On 18 September, Nikita Aleynik, an environmental activist was charged with “organizing a mass gathering of citizens, which resulted in violation of public order " and fined 5, 000 rubbles for blocking a road to prevent trucks from delivering fuel for the construction of a garbage landfill in Arkhangelsk region. He was also charged with “disobeying a lawful order of a police officer” and fined 500 rubbles. Activists have been protesting the construction of the landfill designed for shipments of garbage from Moscow because they are worried the garbage shipments will include highly hazardous waste and food that will decompose without oxygen and will emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and methane. The released gases will allegedly poison the atmosphere for many kilometers in all directions and toxic filtrates will enter the regions’ water supply.