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The capital municipality refers DANS and SDVR for the disposal of hazardous medical waste

The mayor of the capital municipality Vasil Terziev has issued an order not to accept household waste that is mixed with hospital waste

Nov 12, 2024 22:36 123

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The capital municipality will refer DANS and SDVR for the continued disposal of hazardous medical waste from hospitals.

For another day, hazardous biological waste continues to arrive at the Sofia Treatment Plant (WTP). Even today, the mechanical-biological treatment plant received envelopes that were clearly marked as dangerous, infectious hospital waste, as well as unmarked or mixed with household waste, reports the Municipality.

The Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality, Vasil Terziev, has issued an order not to accept household waste that is mixed with hospital waste.

The Metropolitan Municipality has repeatedly signaled the competent responsible institutions – SRZI and RIOSV, for the committed violations. Despite this, even today, hospital waste has been received in the SPTO.

In recent weeks, the teams of the Metropolitan Inspectorate of the Metropolitan Municipality have carried out inspections in hospitals and acts have been drawn up: to establish a violation of a clinic manager as an individual, which is worth BGN 4,000, and 5 acts of legal persons worth BGN 50,000. each (all at maximum value)