Arkhangelsk Cancels Giant Landfill Construction

The authorities in Russia’s far northern Arkhangelsk region have decided to shut down construction of a major landfill near the Shiyes train station, according to Meduza.

The Arkhangelsk region’s government has unilaterally terminated its agreement with ‘Tekhnopark LLC’,”  and the regional government is carrying out planned work to shut down the ‘Shiyes Eco Technopark’ project”, the regional authorities wrote on their official VKontakte page.

Since 2018, residents of the Arkhangelsk region and the Komi Republic have carried out mass protests opposing the landfill’s construction. The site was originally intended to take in waste from Moscow.