Most Hazardous Waste To Be Removed From Illatos Road Depot
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
The 991 barrels containing the most hazardous waste disposed in a depot at Budapest’s Illatos Road are to be removed from the site by May 31, a government official said. Richárd Tarnai, the government commissioner for Pest county, said the barrels were being removed from the facility.
He cited the disaster management authority as saying that the waste posed no immediate threat, so the operation was suspended for the weekend.
Last week, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said the government had allocated more than 1 billion forints (EUR 3.3m) to manage the waste disposal.
The company which owned the site has been under liquidation since 2007. Its main products included sulphuric acid, pesticides, artificial fertilizers and chlorides, among others.
MTI photo: Szigetváry Zsolt
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