More than 70 tonnes of hazardous chemicals to be removed in Mykolaiv region

Environmentalists discovered hazardous chemicals in Mykolaiv region. Photo: State Environmental Inspectorate

The Ecology Department of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration has announced a tender for the disposal of unusable plant protection chemicals. The cost of the work is 1.14 million hryvnias.

This is according to the ProZorro public procurement system, according to NikVesti.

It should be noted that this is the second tender. The first one, announced on 12 September, was cancelled due to a lack of offers. Back then, the tender documentation referred to 19 reinforced concrete containers with hazardous substances stored near the village of Stepkivka, Pervomaisky district. The work was divided into lots. For 1 million 200 thousand hryvnias, the contractor had to dispose of 11 containers with an estimated weight of 70 tonnes.

The second tender was announced for a slightly lower amount of 1 million 140 thousand hryvnias. This time, we are also talking about 19 containers divided into two lots. The contractor is to dispose of 12 containers (76 tonnes) near the village of Stepanivka. The second lot is to dispose of 7 containers (44 tonnes).

screenshot of the tender from the ProZorro public procurement system

It is noted that the containers are partially damaged, in poor condition, and the chemicals inside are in solid form.

The bidders have until 7 October to submit their proposals, and the winner will be selected at an auction. The contractor must complete all work from 15 October to 31 December 2025.

As a reminder, in April 2025, during an inspection in the Pervomaisk and Syniukhin-Brid communities of Mykolaiv region, inspectors found warehouses with pesticides that can no longer be used. These included 46.7 tonnes of unsuitable plant protection chemicals (PPCs), as well as 60 tonnes of contaminated soil and 19 reinforced concrete containers that had previously stored unusable pesticides.

In addition, on 14 July, experts from the State Environmental Inspectorate, together with local authorities, inspected a site near the village of Novokrasne, Pervomaisk district, where the unusable plant protection products were stored. It turned out that the chemicals were lying directly in the ground, without containers, in the form of a mound of about 1,500 square metres and five metres high.