37,000 tonnes of waste ended up in Gospić, Croatia.

Omissions

• The figure is an expert estimate rather than an exact measurement: HRT and Reuters describe it as 'approximately 37,000 tons', while Jutarnji list reports expert estimates of up to 64,000 cubic metres, i.e. 'more than 37,000 tonnes of material'.
• A separate USKOK indictment covers about 35,000 tonnes of hazardous waste spread across three sites (Varaždin, Gospić and Benkovac), a different scope from the 37,000 tonnes attributed specifically to the Gospić/Bilajska Street location.
• The claim was made on 2026-09-17; several of the reporting sources found (e.g. The Guardian, 2026-09-25) were published after the session date, although they describe events and data preceding it.

Sources

• PrimaryUSKOK (Croatian State Prosecutor's Office) — press release on the environmental expert report for Gospić, Bilajska StreetPriopćenje USKOK-a s obzirom na velik interes javnosti u vezi s rezultatima provedenog vještačenja zaštite okoliša za lokaciju Gospić, Bilajska... (official confirmation of the environmental expert report for the Gospić/Bilajska Street site).
• SecondaryGlas Hrvatske (HRT) — Expert report finds so-called forever chemicals in an illegal landfill in GospićThe illegal waste scandal in Gospić, Croatia, centers on the criminal dumping of approximately 37000 tons of industrial and hazardous waste...
• SecondaryJutarnji list — Stručnjaci otkrili razmjere ekološke bombe u BilajskojPrema procjenama vještaka, na toj lokaciji moglo bi se nalaziti do 64.000 kubičnih metara otpada, odnosno više od 37.000 tona materijala.
• SecondaryReuters Connect — Aerial photo of illegal hazardous waste disposal site in Gospić, CroatiaApproximately 37,000 tons of industrial and hazardous waste were illegally dumped at an abandoned industrial complex in Gospic.