At the Salicelle Oasis, in the Capua area (CE), along the Volturno river , Ecopneus , a non-profit company specializing in the management of End-of-Life Tyres (ELT), removed 1.920 kilograms of illegally abandoned tyres.
The operation, requested by Deputy Prefect Ciro Silvestro , responsible for combating arson in Campania, was made possible thanks to the collaboration between the Province of Caserta, the Basso Volturno Land Reclamation Consortium, and Ecopneus. The cleanup cleared an area of over 1.000 square meters before the reservoir was filled, as planned with the reopening of the Volturno dam. This prevented waste from being transported to the sea, with disastrous consequences for the ecosystem and aquatic fauna.
Giuseppina Carnimeo , General Manager of Ecopneus, emphasized the importance of the initiative: "Environmental protection is an act of responsibility towards the local area and future generations. Projects like the one at the Salicelle Oasis represent concrete responses to environmental threats, thanks to the synergy between institutions and private individuals. Since 2013, through the Memorandum of Understanding, we have recovered over 23 tons of ELTs, remediating critical areas and investing resources to ensure timely and effective interventions."
The intervention is part of the Memorandum of Understanding for the management of end-of-life tires in the Provinces of Naples and Caserta , signed in 2013 by the Ministry of the Environment and the Prefecture, together with institutional representatives and Ecopneus. Ciro Silvestro , Deputy Prefect, highlighted the effectiveness of the Memorandum: "After more than a decade, the Memorandum with Ecopneus continues to be a strategic tool for addressing emergencies related to the illegal dumping of ELTs. The Prefect of Caserta, Lucia Volpe, recently reiterated the importance of streamlining and improving monitoring to prevent environmental degradation and protect the territories of the Land of Fires ."
