Velyky Bychkiv Forestry announced the campaign “Forest is not a dump!”

Employees of the State Enterprise "Velyky Bychkiv Forestry" announced the campaign "Forest is not a dump!". The activists remind that forests are a special ecological system, where the basic processes of living organisms lives take place. Human interference even with one component of this system can lead to its weakening and even demise. As for household waste, which people leave in the woods and near recreation areas, it is very toxic and has a significant period of natural decay, the press service of the Transcarpathian Regional Forest and Hunting Range Administration informs. Schoolchildren, community activists, deputies, residents of the surrounding villages and media representatives are invited to take part in the environmental campaign will take place from July 23 to August 3 this year.

Reference: a usual newspaper will decay for 2-3 years, cigarette butts – 10-11 years, a can – 120-150 years, a plastic bag – about 200 years, a plastic bottle – about 500 years, glass and glass products – about 1000 years.