Refuse emergency data

Emergency figures

35,000: tons of refuse dumped on the streets of Campania when the activities of the Undersecretary’s Unit began
3,800,000: tons of urban refuse disposed from when the Undersecretary’s Unit began its activities to 31 December 2009
6,700:tons of refuse disposed of every day, on average
9,344,458:total remaining capacity of the waste disposal sites and storage sites – equal to 1,639 days (over 4 years) on 31 December 2009

Waste disposal sites and storage sites (as of 31 December 2009)

Savignano Irpino (AV) waste disposal site
Open since 13 June 2008
Remaining capacity: 450,000 tons

Sant’Arcangelo Trimonte (BN) waste disposal site
Open since 25 June 2008
Remaining capacity: 400,000 tons

Chiaiano (NA) waste disposal site
Open since 17 February 2009
Remaining capacity: 587,112 tons

San Tammaro (CE) waste disposal site
Open since 11 June 2009
Remaining capacity: 1,292,027 tons

Terzigno (NA) waste disposal site
Open since 28 May 2009
Remaining capacity of the Cava Sari: 465,319 tons
Capacity of the Cava Vitiello 3,000,000 tons

Andretta (AV) waste disposal site
Final project: 1,000,000 tons

Valle della Masseria - Serre (SA) waste disposal site
Final project: 2,000,000 tons

The waste-to-energy plants

350: waste-to-energy plants/incinerators active in Europe
51: waste-to-energy plants in Italy