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Giedrius Bučas, who addressed the newsroom, distributed a message on the public Facebook group “For a clean Lithuania”, in which he is amazed by the culture of the builders currently floating on the 11-osios Kovo street of Kaunas.
“It is not the first time that I see images of this type, but this time I could not pass, I stopped and captured.
The pads, which are packed in PET tape, are supplied to the construction site. PET is also known as polyethylene terephthalate. The strips are removed and “buried” simply by burying them underground, that is, next to the paved pavement in the green strip. In some places you can see that they are preparing to bury them, in some places you can see the strips rising from the ground, ”Giedrius wondered.
PET compounds, he said, are biologically inert and do not cause adverse effects either by skin contact or by ingestion. However, during the production of PET, its subsequent decomposition produces harmful compounds.
“Special measures are needed to ensure that their amounts do not exceed the allowed limits. Antimony compounds are used as catalysts in the PET production process. They are not extremely toxic, but they are harmful. The amounts of antimony can exceed the allowed levels. for too long (more than a year). Therefore, these bands, buried in the ground, decompose over the years, break down into microplastic particles and, when exposed to water, release various toxic substances into the This results in soil contamination and a high probability of groundwater contamination.
Companies that carry out this work do not have the right to dispose of waste in this way. This is negligence and total damage. Laziness to deal with construction waste or savings in waste management at the expense of environmental pollution. How long are we going to bury various wastes in our environment? ”A Kaunas citizen raised questions, who sent a request for greater scrutiny to the Kaunas city municipality contractors.
He assured that companies that pride themselves and respect the environment are doing the right thing, but more than once the interlocutor has seen construction waste buried on the site, such as under a house under construction.
“Yes, in many cases the companies themselves are not dedicated to the utilization, but rather hire someone to remove the waste. The cases in which these transporters dump waste into the forest have been made public on several occasions. What is the Builder’s responsibility? Legally none, but by hiring cheap and unclear managers, they are well aware that waste will not be disposed of properly, “commented Giedrius after joining the discussion on the Facebook group” For a clean Lithuania.
Violations found
Post 15 minutes After the journalist’s speech about possible environmental violations on Kovo 11-osios Street, officials from the Kaunas Environmental Protection Inspectorate immediately went to the indicated location on March 30. According to the response sent to the editorial staff of the Communication Division of the Department of Environmental Protection, the report was confirmed.
“PET strips buried in the ground were recorded at various locations on Kovo 11-osios Street, at the construction site, during the curb renovation. The responsible person has been instructed to remove debris from the construction site as required by law.
The person responsible for the contamination of non-hazardous waste will have administrative responsibility in accordance with article 247 (1) of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Pollution of the environment with less than one hundred cubic decimeters of non-hazardous waste carries a warning or a fine of 30 to 90 euros, ”reads the response from the Department of Environmental Protection.
Officials from the Kaunas Environmental Protection Inspectorate gave a verbal instruction to the person to dispose of the waste. If the waste is not disposed of within the specified time, the environmental damage will be calculated.
The waste must be handed over to the legal waste managers at the construction site.
Photo by Reader Giedrius / Strip erecting from the ground on the renovated Kovo 11th Street
Municipality: There is no purpose to hide
According to Aloyzas Pakalniškio, Head of the Municipal Management Department of the Kaunas City Municipality, UAB Kauno keliai is carrying out repair work on Kovo 11 Street. The first phase of work is currently being completed. On the section from K.Baršausko Street to Dujotiekio Street, the pedestrian path is being repaired.
Municipality: We have not established the fact of burial of waste at the construction site.
“After verifying the information received, we did not establish the fact of waste disposal at the construction site. In the space between the road and the pavement under repair, we found several strips of the packaging of concrete products. Some of them were partially covered with existing earth, with no intention of hiding them.
Landscaping work in this section has not yet been completed, the ground will still be level, supplemented with black earth, garbage collection. We advise the contractor to take a more responsible approach in collecting and managing the generated waste, ”said A. Pakalniškis.
Contractor: Work not yet completed
The contractor responded to the comment and also provided a comment. As he says, Kauno keliai constantly understands and analyzes the impact of his activities on the environment and people.
“It should be noted that Kovo 11-osios st. repair works have not yet been completed and the contractor, in accordance with waste management standards and the company’s internal quality, environmental protection and occupational health and safety policy, periodically collects construction waste, stores it and transfers them to the waste manager ”. says Kauno Kelias 15 minutes.
According to the Kaunas city municipality, works on the second stage will soon begin on the stretch from Dujotiekio Street to Taikos Avenue. In this section, AB Kauno Energija will carry out the reconstruction of the heat supply networks.
This year, after the reconstruction of the networks, the pavement of Kovo Street 11 will be renovated and the pedestrian path will be repaired.
Approximately 2.8 million LTL has been allocated for the repair of the entire 11th Street in March with pedestrian and bicycle paths. euros.
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