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The Land of Fires

The waste management in Campania – the region of Naples – has been under the control of an emergency commission since 1994. Despite the efforts of public authorities and the substantial investments to solve the crisis, the situation is now worse than in the past. Using a strong metaphor, writer and journalist Roberto Saviano in his best seller Gomorrah coined the term «Land of Fires» to indicate a large area in Campania region wherein deliberate fires are ignited to burn the waste, predominantly hazardous, by eco-mafias. Eco-mafias are accomplished by Camorra clans, the local criminal organisations, that yearly accumulate €20.5 billions on environmental crimes (more than the income of Italian enterprises such as car-manufacturer FIAT).

According to a survey of environmental monitoring agency ARPA, there are approximately 5200 critical sites in Campania. They are legal or illegal landfills, countryside lands, abandoned farms, parking lots and regular streets. In such sites millions of tons of waste are disposed, spilled, buried, poured, dumped and then burned, with deadly effects on the local population, environment and business. The dramatic situation in this area of Campania has serious consequences on locals that suffer from illnesses caused by dioxins, percolate and other highly toxic substances present in the land, air and water. In a 2004 article, Lancet Oncology called this area the «Triangle of Death» and exposed shocking statistics demonstrating that the death rate for liver cancer is close to 34.5% for males and to 20.8% for females, whereas the national average is 14%. Furthermore, the severe pollution is affecting the food chain as well, because residents consume food coming from the local land.

Here the waste has different origins and sources. Apart from the «domestic» waste, we can find tires, furniture, appliances, street-cleaning dusts, industrial process leftovers and construction materials. The waste is normally set on fire during night hours, when darkness obscures the black smoke and protects arsonists’ identity. Responsible for the fires are often roma minors or other immigrants that get minimal incomes by operating for eco-mafia clans. In the «Biùtiful Cauntri» , the garbage is nothing but the central element of a complex system that involves organised crime, business, health and the environment.

The text above is from David Boardman, that inspired this itinerary.
You can find more on his website TINK TANK.

On all the following places Italian Judiciary is making investigations.
You can acquire more details on every single place/event by Munnezza.info

Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy (40.946754,14.12344)

Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • fencing
  • lettering
  • love
  • stop
  • trellis
Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy (40.949485,14.116155)

Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • fake
  • gas
  • pollution
  • scraper
  • truck
Via Cimiliarco, Casoria, Na, Italy (40.902826,14.314456)

Via Cimiliarco, Casoria, Na, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • child
  • nomad
  • overpass
  • pollution
  • shack
  • waste
Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy (40.949615,14.11976)

Sp S.Maria a Cubito, Giugliano, Na, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • casting
  • country road
  • dump
  • garbage truck
  • pollution
  • truck
SS7, S.Martino Valle Caudina, AV, Italy (41.057131,14.683485)

SS7, S.Martino Valle Caudina, AV, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • construction
  • dump
  • fence
  • gate
  • hill
  • stop
SS164, Acerno, SA, Italy (40.776788,15.036732)

SS164, Acerno, SA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • country road
  • dump
  • gate
  • mountains
  • trellis
SS 7bis, Marigliano, NA (40.964434,14.462042)

SS 7bis, Marigliano, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • cloth
  • dump
  • quarry
  • red
  • storage
  • streetlight
SP158, Castel Volturno, CE, Italy (41.069051,13.967673)

SP158, Castel Volturno, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • fake
  • farm
  • fence
  • hill
  • pitched roof
  • tree
SP335, Marcianise, CE, Italy (41.016952,14.273225)

SP335, Marcianise, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • country road
  • garbage
  • overpass
  • railway
  • side
SP 335, Succivo, CE, Italy (41.014863,14.257346)

SP 335, Succivo, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • drain
  • dump
  • guardrail
  • hill
  • river
  • trellis
SS 265, Lanzi, BN, Italy (41.122338,14.443856)

SS 265, Lanzi, BN, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • fake
  • pond
  • quarry
  • sign
Via Marmolito, Quarto, NA, Italy (40.892461,14.133149)

Via Marmolito, Quarto, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • car seat
  • concrete mixer
  • dump
  • pollution
  • sofa
  • surveillance
SP, San Marcellino, Caserta, Italy (40.985887,14.15737)

SP, San Marcellino, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • fire
  • garbage
  • gig
  • horse
  • pollution
  • smoke
Viale Ferrovia, Giugliano, Napoli (40.939663,14.107411)

Viale Ferrovia, Giugliano, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • farm
  • hill
  • third landscape
  • wall
  • waste treatment plant
Viale Cecone, Castel Volturno, CE 41.013989,13.966928

Viale Cecone, Castel Volturno, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • cement plant
  • dump
  • fence
  • lake
  • pollution
Via S.Arcangelo, Caivano, Na 40.975176,14.328403

Via S.Arcangelo, Caivano, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • abandon
  • farm
  • greenhouse
  • guardrail
  • sign
Via Piccolo, Asi, Na 40.939841,14.113827

Via Piccolo, Asi, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • farm
  • hill
  • orange
  • pollution
  • tangerine
Via Montagna Spaccata, Napoli (40.850274,14.136325)

Via Montagna Spaccata, Napoli

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • agriculture
  • farm
  • fence
  • pollution
  • sign
Via E.De Filippo, Maddaloni, CE, Italy (41.028891,14.366931)

Via E.De Filippo, Maddaloni, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • disguise
  • farm
  • highway
  • hill
  • third landscape
Via Appia, San Nicola La Strada, Caserta (41.044291,14.352854)

Via Appia, S.Nicola La Strada, CE, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • farm
  • scrap
  • third landscape
  • waste treatment plant
SS162, Afragola, Na  40.928526,14.348166

SS162, Afragola, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • disguise
  • dump
  • farm
  • hills
  • third landscape
  • trees
SP, San Marcellino, Caserta, Italy 40.985887,14.15737

SP, San Marcellino, Caserta, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • car
  • deposit
  • dump
  • hood
  • red
  • shovel
Selex Bridge, Giugliano, Napoli 40.929694,14.122474

Selex Bridge, Giugliano, NA, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • bridge
  • dump
  • pollution
  • third landscape
  • trellis
  • wire
Asi Pascarola, Caserta, Italy (40.999707,14.301195)

Asi Pascarola, Caserta, Italy

Posted in The Land of Fires
  • dump
  • garbage
  • garbage truck
  • parking
  • pollution