Rome, June 25 (IANS/AKI) Over 500 tonnes of dangerous ‘cancer-inducing’ waste was seized from an oil refinery in Italy’s Taranto city, police said.
The waste was found inside a large number of unlabelled black plastic bags in the refinery owned by oil giant Eni.
The dump included insulation materials, rock wool and metal tubing from decommissioned plants, police said.
The operation was carried out by police and officials from Puglia region’s environmental protection agency.
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