In a statement, the OPOC referred to "systemic and structural problems of environmental policy under the ashes of piles of waste tyre vehicles".
The IPPC participated in today's meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, during which it called for "the full adoption of the relevant recommendations recorded in Special Reports of the Audit Office of the Republic, in the context of conducting management and environmental audits on the management of tire vehicle waste".
He added that he pointed out the significant decrease in overall environmental protection expenditure in the public sector and its fluctuation over time to levels lower than the average of the 27 European Union (EU) member states, while calling for the immediate, full and proper staffing of the Environment Department, with a view to fulfilling the Republic of Cyprus' contractual obligations stemming from the EU environmental acquis.
The IPPC, the statement said, "also recommends reassessing the way the waste tyre management fee is paid, so that the full amount is not paid in advance before the completion of its management."
It also recommends the payment of the cost for the integrated management of waste tyres already paid by the State, as provided for by the Environmental Liability in respect of Environmental Damage Prevention and Remediation Act 2007 to 2021, by their owners and especially by operators "who for a number of years do not appear to have taken the necessary measures to manage waste tyres".
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