CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Georgieva, Ivelina Dimitrova |
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| Title | Analysis of the past and current developments of municipal waste management in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a proposal for future actions |
| Summary | The problems with waste in Sofia are not new, but during the last several years the issue has been exacerbated. Since 2002 there have been regular protests against the landfill in Suhodol, and since 2005 – the baling sites. The administration has made many promises, almost none of them actually followed, unless under the pressure of protests and road blockades. Currently, the bales of waste are shipped 250 km away to other cities’ landfills. Still there is no long-term solution in sight. The administration has tried to find alternative places for a new landfill, but the population in all locations protests vehemently against. There are plans for a waste treatment facility but still nothing is actually done. Economic interests lay in the basis of the waste crisis, intermingled with political scuffles. The administration in the face of the mayor and the city council showed incompetence, negligence and total lack of administrative skills when dealing with the issue. The broken promises and the lack of communication and transparency for any waste related information created total mistrust of the public towards the administration. Currently, every action of the municipality is viewed with suspicion and people are ready to protest at the mentioning of potential sites for waste storage. Unless the attitude of the administration towards transparency and communication with the public changes, no trust between the municipality and the citizens could be built and, subsequently, the protests would not stop. The economic and political issues can be resolved by designing an integrated waste management system, involving the public every step of the way. An important issue that needs to be resolved is the problem with the lack of responsibility and compliance with regulations on behalf of the administration. |
| Supervisor | Illes, Zoltan |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/naydenova_ivelina.pdf |
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