Comenius group is smarter now!

Last week the environment specialist of Tapa Parish, Krista Pukk, visited us at school. It was necessary to find out more about current environmental problems in our town and also about the tasks/daily job of the environment specialists and how they tackle the problems.

So, the issue we discussed in more detail was. She asked us about the variety of dustbins around our houses/homes and told us about the redemption centers in our town. We talked about waste management firms and the nearest landfills, also about the waste scheme that is drawn up for Tapa parish.

Then we went on talking discussing burning trash on our own and we realized that it is quite dangerous even if you do it in a fireplace or furnace because it may cause poisonous gases to.

In addition, she told us about wells and how often affect the quality of groundwater or cause it to disappear form. Fortunately, we don’t have these kinds of problems in our parish yet.

Pukk then told us about regular monitoring that is conducted  in the factories and companies that produce a lot of industrial waste. Surveillance is also conducted on the river Valgejõgi and many other natural objects.

During Pukk’s visit we got a lot of information about the circumstances of our surroundings. We hope that we can do something ourselves to help solve some of the problems or at least take notice of them. Special thanks to Krista Pukk.