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According to survey manager Aivar Voog, the main argument against building the wood refinery is the environmental damage. "Of the people who didn't support the wood refinery, 83% mentioned potential environmental damage as the main reason behind it, naming excessive logging, the smell problem and pollution of River Emajogi as negative effects. Of the respondents, 41% assessed the environmental impact as very high," Voog said in a press release.

The results also showed that 43% of respondents would consider moving away from Tartu.

Another reason for the reluctance is the corruptive and untransparent process, which only benefits a small circle or people.

According to the survey's results, 92% of respondents said that the opinion of local residents has to be taken into account when planning the plant and 66% found that the decision-making process has not been transparent enough.

The majority of Tartu and Tartu County residents are confident that irrespective of the economic benefit they do not see a place for the plant near Tartu.

The survey was carried out in the middle of March and 610 people were surveyed.