Waste management
Stricter Control Over Waste Incineration in Bulgaria
In the first plenary session of the week, the deputies will discuss at second reading amendments to the Environmental Act, which tighten control over waste incineration.
Development: More Arrested for Illegal Import of Waste from Italy
Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov and the businessmen Bobokovi brothers on May 28 were detained for 24 hours.
Controversial plan for Corfu landfill scrapped
The years-long and sometimes violent dispute between the state and locals over the latter's opposition to the creation of a landfill near the village of Lefkimi on the Ionian island of Corfu came to an end on Thursday after the Environment Ministry announced it has scrapped the plan.
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New regulations on ship waste services imposed
Turkey on April 13 issued new directives to its coastal provinces on waste management of incoming non-domestic ships amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Water utility warns against flushing gloves, masks to stop pipe blockages
The Thessaloniki Water & Sewerage Company (EYATH) has urged people not to flush disposable plastic gloves, masks and wet wipes down the toilet as they could cause extensive damage to the city's sewage network.
Some 2 million tons of waste recycled in Turkey
Turkey recycled some 2 million tons of waste, including plastics, glass and tires last year, according to data state-run Anadolu Agency compiled.
Data showed that 730 tons of waste batteries, some 178,00 tons of waste tires and 484, 000 tons of plastic were recycled in 2019.
The recycled materials also included some 234,000 tons of glass and 821,000 tons of packaging waste.
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Three new waste management facilities planned for capital by 2025
The Attica Regional Authority has announced it will hold a tender in 2020 for the creation of three waste and biowaste facilities.
The aim is for the facilities to be up and running in 2025 as part of the bid to reduce the volume of trash that is buried.
Hundreds of Kilograms Toxic Waste Found in Lukovit
Hundreds of pounds of hazardous waste were discovered a week ago near Lukovit. Municipality officials have detected a truck with a registration in Veliko Tarnovo to dispose of liquids and rubbish of unclear origin. The police and prosecutor's office intervened after a signal.
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Ivan Geshev Ordered Joint Checks of Local Waste Holders' Compliance with the Laws
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev on January 6 ordered the Interior Minister and the Head of of the State Agency for National Security to conduct joint checks of local waste holders' compliance with the Waste Management Act and the Environmental Protection Act, the Prosecutor's office said in a press release on January 6, BNT reported.
Recovery share period starts for packaged products
The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has decided to collect taxes from manufacturers and importers of oil, electronic goods, pharmaceuticals and beverage packaging under the name of "recovery share."
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