The Finnish government plans to ban the dumping of cleared snow into the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the Finnish public broadcaster. So.
It was stated that the ban on throwing snow into the sea is part of the government proposal planned to be presented in April this year.
As Yle noted, based on a report prepared by the country’s Ministry of Ecology in 2020, it was concluded that there was no need to legally ban the disposal of cleared snow into the sea.
Environment Ministry special expert Henna Rinne said improving the condition of waterways was a big focus of the government’s agenda, and the recent proposal to ban snow dumping into the sea was part of that.
Along with the snow, many large and small debris such as sand, branches and cigarette butts enter the sea. Also among the snow there is a lot of microdebris, for example, broken off from car tires. Snow may also contain various heavy metals, substances used to clean roads, and various compounds that can be toxic to marine animals.
Yle writes that changing the law is a very strong measure, but it also helps stop snow dumping into the sea.
Currently, it does not happen very often in Finland that the cleared snow flows into the sea. The company writes that this is done mainly in central Helsinki and various port areas.
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