Sustainability and environmental management
Police going after scrap trade
Authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, are seeking to crack down on the illegal scrap trade, which is seen as fueling the theft of metal from infrastructure like railways and bridges, as well as polluting the environment.
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Indian capital engulfed in smoke after landfill catches fire
Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions.
The landfill in northern Delhi's Bhalswa is taller than a 17-story building and covers an area bigger than 50 football fields.
Pipe Dreams: Much of Kosovo Still Waiting for Proper Sewage System
According to a 2020 report by the Kosovo Democratic Institute, KDI, 90 per cent of wastewater in Kosovo is directly or indirectly discharged into rivers without proper filtration. In the three years up to June 2020, 32 million euros were earmarked for sewage filtration, but only 2.2 million euros was actually spent.
Terna Energy: Public–private partnership for Integrated Waste Management in the Peloponnese Region
Arcadia Waste Treatment Plant is part of the PPP project of Integrated Waste Management of the Peloponnese Region, which was visited today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
This is the largest Waste Management PPP constructed in Greece (contract enters into force -29 January 2021). It has been preceded by the PPPs of Western Macedonia, Epirus, Serres, and Ilia.
1,000-Year-Old Chicken Egg Found in Israel
The egg was recovered from a cesspit in central Israel
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Big Waste: Costs of Garbage Disposal in Durres Pile Up
The session was held online due to COVID-19 limitations and ended with a decision to ask the central government to finance the building of a transfer station and a subsidy to cover the invoice of the privately operated Tirana Landfill at Sharra for the waste of Durres.
Bobov Dol TPP Executive Director Charged with Mismanagement of Hazardous Waste
The executive director of Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant (TPP) has been charged with mismanagement of hazardous waste, said the Appellate Prosecutor's Office - Sofia, quoted by Focus News Agency.
Zero Waste aims to prevent waste, not waste recycling: Expert
The main goal of Turkey's Zero Waste regulation is to prevent waste, rather than waste recycling, said an expert on environment.
Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Has Ordered an Immediate Inspection of Potential Environmental Pollution
Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered the Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) to carry out an immediate inspection of potential environmental pollution at the district heating companies of Pernik and Sliven, and the thermal power plants of Bobov Dol and Brikel, following a report by the State Agency for National Security of a threat to country's environmental security p
Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Ordered an Inspection of the BFSA
Following a documentary entitled "War for Carcasses" by investigative journalist Genka Shikerova, Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered an immediate investigation into the allegations of official misconduct and unfavourable contracts concluded by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA), said the Prosecutor's Office, Focus News Agency Reported.