Kajaani metal recycling company Kajaani Scrap materials suspected of committing years to the destruction of the environment, told the MOT. The company stored on its territory of tens of thousands of tons of metal to crush the by-product of the birth of the SLF-waste, which is hazardous to the environment.
currently, the waste is according to the police the company area about 56 000 tonnes. The company the environmental permit to allow the quantity is 200 tons. Waste piling up.
in Addition, the environmental permit requires that the hazardous waste is maintained liquid-tight, on the paved area. According to police, part of the waste is retained in the uncoated by the region.
the Waste is stored also municipality owned waste company Ekokymppi in the country. Permission contrary to the storage is made Ekokymppi permission.
the guardian of the authority of the Kainuu ely centre has known for a long time, that Kajaani Scrap of violation of environmental permits.
SLF-waste is generated, when the scrap metal is crushed.Antti J. Leinonen / YleMittauksissa found heavy metals
the Waste was noticed already in 2017 to be leaking harmful substances in the local environment. Measurements of surface and ground water is found, inter alia, heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. They belong to the most harmful environmental toxins among.
despite This, the company has continued to waste storage permit only basis. Until this spring, the ely centre took the matter to the police for investigation.
the Ely centre has not suspended the murskaamo activity, because it is considered that it does not cause direct environmental pollution.
– the Operator is constantly taking things forward, the ely centre environment expert Tatu Turunen tell.
the Finnish nature conservation union is disappointed that the supervisors no teeth the.
– kainuu have the history that the pieces of shit pile up and nothing is done. Lakes don’t last very many companies that do not manage their affairs properly or the authorities, who are not able to control, say federal Kajaani chairman of the association of Elsa Lankinen .
City in danger of being penalised
Kajaani Scrap according to the cause of the waste mountain to grow is the fact that classified as dangerous SLF-waste does not currently accept Finland as one of the combustion plant, and its capacity sufficient for all the waste processing. The company has tried to fix the situation in a different way, with little effect.
– We entrepreneurs are really fucked, when shit can’t get rid of. The entire industry has problems, Kajaani scrap of ceo Matti Nyyssönen tell.
Kajaani Scrap ceo Matti Nyyssösen (left), the company has rectified his mistake.Antti J. Leinonen / Yle
for classification as Dangerous in SLF-waste handling is expensive in Finland and slow. The company has self-assessed that all the waste processing can cost 12-20 million euros and exported to a dozen years.
the Company currently does not have such funds.
Kajaani Scrap murskaamo is located in Kajaani city from the leased area.
If the company goes bust, it is ultimately the city who have to clean up, Kajaani city mayor Jari Tolonen said.
Police: investigation will soon be ready
Police suspects currently Kajaani scrap of ceo Matti Nyyssöstä the destruction of the environment of. The preliminary investigation is nearing its end, and the thing is moving to the prosecutor’s office.
Nyyssönen deny that you are guilty of the crime. If the judgment comes, the scale of penalties extends to a fine of two years imprisonment.
in Addition, the ely centre has ordered the permission to the anti-action of cessation of 200 000 euros fine. The Ely centre has also ordered Ekokymppi to stop Kajaani scrap of waste receipt.
president and Ceo Nyyssösen according to the waste is currently stored so that it does not cause environment hazard. The company this year of studies in the area have a waste not to ruin the surrounding land or water.
Kajaani Scrap was selected earlier in the autumn in 2019, the local enterprise (you move to another service). The company has been in good standing.
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