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Loire-Atlantique: a landfill resurfaces after storms
In recent months, recurring and violent storms have sometimes accelerated coastal erosion. In Saint-Brévin, in Loire-Atlantique, they contributed to the emergence of an old wild dump.
(France 2)
In recent months, recurring and violent storms have sometimes accelerated coastal erosion. In Saint-Brévin, in Loire-Atlantique, they contributed to the emergence of an old wild dump.
As a result of winter storms, a portion of the road collapsed in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique). Under the bitumen were tons of waste, which flowed into the Loire estuary. “At the moment there is lead, we find a little bit of everything. Pliers, metal, tubes, pipes, pieces of plastic”, explains Patrick le Goas, member of the Friends of Saint-Brévin association. The threat is real for this protected natural area.
An old landfill
“Migratory birds are on the banks. They will peck, if they eat plastic, it’s not great”, he continues. Until 1982, it was a wild dump. Residents dumped their household waste there, which ended up forming a hill of 40,000 cubic meters. A few days ago, he took part in a clean-up operation. Like him, around fifty volunteers came to collect waste. But with the high tides, the trash reappeared. The town hall has requested quotes to build riprap and prevent the largest waste from falling.
