Illegal waste dumps in Croatia: Gospić, Benkovac and PFAS in groundwater

The Croatian government has sent 650 tonnes of waste from Gospić to be burned in the Holcim and Nexe cement plants and is adding ecocide to the criminal code. We are tracking whether the waste is actually removed within the promised deadline, how the criminal case ends and what happens to the second site near Benkovac.

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Chorvátska vláda dá 650 ton odpadu spáliť v cementárňach. V podzemnej vode pri skládke namerali dvojnásobok limitu pre pitnú vodu

Odpad z Gospića prevezmú cementárne Holcim a Nexe, spáliť ho majú do 45 dní. Vo verejnom vodovode PFAS nenašli ani v jednej zo 73 vzoriek.

10.9.2026

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The Holcim and Nexe cement plants took over and burned the 650 tonnes of waste from the PPK Velebit site in Gospić
The European Parliament put the debate on contaminated groundwater in Croatia on its plenary agenda
The Croatian parliament approved the criminal code amendment introducing ecocide
A court ruled in the criminal case brought by USKOK over the illegal dumps
The government announced a plan and costs for cleaning up the second site in the quarry near Benkovac

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