Incineration

The fire service on Wednesday heralded the beginning of the firefighting season, which prohibits any kind of incineration or fires outdoors through October 31.

In its list, the fire service called on the public to avoid using equipment that releases sparks that could start a fire, as well as to refrain from barbecues, smoking out bee hives and wasps' nests, and burning trash.

Residents of three districts in Sofia (Krasna Polyana, Zapaden Park and Ovcha Kupel) on 11th of December protested against poor air quality. The protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Environment and Water, reports BNT. 

Even today, the measures of Sofia Municipality against the dirty air remain in force, except the green ticket. According to the municipality's website, the level of fine particulate matter is within the norm, reports Darik. 
 
Inspections of vehicles that visibly pollute the air and unregulated waste incineration continue.

Last night, the Metropolitan Municipality and the police undertook inspections of unregulated incineration of hazardous waste that polluted the air, reports Mediapool. 

The inspection was in the Fakulteta neighborhood and in the former Vietnamese hostels. Secondary raw materials, car dealerships and construction sites were also checked, Sofia Municipality reported.

Fifty-four percent of the population in Bulgaria use wood and coal for heating, 28.6 per cent - electricity, 15 per cent - centralized heat supply.

The government gave consent for the managing authority of operational programme Environment 2014-2020 to sign a contract with Sofia Municipality in partnership with Toplofikatsia Sofia for the construction of a cogeneration plant that will use refuse derived fuel (RDF), the government press office said, reports Focus News Agency. 

The capital's main landfill at Fyli, northwestern Attica, is heading for a third enlargement to deal with overflowing waste, as the construction of new facilities to alleviate the problem are reportedly not expected to be ready before 2021-22.

After Ovine rinderpest was discovered in Voden, the Bulgarian authorities had to work out how to kill thousands of animals in a matter of days.

Of course plans and precedents exist for such a programme but on a logistical and human level, there are many challenges to overcome.

Bourgas City Council adopted a project proposal for "Design and construction of anaerobic installations for separately collected biodegradable waste". The project is expected to be financed with BGN 30 million under the Operational Program "Environment".   e-Burgas.com wrote about the idea in January.

The level of fine particulate matter in the air of Sofia is again above the norm.