On behalf of the Five Star Movement, bearing two signatures, against a project to convert an incinerator in Sesto San Giovanni 

The petitioners complain about a possible breach of European legislation, in particular the Circular Economy Package of 4 July 2018, and Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions, which established a requirement to apply the Best Available Techniques (BAT) inter alia to waste management installations. In the light of the above legislation, he questions the legality of the construction of an innovative cluster for waste in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan), with the dual aim of converting an existing incinerator into a thermal plant to burn wet sewage sludge and into a second production line for the treatment of wet waste, for the production of biogas. The petitioners point out that the permits do not comply with the BAT requirement since, inter alia, the installation is located in the area of the Lambro river park, nor do they respect the waste hierarchy, in the context of a circular economy, according to which prevention, reuse and recycling take priority over incineration. They call therefore for the permits to be reviewed.