Ecological Council of the Leningrad Region: "Ecology must be honest" On October 27, a meeting of the Public Council for the Environment under the Governor was held at the Government House of the Leningrad Region. In addition to the head of the region, the head of the environmental control committee of the Leningrad region, Ramila Agayeva, and the deputy governor for security affairs, Mikhail Ilin, took part in it. The participants discussed waste management, environmental monitoring and conservation of natural areas. Governor Alexander Drozdenko spoke about the preparation of a new environmental plan and the expansion of the "Clean Ladoga" project, which was joined by the northwestern regions: "Today we laid the foundation for large-scale work and now we are putting this initiative into practice." The chairman of the Russian Ecology Society, Rashid Ismailov, emphasized the need for independent monitoring: "Ecology must be honest. We will always treat the authorities as partners, but in no case will we adapt to them." The head of the waste treatment committee, Anastasia Kuznetsova, outlined a goal: by the year 2030, to incorporate at least 25% of the waste into secondary circulation. The CEO of the regional operator Anton Buchanev spoke about recycling complexes as a first step towards a circular economy. Governor Alexander Drozdenko directed the relevant committees to more actively support manufacturers using recyclable materials, noting: for the third year in a row, the region is among the twenty most environmentally friendly regions of the Russian Federation. By the way, Natalya Kolyagina and Vera Terbaeva received the "Honored Ecologist of the Leningrad Region" awards. Let's keep watching.