German agreement to help Italy solve the garbage crisis
February 18, the German Association of Waste Recycling and Processing Enterprises (BDE) has signed an agreement with the Naples city government to help relieve thousands of tons of garbage piled up in many streets in the city. this from December to present.
Garbage piles exist on a road in Naples (Photo: TTO)
Within the framework of the newly signed agreement, 200,000 tons of garbage will be transferred to Germany, confirmed by spokeswoman Annabel Strauss of the Italian Waste Management Association. Last week, Gianni de Gennaro, a special commissioner for garbage crisis in Italy, officially sent a request for help to the German embassy in Rome.
According to the German Association of Waste Recycling and Processing Enterprises (BDE), they need 4-6 months to complete the garbage removal. This amount of waste may be transported by ship to Germany for burning after the German authorities allow BDE to import waste from Italy. BDE includes 750 member factories that have incinerators and are capable of transporting garbage from other places to Germany
Since the end of January 2008, there have been about 250,000 tons of garbage piled up on roads in Naples while the garbage service has been stalled since December 21, 2007 here. And in many countries, travel companies have advised guests not to visit Naples at the time of the garbage crisis.
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