Coexistence


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    Eugenia Maximova
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Despite numerous warnings and threats from the EU, Sofia continues to be the only capital in the Union that does not have a functioning waste disposal system. The household waste produced is compressed into bales that are transported to dumps throughout the country. More than 600,000 garbage bales, each weighing a ton, have already been stockpiled on the outskirts of Sofia in immediate proximity of inhabited buildings.

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Despite numerous warnings and threats from the EU, Sofia continues to be the only capital in the Union that does not have a functioning waste disposal system--no waste incineration, no composting, and certainly no recycling. Almost 100 per cent of the household waste produced is compressed into bales that are transported to dumps – which are usually open pits – throughout the country.
More than 600,000 garbage bales, each weighing a ton, have already been stockpiled on the outskirts of Sofia in immediate proximity of inhabited buildings.
In Sofia’s suburb of Kremikovzi, the residents of tree apartment buildings surrounded by some 100,000 garbage bales, are literally trying their best to survive. The stench is unbearable and the local environment is so polluted that almost every one of the approximately 100 people who live there is suffering from one or more severe diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart failure, in addition to other illnesses. Furthermore, due to poor construction and lack of appropriate maintenance, houses in the area are falling apart piece by piece.

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