It is impossible to clear the Arctic of accumulated waste without the development of the Northern Sea Route, said Andrey Nagibin, a member of the federal headquarters of the Clean Arctic project. He said this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Nagibin explained that we are talking about the removal of abandoned heavy equipment, scrap metal and other bulky waste on ships.
“How exactly will this work be organized? This issue is still being worked out by the relevant departments and experts, and this information will be brought to our attention so that we can also plan our expeditions taking into account the new logistics for the removal of bulky waste,” Nagibin said.
"Clean Arctic" is a federal project to clean up the Arctic territory from waste generated as a result of the intensive development of the region during the Soviet period. At the moment, over 3 thousand volunteers have taken part in the project, who have removed more than 5 thousand tons of waste.
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