The accident occurred this afternoon, December 12, 2025, inside the Masseria del Re eco-bales storage site in Giugliano in Campania, in the province of Naples.
The victim is Nicola Garofalo, 63, originally from Casapesenna: according to initial investigations, he was hit by an industrial vehicle during a maneuver, dying instantly despite the arrival of 118.
Checks (safety and responsibility)
The accident area was cordoned off, and police and operators in charge of surveys arrived on site, also checking compliance with safety regulations (separation of pedestrian areas from maneuvering areas, operating procedures, and use of equipment).
The investigation is being coordinated by the North Naples Prosecutor's Office, which will determine whether it was a fatality or a result of organizational or preventive omissions.
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The site's "precedents": a story that returns
Masseria del Re is one of the storage sites created during the 2000-2010 waste crisis and remains linked, in the public imagination, to the large accumulation of eco-bales and its impact on the local area.
In that context, the judiciary seized the eco-bales in 2007 due to concerns about their composition and disputes over the supply chain, a sign of a management system that over the years has led to investigations, controversies, and institutional repercussions.
The current context: between remediation and operational pressure
In September 2025, the European Commission conducted inspections in Campania in connection with the infringement procedure on the waste emergency, including visits to the storage sites of Villa Literno and Giugliano (Masseria del Re) before focusing on the treatment plant in the Giugliano area.
The same institutional update states that the plant processes "hundreds of tons of eco-bales per day," a figure that demonstrates the intensity of the work and the importance of rigorous safety procedures in areas with continuously moving heavy vehicles.
Source EDITORIAL TEAM
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