On December 24 at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Artem Sidorov informed that the Ministry conducted 6800 inspections at 2600 organisations and industrial enterprises to check compliance with environmental legislation.

He told that citizens who send their requests via state information system “Public control” took an active part in solving sanitary and ecological problems in the republic.

According to Artem Sidorov, a special department will be established in January 2014 to deal with industrial and household waste management. He said that much emphasis should be put on solid waste landfills and unified waste production at enterprises.