Current Affairs Waste dumping remains an issue
In the past few months the Czech Environment Ministry has been plagued by the problem of illegal waste imports into the Czech Republic. Since the beginning of the year an estimated 20 thousand tons of waste was brought in from Germany and just left lying in the open countryside or stored in a warehouse where it was often mysteriously set alight after the police started investigating. A decree which was introduced two weeks ago with the intention of curbing illegal waste imports has now had to be cancelled because it did more harm than good.
Karolina Sulova, photo: Zdenek Valis
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