03/10/2008: Initiated by the petitions submitted by French citizens on the possible environmental consequences from the construction and the continuing operation of a household waste incineration unit in Marseilles (Fos-sur-Mer), France, a three-day visit of a delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions, in which Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou MEP participated, was organised last week.The incineration unit, which is under construction, will be used for waste treatment of the wider urban region of Marseilles (18 municipalities) including recycling, methanisation and incineration departments.
The incineration department is a cause for protest as it could increase air pollution in the region by 1 or 2%. For the moment, waste is treated at an open-air dump which has been operating since 1912 and puts the aquifer horizon in the area at risk.
Delegation members will transmit their experiences and the information gathered from the visit to the Committee on Petitions so that it contributes with its decisions in the promotion of the most optimal choices which will benefit the residents in one of the most over-populated and developed industrial regions of Europe.
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