Councilor of the Preokret movement in the Capital City Assembly, Mirza Krnić, initiated an urgent meeting on the topic of burning tires in the territory of Podgorica, the movement announced today.
The statement states that he sent a letter to the President of the Capital City Assembly, Jelena Borovinić Bojović.
"Dear President of the Capital City Assembly, Mrs. Borovinić Bojović, I am addressing you as a councilor in the Capital City Assembly, with the aim of initiating an urgent meeting with representatives of the competent inspection services, the executive authorities of the Capital City and other relevant stakeholders, regarding the frequent cases of burning car tires at several locations in Podgorica. This worrying trend indicates a serious and growing problem in the field of waste management, especially in the part related to non-compliance with legal provisions on the extended liability of producers and distributors for waste tires after their use. As you know, this also causes extremely serious health and environmental problems in the long term on the territory of Podgorica, and thus Montenegro. Therefore, burning tires not only endangers the health of citizens and the environment, but also clearly demonstrates insufficient coordination and efficiency of the competent local and state services," Krnić emphasized in the letter.
He added that he believes it is high time for city services and competent authorities to take responsibility for this problem - to promptly enforce the law, carry out inspections, file reports, and stop systematically declaring themselves incompetent.
"It is necessary to bring together all relevant entities, including administrative bodies, utility services, inspection bodies and representatives of state authorities, in order to identify the causes, omissions in the chain of responsibility and propose concrete and quick solutions - which is most important in order to act urgently. It is indispensable to have the help of all socio-political actors who would help this process with their authority and energy. I also propose that the Assembly of the Capital City send an official letter to the Government of Montenegro with a request for the urgent involvement and response of the competent state institutions, primarily inspection bodies, in order to combat this harmful and dangerous practice," Krnić said in a letter to Borovinić Bojović.
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