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‘Zagreb is a bigger ticking garbage bomb than Gospić,’ councillor warns Tomašević

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Peščenica councillor Marijo Pisk criticized Zagreb’s current administration for allegedly failing to honor its election promises.
  • He claimed waste from sewage was buried beneath city gardens in the 1960s and 1970s, and suspected medical waste was also deposited there in the mid-1980s.

Peščenica district councillor Marijo Pisk issued a stark warning to Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević, saying, “Zagreb is a bigger ticking garbage bomb than Gospić.”

Pisk accused the current city administration of failing to follow through on its campaign promises. He also raised concerns about waste allegedly buried beneath urban gardens.

He claimed that material removed from sewage was deposited there during the 1960s and 1970s. He further suspected that medical waste may have been dumped at the site in the mid-1980s, when housing developments began to be built.

Zagreb is a bigger ticking garbage bomb than Gospić.

· Marijo PiskThe Peščenica district councillor warned about alleged buried waste and criticized Zagreb’s city government.
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