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There are still several problematic sites, such as at the industrial hazardous waste dumps in Incukalns, Olaine, Jelagava, etc.

 
Industrial hazardous waste

As industrial output levels declined after the restoration of Latvia's independence, the volume of generation of hazardous waste has also declined. But yearly there is generated HW in Latvia, for which special recycling capacities are needed.