About 1,000 residents of the village of Pavlovsk, in Russia's Altai region in southern Siberia, have staged an unsanctioned protest against the planned construction of a waste-recycling plant in their village. Participants voiced fear that the recycling plant will cause damage to the region's forests and rivers. Participants were holding banners reading "No to the monster plant in Pavlovsk," "Stop the garbage chaos," and "We demand a public environmental assessment." Altai regional authorities have been looking for a replacement of the solid landfill in the city of Barnaul, which was built back in 1974. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Hundreds Protest Plans For Waste-Recycling Plant In Russia's Altai Region
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