Protests in front of the Ministry of the Environment due to the smell of waste in northwestern Bucharest

More than 70 people demonstrated in front of the Environment Ministry on Wednesday, dissatisfied with the strong smell of garbage that persists every night in the northwestern area of ​​Bucharest. Bucharest even wore oxygen masks and shouted, "We want clean air, not sulphuretted hydrogen."

"We come from Chiajna, Chitila, Bucharest, Noi, Crângaşi, to the north west of Bucharest. I came here because lately, every night, it smells very bad. There are different gases, such as hydrogen sulphide, which are very irritating and mixed with the smell of garbage, which we no longer support. In addition to the ugly smell, there is too much pollution and we can not keep the windows open in the summer, which is very serious. It's an environmental problem and we want the Ministry of the Environment to do something so that we can breathe. We have discussed several times with representatives of environmental institutions, and say that economic operators in the region have their current authorizations. As for the Bucharest City Council, it avoids, "said Sorin Segărceanu, president of the Association for the Protection of Nature and the Environment, for MEDIAFAX

After nearly two hours of protest, representatives of the Ministry of the Environment called the organizers.

"Indeed, we met representatives of the Ministry of the Environment to communicate some banalities, that is to say do written complaints to which they will be questioned within 7 days. I do not know how this problem will be solved. Environmental guardians say they have nothing to do, and Iridex says that the pollution does not come from them, "said Alexandru Gâduuţă, councilor of the environment. USR at the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest for MEDIAFAX, which participated in consultations with representatives of the Ministry of the Environment.

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