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Slovak environmental and waste management disputes

Overview

In Bratislava, city officials rejected a proposal for a new large-scale waste incineration plant, known as the Center for Energy Waste Recovery (CEZO), at the Slovnaft refinery. The city maintains that its existing waste-to-energy facility (ZEVO) provides sufficient capacity and disputed claims by Minister of Environment Tomáš Taraba regarding the modernity of current technology. Bratislava officials have considered legal action due to concerns over public health and environmental protection.

In a separate environmental development, the Slovak Ministry of Environment revoked a previous approval for a hazardous waste project in Sučany managed by the company EBA. Following appeals from local municipalities and civic initiatives, Minister Taraba ordered a re-examination of the project’s environmental impacts and requested the publication of data used in the original decision. The project involves expanding operations to include a lava solidification line for the physical-chemical treatment of hazardous waste.

Entities

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic · Tomáš Taraba · Petr Šebeček · EBA · Slovnaft

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Slovak Ministry revokes hazardous waste project approval in Sučany

    Slovakia's Ministry of Environment has revoked its approval for EBA's hazardous waste project in Sučany, ordering a re-evaluation following public and municipal appeals.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Bratislava rejects new waste incineration plant proposal

    Bratislava City Hall rejects a proposed waste incineration plant at the Slovnaft refinery, claiming existing facilities are sufficient and disputing the Minister of Environment's technical assessments.

Sources

glob.zoznam.sk · itbiz.cz · odpady-portal.sk · slovensko.hnonline.sk