BUDAPEST, Aug 29 (Hina) - The Hungarian Environment Protection Ministry reported earlier this week that hazardous waste located in Gare, a Hungarian town near the border with Croatia, will be destroyed in most part in Germany.
BUDAPEST, Aug 29 (Hina) - The Hungarian Environment Protection
Ministry reported earlier this week that hazardous waste located in
Gare, a Hungarian town near the border with Croatia, will be
destroyed in most part in Germany.#L#
The Gare dump site contains 14,000 tonnes of waste, which includes
the hazardous compound chlorine-benzol, and has aroused the
attention of the Croatian public and media due to the site's
proximity to the Croatian border.
According to the Hungarian ministry statement, the hazardous waste
will be packed into plastic barrels, in keeping with valid
international regulations, and removed from Gare by December 31,
2000, at a cost of some DM19 million.
The rehabilitation of the Gare dump site is financed by the
Hungarian Environment Protection Ministry.
The hazardous waste was produced and brought to the dump site by the
Budapest Chemical Industry. Two thousand tonnes out of 16,000 were
burned earlier in Dorog, a Hungarian town where part of the
remaining waste will be destroyed in the near future. The costs are
covered by the Budapest Chemical Industry.
During a period of six months following the removal of the entire
waste, plans will be drawn to rehabilitate the polluted soil. Due to
rusty barrels, the chlorine-benzol has seeped into the soil over
the years.
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