Licensing Commission of the Ministry of Ecology, headed by Minister Semerak raided with an unscheduled test of the company, which must collect and dispose of hazardous waste. Ministry representatives came to the village Zabuyane the Kiev region, where, according to the contract, are the enterprise power, refining petroleum products, paints, post-operative and medical waste, batteries. It was found at the site of modern processing complex worth hangar, covered with slate full of holes.

“Waste management is solely on the papers. Here at least was supposed to be the incinerator of hazardous materials, – says Semerak. – We see this hangar owned by the company, which is active “economic activities”. Ecology minister explains that this case is not alone. The Ministry has already identified a number of similar enterprises after the check came from those who recycles hazardous waste. Reason: saving decision of the Cabinet, according to which all these companies had two months to put in the appropriate type of production facilities and documents.

“Two months later, we began to carry out inspections. And, in particular, that the company should be processed thirteen types of hazardous waste. But at this point – destroyed building that was used as a cover. ”

Representatives of the company, warned about the verification of the day, during the visit of the ministerial delegations are present, but one day not even have time to collect all the necessary documents. On camera argue that they have now just happens to re-production. Their words did not confirm the rural chairman Zabuyanya Mikhail Gerasimenko.

“Since 2013, since, as I have in the office, there has been no construction”, – says one. The test company received license from the Ministry of Environment in the summer of 2013. The term of its action was to end in 2018. But, according to amendments to the legislation, the period of validity of licenses issued until 2015 is now unlimited. If it does not pick up for violations. In the case before the cancellation of a license does not come, the offender pay derisory fines for improper management of solid household waste – from 34 to 1,700 hryvnia.

“This is a minuscule, which does not perform the desired function. The Verkhovna Rada will soon be submitted to one, and possibly two bills that will increase the responsibility for violations in the field of environmental legislation “, – said the Minister of Environment.

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