Waste on fields. Plastics were scattered by agricultural machinery.

Police and environmental inspectors from Greater Poland recently carried out interventions related to waste brought onto farmland. - At first glance, a typical farmland. In reality, however, for a longer period, it had served as an illegal landfill and a place for the "processing" of municipal waste. Officers from the Economic Crime Division of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznań, together with officers from the District Police Headquarters in Nowy Tomyśl, uncovered a scheme in the locality of Zębowo that could have had serious consequences for the environment and human health, reports Police Spokesperson Barbara Sobieszek. She explains that on an area of approximately 7 hectares, waste referred to as "biodegradable" was being stored. - As the police found, in reality, these were mixed municipal waste that was then illegally shredded and mixed directly with the soil. Such activities not only violate the law but also cause permanent soil contamination, emphasizes ...