For the Cleanliness Around

Almost 150 of the 400 containers are already in state institutions, courtyards and squares of the city. Practice has shown that up to 30 tons of plastic wastes are collected in a month.

“Sorted plastic waste is used as a secondary raw material,” – said Kadylzhan Satiev, The head of the Subsoil Management, Environment and Water Resources Department, during a meeting on ecology in the oblast Akimat. – “They are processed into shavings and, in the end result, granules and polyethylene bags are produced.”

The Akim of Pavlodar Oblast, presiding at the meeting, noted that it is necessary to store not only plastic, but also construction debris.

“During road construction, we are constantly looking for backup material, although we could use construction waste,” – said Bulat Bakauov. – “Today construction debris is exported anywhere, even in the floodplain. Let’s store construction debris separately, so that in the future, if necessary, it would be possible to apply it somewhere.”

Meanwhile, representatives of the Department of Public Health told that they are completing water quality checks in the rural area of ​​the region. To date, epidemiologists have analised water in 346 villages, there are 23 more settlements in turn.

“I think that by the end of August we will finish this work and in September we will provide a certificate on the quality of the water in whole Pavlodar Oblast,” – noted the Head of the Department Irina Sorokina. – “Having received these data, we will be able to determine the further strategy for providing drinking water. In addition, we want to establish connection between the quality of water and the state of morbidity in each specific area.”