Ruling GERB proposes changes to Environment Act over waste burning

The ruling party GERB on February 14 proposed legislative changes that provide for an environmental impact assessment procedure, regardless of quantity, when burning waste. Currently, such a procedure is only intended for the burning of waste weighing more than 100 tonnes.

Ivelina Vassileva, from GERB explained that the procedure to be followed should be a mandatory environmental impact assessment. This is the most difficult procedure. It requires both competent opinions from environment authorities and from health inspections. This way, we guarantee preventive control, she said.