“While we wait to know what will happen to the reclamation of the SIN area of Crotone, is with growing concern that the citizens of Crotone turn to local institutions, the Calabria Region, the Municipality of Crotone and the Province of Crotone, to ask for an account of the decisions made regarding the authorization of new waste disposal facilities in the area. AND it is unthinkable to continue to poison and sell off the Crotone territory, already seriously compromised by decades of uncontrolled industrial activities. The health and well-being of citizens must take priority over any economic or political interest”. The president of Arci di Crotone denounces this in a note, Philip Sestitus.
“We already addressed the following months ago unanswered questions to the institutions: why the green light was given for the creation of a gasification plant in Crotone of 25 tons per day to treat dangerous and non-hazardous organic waste and wash containers in such an environmentally sensitive area? Because the green light has been given for the construction of a waste-to-energy plant up to 65 thousand tons of industrial waste, including pharmaceuticals, in Crotone? The authorities have become aware of the potential negative repercussions what these activities could have on the health of citizens and the local ecosystem?” continues the note.
“AND fundamental that institutions reflect on the consequences of their decisions and answer these questions publicly. Citizens have the right to know why we continue to make decisions that they put their health at risk and their future without any transparency or public reporting” states Sestito again. “We believe that it is necessaryIt is necessary to put an end to this continuous environmental aggression towards the Crotone territory. It’s time to adopt a more responsible and sustainable environmental policy that protects people’s health and safeguard the natural heritage of our city”.
“We citizens of Crotone we can no longer bear to be victims of choices that jeopardize our health and our future” concludes Sestito. “We ask the competent authorities to operate with greater transparency and responsibilitymaking citizens accountable for their actions and finally placing public health at the center of their decisions.”
