The veterinary inspection concluded that there is waste harmful to the environment and human health at the illegal landfills in the settlement of Donji Kokoti, claims a local resident. Nemanja Šestović.
"The veterinary inspection and the police visited Donje Kokota on Sunday. The veterinary inspector went to the field and found that animal waste had been set on fire. She also noticed very unpleasant smells. She told us that it was waste that was harmful to the health of the locals," Šestović told "Vijesta".
As "Vijesti" previously wrote, the Environmental Inspection asked the "Plantaže" company to remove the tires from the plot in Donji Kokoti where the wild dump is located, although it is not known who disposes of waste in this way at the disputed location.
"Plantaž" did not answer to "Vijesta" if and when they will rehabilitate the wild landfill located on their plot, as well as whether they will file charges against illegal entities for illegal dumping of waste.
Environmental inspectors recently told "Vijesti" that they "conducted a tour of two illegal landfills and found that, in addition to waste tires, municipal, non-hazardous construction and animal waste was deposited there", but also warned their colleagues from the Municipal and State Veterinary Inspection in Podgorica. .
Yesterday, Šestović repeated that plant and animal waste "makes everyday life difficult" for the residents of Donji Kokota and added that the state prosecutor has also been informed about the case.
"We discovered another landfill close to the old ones. Only we know about it, and it was created yesterday. Lime is sprinkled over that landfill. Tonight, I am firmly convinced, it will be buried", he said.
He reminded that the Communal Police was coming, and added that they were told that "they have no greater competence".
"... From this to symbolically punish one of the perpetrators - a private citizen from Podgorica. They punish him, as they told us, several times a month, and it pays off for him. It is easier for him to pay a fine of 200 or 300 euros, than to build a legal landfill for waste", said Šestović.
The Administration for Inspection Affairs of the Capital City (UIP) said that they found out about the landfill in Donji Kokoti through the media.
"Our inspectors visited the subject landfill in order to find entities, producers of waste, who deposit waste. When going to the site, it is evident that it is a waste of construction debris, plant and bulky waste, etc. Furthermore, we are aware that the landfill in question is located on private property owned by 'Plantaža' from Podgorica", said the UIP of the Capital City.
They emphasized that the communal inspector controls the management of communal and non-hazardous construction waste.
"For this reason, it is important for the municipal inspector to know who is the producer of waste and who disposes of it. As the landfill in question is located on private property, its owners or users are obliged to maintain it in orderly condition. In the specific case, it is evident that the deposited waste is not 'Plantaža', but an NGO (for now)", they told "Vijesta".
Environmental activist Aleksandar Dragićević he previously alerted the public by announcing that new trucks with mostly construction waste arrive at the wild landfill in Donji Kokoti, and that it is often set on fire.
He said that the residents of Donji Kokota had been warning for weeks about the waste being dumped "at one of the already existing wild landfills".
"The municipal police established that it was an illegal landfill. However, since it is a 'Plantation' property and not state or municipal property, their jurisdiction ends there. The day after, the Environmental Inspection came out within its competences related to hazardous waste, i.e. tires and sent an urgent message to 'Plantaža' to move that waste from there," said Dragićević.
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