(Italy) City authorities have said that Rome aims to solve its long-standing waste management issues within three years by spending around one billion euros on a new trash incinerator.
For years, the Italian capital has struggled to deal with 1,600,000 tonnes of rubbish every year, with overflowing landfills forcing the city council to send trash to be disposed of elsewhere in Italy.
Located in Santa Palomba, a dozen kilometres south of the Italian capital, the proposed incinerator will burn 600,000 tonnes of waste yearly and is projected to generate enough energy to power 200,000 homes.
When asked about the cost, Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said it would be “about one billion euros.”
He added: “The aim is to begin work early in 2025 so that the establishment will be ready in summer 2027.”
Besides electricity, the Santa Palomba plant will also help recover 10,000 tonnes of steel, 2,000 tonnes of aluminium, and 1,600 tonnes of copper per year, according to its designers.
In 2022, Italy had 36 such plants, concentrated mainly in the centre-north of the country.
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