Rama on the Issue of Waste: They are not dangerous even in the EU catalogs
2024-09-12 11:04:22
TiranaPost
An interpellation on hazardous waste is being held in the Parliament of Albania, called by the DP parliamentary group.
In his speech, Prime Minister Rama said that these wastes are not toxic.
"Has hazardous waste been exported? According to public records in every declaration and document submitted by private individuals, it is clear that the export of the goods in question is not the export of hazardous waste.
The customs point has attached the certificate of analysis of the goods from European countries. In both cases, the export of goods, the goods declared as iron hydroxide oxides, were exported with all relevant documentation through the respective container lines. They are temporarily stored in EU countries where no one has prevented them.
Then they were allowed to continue the route.
Goods with such classification are not considered hazardous waste even in European catalogs.
The allusion to inaction is at best illogical or at worst, psycho-pathological allusion," said Rama.
The issue of hazardous waste has been in the center of attention after it left the port of Durrës bound for Thailand.
800 tons of toxic waste were intercepted by the shipping line MAERSK to be taken to the final destination.
There have been debates about the authorities responsible for allowing the transport of toxic waste, where accusations have been leveled at the Ministry of Transport and the Environment. Which have reacted by saying that they have not given any authorization.
The alert for the shipment of hazardous waste from Albania was issued by the Basel Action Network (BAN), an expert organization in environmental justice issues.
Thai officials declared that they would not accept the ships on their territory and would be turned back.
According to the Basel Convention, the United Nations Treaty that regulates the trade of hazardous and other waste, the containers are repatriated to the country of origin, that is Albania.
Then the international operator Maersk, through a statement, said that the entire amount will be returned to Albania.
