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State of the Environment in Košice 2001
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Waste disposal

 What is the general situation with the ISSUE

The municipal waste from the territory of Košice is disposed in the Ekothermal '99 Municipal Waste Incinerating Plant (the KOSIT firm since August 1, 2001). The municipal waste is collected by Technical Services of the City of Košice and by the AsaFura Company. The incinerating plant with the capacity for the disposal of 120,000 tons of municipal waste annually is exploited for approx. 40 – 50%.

Map: Wastes in Košice

 What is causing the problems

  • The Municipal Waste Incinerating Plant does not meet the required criteria arising from legislative requirements for the protection of air in some parameters.

  • No redevelopment and reclamation actions have been taken at the municipal waste landfill near Myslava even when it was put out of operation.

  • Reclamation has not taken place at the landfill of the 3rd building class for ash and cinder near Myslava up to the present time.

  • Waste of special and hazardous category is mixed with municipal waste from inhabitants.

  • Low level separation and sorting of secondary raw materials from municipal waste (only 10%).

 What are the impacts of this ISSUE

Landfills of municipal and industrial waste in the current technical conditions represent a potential hazard for the pollution of water, soil and air. Old environmental burdens create an intrusive aesthetic effect in the natural environment.

The Municipal Waste Incinerating Plant does not meet the required emission limits for air protection. The produced emissions of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals also affect adversely man, forests, and vegetation. Insufficient separation of waste increases requirements for incineration of municipal waste.

 What is being done to fix the problems

Making the municipal waste incinerating plant environment-friendly is the priority of solution of waste management problems (additional construction of Stages II and III of waste gases cleaning) with the objective to solve utilization and disposal of residues after the incineration process.

 

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