A project has been launched under the title ‘Let’s clean the country’, as part of which the elimination of waste deposited illegally and accumulated over the decades has started, the Government Spokesperson announced on the government’s website on Wednesday.

In her video message, Alexandra Szentkirályi highlighted that at the beginning of the year, the government adopted a climate and nature conservation action plan as “we would all like a clean and beautiful country, a healthy environment and rivers with clear water”. The elimination of illegal waste disposal sites is a part of this, and the introduction of the so-called ‘Waste Radar’ application is a major step towards the achievement of this goal. This application which can be downloaded free of charge enables people to report any illegal waste they may happen upon so that the authorities can subsequently remove it, the government spokesperson said.

Anita Boros, Minister of State for Construction Management, Infrastructural Environment and Sustainability at the Ministry for Innovation and Technology added that the government had appointed five organisations which would take part in the elimination of illegal waste. These are the railway company MÁV Zrt., the road maintenance company Magyar Közút Zrt., forestry companies, national park directorates, the National Water Directorate General and various local governments.

In the first round, in August and September, every participating organisation will conduct a pilot project, based on which the project will be finalised in the second half of the year, the Minister of State outlined.

(Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister/MTI)