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Part of situation: Istria waste management crisis and planning (2 clusters)

Istria officials seek new waste management sites to replace Kaštijun

waste management Kaštijun landfill Istria environmental crisis spatial planning

The Istria County Assembly and the Pula City Council held a joint session to address the ongoing waste management crisis at the Kaštijun landfill. Officials decided that the Istria County Spatial Planning Institute must propose potential locations for a new regional waste management center within six months. Crucially, the decision stipulates that any new location cannot involve expanding the current footprint of Kaštijun.

Pula Mayor Peđa Grbin noted that the construction of a new center could take up to ten years, meaning the region has a limited window to find alternatives before the current landfill reaches its capacity limits. Grbin also issued an apology to citizens for previous assurances regarding the facility's impact, acknowledging the negative effects on local life. He emphasized that while Pula does not oppose closing Kaštijun, the financial burden of the transition should not fall solely on Pula's citizens.

Civic groups, including Zeleni odred Pula-Medulin and Čist zrak, held protests to demand immediate action. Meanwhile, the political group Možemo! proposed urgent measures, including continuous monitoring of gas levels and leachate water, to prevent a public health and ecological crisis. They warned that current waste management practices fail to meet environmental standards required for 2035.

Entities

Istria County Assembly · Kaštijun · Kaštijun d.o.o. · Možemo! · Peđa Grbin · Pula · Pula City Council

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  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Proposed measures include requiring Kaštijun d.o.o. to measure and publicly report gas levels and leachate data within 30 days. www.index.hr
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Currently, approximately 80 percent of waste entering Kaštijun remains there, whereas Croatia is mandated to limit landfilling to 10 percent by 2035. www.index.hr
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The Možemo! party submitted two conclusions to the Istria County Assembly and Pula City Council proposing intervention measures for Kaštijun. www.index.hr
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Civil initiatives organized a protest ahead of a joint session of the Pula City Council and the Istria County Assembly. www.glasistre.hr · www.index.hr
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Slaven Boljun warns that Istria faces a public health and ecological crisis due to current waste management at Kaštijun. www.index.hr
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The party demands that Kaštijun ensure continuous flare operation on the first landfill cell within 90 days. www.index.hr

Sources

Grbin: Neke odluke o budućnosti Kaštijuna imat će dalekosežne posljedice za Pulu [prigorski.hr]
Direktor Marišćine o spalionici: „Time bi se mogla proizvoditi energija i smanjiti troškovi” [www.rijekadanas.com]
Grbin se ispričao što je uvjeravao građane da će nakon otvaranja Kaštijuna sve biti bolje [www.novilist.hr]
FOTO / Održan prosvjed protiv Kaštijuna, građanske inicijative vijećnicima predale svoje zahtjeve [www.glasistre.hr]
Možemo: Istra i Pula moraju prestati odgađati odluku o tome što će biti s otpadom [www.index.hr]