In addition to the extremely polluted air that Skopje citizens breathe, an additional source of poisoning are the stoves of the cement factory „Usje“, writes “Kurir”.

The portal claims a large quantities of colored textile and petroleum coke with 18% sulfur end up in the cement factory’s stoves and that it happens every night. Citizens living in that part of the city know what kind of smell is spreading through their neighborhood.

“Kurir” claims that Skopje is not burning its waste, but it is about huge quantities brought in by a number of countries. According to information already made public, Italy and several other EU countries are paying to get rid of this waste.

These states give large sums of money to protect their citizens and their health. Our state is taking large sums of money without caring that what it is doing is killing the Macedonian citizens.

The cement factory “Usje”, however, says they are not pollutants.

The cement factory “Usje” does not pollute and works in accordance with the latest standards for environmental protection”, the factory says.