Residents of Irkutsk will be able to turn in used energy saving lamps, batteries and mercury thermometers at special collection points. Hazardous waste will be sent for disposal at a specialized plant to avoid environmental pollution and health risks, especially for children. The article also lists dates and addresses where such waste can be turned in.
Residents of Irkutsk will be able to turn in used energy-saving lamps, batteries, and thermometers for recycling at collection points for such waste. They will then be sent for disposal to a specialized facility. Throwing them in the trash is not allowed.- The entry of mercury-containing waste into the general garbage bin and then to a landfill leads to environmental pollution,- the Irkutsk city administration press service said. – It has a harmful effect on human health, and serious nervous system diseases may occur.
Mercury contamination is extremely dangerous for children’s health. That is why hazardous mercury-containing waste must be sent for disposal.
Mercury-containing waste can be turned in at the following addresses:
July 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the square in front of the Yubileiny House of Culture in Akademgorodok;
August 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Uznovaya stop, the area in front of the shopping center;
September 6 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the 50 Years of October Square, Barguzin stop;
September 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 8 Uritskogo St., the square in front of the House of Everyday Services.