Launch of Safety Measures at Former Colle Barone Landfill Site

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 10 a.m., in the presence of Governor Vincenzo De Luca, the safety works of the former Colle Barone landfill in Montecorvino Pugliano will be inaugurated, which has received 470,000 cubic meters of municipal solid waste from various cities between the early '70s and the late '80s. The final project, approved by the municipal council led by Mayor Alessandro Chiola, includes the preparation of the final capping and the securing of the unstable slopes. This project was the result of a series of technical surveys that allowed to reconstruct the actual state of the landfill and consequently understand how to act. Furthermore, the planned interventions involve the reshaping and reprofiling of the plane of the two basins; the realization of the capping and the covering of the slopes with 'spritz beton' material, in order to ensure the safety of the entire area. 'We prefer deeds to words. Proud of the work done by the municipal offices, by the environmental councilor Marianna Ciliberti, by the Province and naturally by the Campania Region which allocated 2 million euros. Since the end of the operation to date, many promises have been made and futile attempts to secure and definitively reclaim the area. After a full 24 years, this administration has managed to realize the executive project in relatively short times and, thanks to the Campania Region, to obtain a substantial funding. A great turning point for the entire territory, the environment, and for the future of the new generations. An era ends, a sad and dark one where Montecorvino Pugliano was sadly known as the city of landfills,' states Chiola.