superficial audit revealed gross violations of all possible environmental standards.It is executed by the specialists of Rostekhnadzor.VIMatvienko, who at that time held the post of mayor, the conclusions on the need to build a new repository support, but offered to wait until 2008, when there will be the necessary funding.
Immediately, we note that the polygon "Krasny Bor" closed in 2014.After seven years after the decision on the need for its preservation!Alas, the domestic bureaucracy never differed special speed.
some misadventures
before closing at the site almost every year there was a fire.Let's look at the most important and well-known.It is possible that many incidents are not reported to a supervisor.
Back in 2006 there was a major accident, which occurred due to the explosion of barrels of toxic waste.What exactly it was caused by the detonation, until the end and has not been found.Fire fairly quickly localized and extinguished.
In 2008, the situation was far more dangerous.Caught fire a few barrels of fuel oil (or some similar substance), after which the fire almost instantly spread over the area of 200 square meters.After a couple of hours, the fire was burning in the area almost two thousand square meters, spreading further.
As in the previous case, the causes of the incident until the end have not been established.Prosecutors suspected arson, but after a strong fire exposure to the alleged sites of finding evidence, there is nothing left.
In 2010, a fire broke out again.Traditionally, blazing barrels of fuel oil and other waste oil refining industry.This time, the fire has spread already in an area of five thousand square meters.Only with great effort and through the use of almost all the special fire fighting equipment collected from vacant lots, the evening managed to extinguish the fire and prevent its spread in the direction of the city.
Only after this incident the authorities seriously thinking about upgrading the landfill.The question of when it is closed for some reason no longer stood.
How many different "why» ...
All these incidents are combined several similar factors.First, in any case, the authorities and the Commission have not been able to sort out exactly what caused the fire, and after barrels of fuel oil just does not ignite.
In addition, during a fire in 2010 to the last landfill management was convinced that the burning portion of the tires, although the fire fairly quickly found out that the fire spread with incredible speed because of the oil stored in there instead of tires.
After that RTN and prosecutors had many questions about the technical condition is very dangerous object, whose leadership does not even have graves routings.It is safe to assume that today nobody really knows what and where waste is buried there.
closed, but problems remained
In 2009, expired license, in which it conducts business polygon "Krasny Bor".Acceptance of waste ceased, the repository like as began to prepare for conservation.Citizens and residents of the village of Krasny Bor happy.Still, headache the whole area has been eliminated!
joy did not last long.In the rivers of the Leningrad region has increased dramatically the concentration of toxic substances.After the proceedings it became clear that many companies are not eager to take out their waste on other grounds, but because their representatives are simply buried hazardous materials in the territory conventional landfills for solid waste.Of course, for some control over their graves and integrity of the container could be no question, but because the consequences are not long in coming.
Then GUPP polygon "Krasny Bor" was re-opened, the license is issued for five years, and the term of its operation, this time just expired in 2014.
New time
As you might guess, after the final (seemingly) the exhaustion of resources dumps questions about her fate had seemed to be finally resolved.After the polygon "Krasny Bor", whose license is over, simply can not be used because of a legal ban!But there it was!This year, after the end of the license, which was issued in 2009, many organizations have pleaded with city officials to extend the life of the landfill.
such decision was taken.Leaders of the Leningrad region declared that the notorious landfill is closed at this time permanently, and talk about the possibility of continuing its operation will be gone.
from a sieve
Despite the closure, landfill continues to enter the consignment.The reason is simple - in the region simply do not have any other place where it would be possible to dispose of this type of waste.Establishment of a new landfill in this class will cost the city treasury is almost four billion rubles!Of course, that kind of money simply is not there.
Moreover, the landfill site "Krasny Bor" is constantly reported cases of environmental pollution which are due to the violation of the integrity of the storage containers.Naturally, this problem in any case need to be solved.How?
Prospects
unequivocal answer the question about the future of the landfill there to this day.It is expected that much of the toxic waste is buried in some concrete sarcophagus, and the remaining amounts needed to burn.Of course, not in conventional furnaces for waste disposal, in a special plant, equipped with best air purification systems.Of course, the construction of such a facility would cost extremely expensive, but this solution will not only destroy the accumulated volume of waste at the landfill, but also the newly incoming materials.
When the project will be implemented?Nobody knows, but for the safety of the northern capital, it is desirable to step up the speed of work dramatically as toxic waste every year of storage follows more.
That such problems faced Leningrad region."Krasny Bor" - one of the most painful issues.
