Seizure of an illegal landfill site in Grosseto province

During routine territorial inspections, the Carabinieri Forestry Unit of Scansano, Grosseto, Italy, discovered illegally discarded demolition debris in a wooded area perpetrated by a local construction firm. The area, utilized as an unauthorized waste disposal site, has been placed under preventive seizure. The owner of the aforementioned construction company has been reported for unlawful abandonment of special waste. This illegal practice of burying waste, a potentially dangerous method for public health and the environment, is a common means of disposal and concealment of processing by-products in both rural and urban areas, according to local media reports.