A Latvian tyre mountain may be rejected.
A Mountain of Tyres
Owners of an adventure park “Dimantu Kalns” in Ķegums, Latvia, had planned to expand their recreation area by creating a hill of 3,000 square metres – on a base of old tyres.
The local authority was happy with the project and gave it the go-ahead. However, Latvian environmental officials were less keen on the concept.
Whilst operator Peteris Dimants believed that using the tyres was a sound environmental practice, used for many years throughout Europe, the State Environmental Service thought otherwise.
“Would a...
A Mountain of Tyres
Owners of an adventure park “Dimantu Kalns” in Ķegums, Latvia, had planned to expand their recreation area by creating a hill of 3,000 square metres – on a base of old tyres.
The local authority was happy with the project and gave it the go-ahead. However, Latvian environmental officials were less keen on the concept.
Whilst operator Peteris Dimants believed that using the tyres was a sound environmental practice, used for many years throughout Europe, the State Environmental Service thought otherwise.
“Would a...
