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Croatia waste management disputes and protests

Overview

Waste management projects and legislative policies in Croatia continue to face scrutiny from civic groups, residents, and political representatives. In Zagreb, the RESPIRA civic initiative has criticized the current city government for accelerating the €155 million procurement for the Resnik Waste Management Center (CGO), citing concerns over odor, aquifer contamination, and PFAS chemicals.

In the Istria region, tensions remain high. Residents in Kaštijun have held demonstrations against the regional waste management center, citing ‘eight years of unpleasant odors’ and demanding the facility be closed in favor of a new system.

Simultaneously, in the Labin region, residents have conducted road blockades near the Holcim cement factory in Koromčan to oppose the transport and incineration of waste from Gospić. While recent blockades of heavy trucks have ended, activists have announced they will pursue their struggle through legal channels in both Croatian and European Union courts. This follows previous disputes where Environmental Minister Marija Vučković defended the practice as using non-hazardous waste for energy recovery, while protesters argued the move effectively turns the plant into a waste incinerator.

Entities

Kaštijun · Koromačno · Labinština · Holcim · Gospić

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] The waste being transported from Gospić is non-hazardous and will be used as alternative fuel in the cement plant. www.novilist.hr · www.tportal.hr
[● 2 SOURCES] The amount of waste from Gospić represents less than 0.5 percent of the typical volume of waste used by cement plants for fuel. www.novilist.hr · www.tportal.hr
[● 2 SOURCES] Residents of Labinština and Koromačno are protesting to prevent the cement plant from becoming a waste incinerator. www.dnevno.hr · www.glasistre.hr
[○ 1 SOURCE] The draft law on waste shipments aims to ensure full traceability from the sender through transport to the final recipient. prigorski.hr
[○ 1 SOURCE] Additional analysis of 48 waste samples confirmed they were all non-hazardous. www.tportal.hr
[○ 1 SOURCE] The Croatian government decided to transport approximately 650 tons of non-hazardous waste from Gospić to the Holcim cement plant in Koromačno and the Nexe plant in Našice. www.novilist.hr
[○ 1 SOURCE] The presence of PFAS (forever chemicals) has been confirmed in groundwater samples near the illegal waste sites in Gospić. www.index.hr
[○ 1 SOURCE] The SDP political party criticized the government for deciding to burn waste from Gospić in Istria without local consultation. n1info.hr

Timeline

4 days ago

[INTERNATIONAL] 14 sources
Kosovo and Croatia see ongoing protests over Hague rulings and waste management
Protests continue in Kosovo against Hague war crimes sentences for OVK leaders, while Croatian citizens demonstrate against waste management and incineration in Istria.
6 days ago

[POLITICS] 7 sources
Istria residents block roads to protest waste transport to Holcim cement plant
Protesters in Istria, Croatia, are blocking roads to stop the transport of waste from Gospić to the Holcim cement plant in Koromačno, despite government assurances that the waste is non-hazardous.
24 days ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
Zagreb waste management project faces criticism from RESPIRA
The RESPIRA initiative is challenging Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević over the Resnik waste management project, citing concerns over odor, traffic, and potential groundwater contamination.

Sources

24sata.hr · dnevno.hr · eventbrite.co.uk · glasistre.hr · index.hr · infosot.com · insajder.net · jutarnji.hr · lavoce.hr · n1info.hr · novilist.hr · prigorski.hr · radiomitrovicasever.com · sesvete-danas.hr · Tportal.hr · vijesti.hrt.hr · visithoustontexas.com · zadarskilist.hr

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