Govt mulling review of eco permits in wake of industrial fires

Straža, 26 July - The government is considering a "broad review" of environmental permits in the wake of a series of fires at waste processing plants in recent months, Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced on Wednesday.

Straža Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
The charred remains of waste that caught on fire on 20 July at a waste processing plant in Straža municipality near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Straža
Prime Minister Miro Cerar visits the site of a fire that destroyed a waste processing plant in Straža, near Novo mesto.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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