Journalistic investigation uncovers illegal waste disposal

A journalistic investigation into illegal waste disposal was presented to the public on 7 February. The documentary Waste Underground: Cheap, Fast, Illegal (Šiukšlių pogrindis: pigiai, greitai, nelegaliai) reveals how criminal organisations collect and illegally bury, incinerate or simply dispose of in the fields, quarries and forests of thousands of tons of waste.

One of the creators of the documentary Vidmantas Balkūnas, an investigative journalist at 15min.lt, expressed his surprise about the situation in Lithuania, stating that it is incomprehensible how unlawful landfills can operate in the country.