DP’s Basha: Gov’t’s projected incinerators will turn Albania into Europe’s garbage bin

The right-wing opposition in Albania has labeled as a graft affair the issuing of permits for the construction of incinerators in three cities of the country, where the prime minister himself is involved.

In a media appearance, DP leader Lulzim Basha said the judiciary should immediately start investigating those permits that risk turning Albania into a large waste bin.

“Parallel to the country’s cannabization project, they have moved forward with this project of turning Albania into a garbage bin for Europe. Do you remember all his efforts to pass the law on the import of waste, which he himself objected to when he was in opposition? Secondly, because it is a dangerous policy for public health, it pollutes the air and produces hazardous waste at the end of the process. And thirdly, because it does not affect the project, or the recycling industry, which was one of the pretexts for the waste import law. But above all the incinerator projects have been revealed as corrupt and criminal affairs,” Basha said.

According to the permits given, incinerators are expected to be built in three cities: Elbasan, Fier and Tirana.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance and Economy Arben Ahmetaj has reacted to the claims by stating that “Within 7 years the Municipality of Elbasan and Fier will become owners of two incinerators for a total investment and service cost of 54 million euros with VAT included (and the payment procedure for the purchase of aggregates in Fier has also been certified by the High State Control), while Elbasan has been saved, and Fier will be saved from the garbage poisons that the old Lulzim’s government left burning on the streets.”

According to the minister, “Tirana’s project is still far from being implemented and yet it cannot be said that it is certain that it will be implemented, but it is certain that during this week’s session in Parliament, I am pleased to encounter Lulzim Basha with facts and evidence.”

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