Waste – rroma.org https://rroma.org Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:55:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Waste – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Waste – Slovakia https://rroma.org/waste-slovakia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waste-slovakia Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:55:27 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34496 The Slovak government’s Office for Roma Communities emphasizes the need for a systematic solution to illegal landfills, rejecting the association of this issue with the Roma community.

The office has allocated significant funds for the construction of waste collection points and the removal of illegal landfills, stressing the importance of a coordinated approach involving all stakeholders.

The issue of illegal landfills is framed as a matter of responsibility and environmental health, with a call for equal application of rules for all citizens, regardless of ethnicity.

]]> Roma Settlements and Waste https://rroma.org/roma-settlements-and-waste/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-settlements-and-waste Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:54:02 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=25460 An article about the issue of waste from a Roma settlement in Slovakia (an ‘Osada’) which washes down in a water reservoir below. Of course, the blame is on Roma who dump garbage and more behind their houses.

But …

There is no garbage collection, there are no sewers, and in many of those settlements, there is no runnign water. Now, who’s to blame?

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