The Chinese dump special textile waste in bins. Reported by Forest Police – Fire Post

PRATO – Soldiers of the Carapineri Forest Station (FI) in Sepeto, during a service against special waste management and disposal, late in the evening, via de Katani in the municipality of Florence, to collect garbage from a white van intended for unloading a Chinese citizen into a separate collection bin for urban waste Black bags, derived from the production of health masks, are considered special waste produced by commercial activities. When the transport material was inspected, there were 14 black bags inside the vehicle, which contained waste, each weighing about twenty kilograms. Considering the behavior that led to the removal and final disposal of the waste, the Forestry Carabinieri checked the presence of the required authorizations and confirmed that the vehicle was not authorized to carry the special waste. The conduct conducted by this subject was structured as permitted, unauthorized waste management under the Integrated Environmental Act. The vehicle and the waste were confiscated and a complaint was made to the Transporter Florence Public Prosecutor’s Office for illegal management of special hazardous waste.