Czechs living near the Slovak border town of Skalica criticize the intention to build in the territory of the Slovak Republic, but in close proximity to the Czech border, the waste incinerator. They are afraid of air pollution, odor or possible threat to tourism. After Friday’s visit to the affected area, the Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík was also built for them. According to the Ministry, the Czech Republic will demand reworking impact studies or the evaluation of health risks to the population, informs TASR.
According to the investor’s intention, the incinerator, which should process 135,000 tons of waste annually, should cost either 1400 or 800 meters from the Czech village Sudoměřice. “I do not understand why the incinerator is to grow so close to the borders and, moreover, on agricultural land. It would be more logical to build it at a larger city in the industrial zone and use it to produce thermal energy for households,” Hladík said.
Cross -border impact of the project
In his words, the ministry assessed that there are cross -border influences in this intention, so it was involved in the environmental impact assessment process (EIA), which began in Slovakia this year. The requirements of the Czech Republic include, among other things, the reworking of a scattering study, supplementing data on the height of chimneys, evaluation of health risks for the population or processing of the smell study.
“It is important that any decision is transparent, fair and in compliance with the public interest and environmental protection,” added the Czech minister, who, together with the mayor of Sudoměřice František Mikeska and the Hajtman of the South Moravian region, Jan Golich on Friday looked at the planned construction.
Petition against the incinerator
Golich stressed that he does not see any sense in her intention. He pointed out that the documents do not imply that the incinerator would count on the consideration of waste from the Czech side, if it should already stand at the border. “It would not use the whole area in its circuit at all, it does not give logic,” Hajtman said.
People in Skalica, who wrote a petition, opposed the intention of the investor. The Mayor of the City of Olga Luptakova wants citizens to be decided by the citizens in a referendum that she plans to declare after the EIA.
The investor plans to build an ecological economy in Skalica on an area of 90,000 square meters. It should include a training center, a sorting line, a composting plant and a waste use equipment.
