Of the almost 5.000 tons of non-hazardous material from the Tivat "Arsenal", which the company "Valgo Montenegro" handed over to the company "MM Sistem" from Nikšić free of charge, more than 700 tons are located at the "Livade" landfill in Podgorica.
The rest, "MM Sistem" told "Vijesti", will be delivered to the landfill in the capital when weather conditions permit.
They did not specify the amount of material involved. This information is not known because part of the non-hazardous material from "Arsenal" ended up with the company "Putevi" from Podgorica, but the management of that company, apart from announcing that the disputed material is no longer with them, never answered the questions about the origin, as nor how much of that material actually ended up at the location of the "Puteva" asphalt base.
"Part of the material from Nikšić is currently located at the Podgorica landfill "Livade", and will be used as a covering on sanitary bathtubs or for other construction activities", the Podgorica company "Deponija" told "Vijesta".
The company from Podgorica still claims that this material is not categorized as harmful waste - grit, but "received a decision from the Environmental Protection Agency on the fulfillment of the conditions for the termination of the waste status number 03-UPI-1604/5 dated September 16.09.2024, XNUMX." year".
"Deponia" explained that "paragraph II, paragraph 4 states that the use of the substance or object will not cause negative impacts on the environment or human health".
"Only after getting acquainted with the decision on the fulfillment of the conditions for the termination of the status of waste, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, we decided to take over the material that was deposited at our Landfill and that we can use as needed for various construction works. There is currently an amount of 712,3 tons of material that was taken in the period from 18.09. until October 3.10.2024, XNUMX. year", they said from that company.
When the unloading of that material began on September 18, the president of the Municipality of Tuzi Lindon Dzhelaj he told the media that this is absolutely unacceptable and represents a direct attack on the environment and citizens' health.
"The municipality of Tuza will not allow it to become a dumping ground for other cities. We are currently analyzing all legal options and will take all necessary steps to stop this. We call on the competent state authorities to react urgently and stop this irresponsible and harmful activity that threatens our community. I want to be clear, protecting the health and environment of our citizens is our absolute priority and we will not deviate from this obligation. We expect an urgent explanation from all relevant institutions and the taking of adequate measures to resolve this situation in the shortest possible time", said Đeljaj.
He did not answer the question of the newsroom "Vijesti" about what was done on that basis, as well as whether they have any information about the fact that this waste was unloaded at "Livade" in Podgorica.
The Landfill emphasized to "Vijesta" that no material was taken from the asphalt base of "Roads" doo Podgorica.
The grit that was previously deposited in the area of the asphalt base of the Podgorica company "Roads", in the Cijevna settlement in Zeta, disappeared overnight at the beginning of September, but it is not known where, when and why it was moved.
From that company, of which he is the executive director Rados Zecevic, then they did not answer the questions of the editors, sent on several occasions.
They were asked, among other things, about the amount of deposited grit, the origin of that waste, whether the statements of the company "Valgo Montenegro" that "Roads" bought grit as a construction material from the company "MM System" from Nikšić are correct.
"Vijesti" reporters visited the "Puteva" asphalt base for the first time on August 22, when they found questionable waste at the site. They visited the base again on August 26 and 27 after unofficial information that the grit had been moved.
Journalists confirmed on August 26 that Grit is no longer at the base, but the employees they found at the location suggested to the "Vijesti" team to come another day for more information.
The employees, whom the reporters found on Tuesday, August 27, said that they did not have detailed information about the movement of the grit: "When we came back from the weekend, last Monday, we simply did not find it."
Employees then told reporters that "Roads" did not use that grit in their production.
"I can tell you decisively that nothing was used in the production part," the newsroom was told.
On August 23, "Vijesti" published the first information about the fact that waste was deposited in the area of the asphalt base of the Podgorica company "Roads" in the settlement of Cijevna, in Zeta.
The employees then, unofficially, said that it was a matter of grit, that it had arrived a month and a half before, that allegedly, no one else wanted to accept it and that it had not been properly postponed. Other sources said that it was "200 cubic meters of grit". "Roads" did not answer the questions of "Vijesti" at that time, which is why the editorial office sent them requests for free access to information.
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