The state administrator of the Fier incinerator, Faraudin Arapi, declared tonight in Top Story that the investment made is 32 million euros and that there was no abuse.
Arapi said that the payment of the last installment of the Fier incinerator has not yet been made and that the contract must be implemented, otherwise there are sanctions, while he emphasized that after the payment of the installment, the incinerator will be in operation very soon. He emphasized that waste is also selected in the incinerator.
Regarding the arrest of Arben Dervishaj, he stated that he was not a public official and that he was a supervisor in the works of the Fier incinerator.
Meanwhile, the Environment expert, Ornela Çuçi, invited to Top Story, said that the word incineration is misused in Albania. She emphasized that we are burning waste and getting energy
"I would like to explain to the whole community that the word incineration is misused in Albania, we do not have the incinerator as the last link of waste disposal, which is incineration, we have energy recovery plants which are the fourth link of recycling in total waste, then after that is the deposit, which is the landfill and the last link is this type of disposal called incineration. In Albania today there are no incinerators with the last link, we have recovery, they are energy recovery plants, they do an incineration but with energy recovery, they don't do incineration without bringing benefits to society. I have also brought it from the waste strategy. This is how all the countries of the European Union use it today, first prevention of this waste, reuse of this waste, recycling, recovery for energy and finally storage. So we are in the fourth link, not the sixth link, these are energy recovery plants and we are in compliance with all EU legislation to recover waste. From waste to energy, today Stockholm is heated by waste. This is energy recovery. This is the best solution for urban waste management," said Çuçi.