According to investigators, almost 1,500 tonnes of waste came from Slovenia to Gospić in less than two years.

Omissions

• The exact figure of 'almost 1,500 tonnes' for the Slovenia-specific portion could not be confirmed in any accessible source; it is an investigative estimate attributed to 'investigators' rather than a published statistic.
• A related Slovenian report (svet24) headlines '4,500 tonnes of hazardous waste from Slovenia to Croatia' in a 'new scandal', a figure that conflicts with the claimed magnitude and could not be arbitrated by any primary source.
• The figure of ~1,500 tonnes also appears in other coverage as the estimated amount of HAZARDOUS waste stored in the silos at Gospić (a total-site figure, not a Slovenia-specific figure), which may cause confusion about scope.
• The waste at Gospić comes from several countries: the same reporting notes about 12,338 tonnes of plastic waste shipped from Italy between May 2022 and April 2024 and a total of roughly 37,000-44,000 tonnes of hazardous/non-hazardous waste on site.
• No primary official source (Croatian or Slovenian authorities, Eurostat) confirming the Slovenia-specific tonnage was found; all sources are Slovenian news media (secondary).

Sources

• SecondaryDnevnik (Slovenia)Headline states that hazardous electronic and medical waste from Slovenia was transported to Gospić ('Smetarska mafija: nevarne elektronske in medicinske odpadke iz Slovenije odvažali v Gospić'); the text adds that analyses showed about 37,000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Gospić is already contaminating soil and groundwater and endangering the environment and human health.
• SecondarySvet24 (Slovenia)Headline: 'Nova afera s slovenskimi odpadki na Hrvaškem: 4500 ton nevarnih odpadkov iz Slovenije na Hrvaško' (New scandal with Slovenian waste in Croatia: 4,500 tonnes of hazardous waste from Slovenia to Croatia); the article states the investigation showed the conduct had already caused soil and surface/groundwater pollution in the area.
• SecondaryRTV Slovenija (rtvslo.si)Reports that about 37,000 tonnes of hazardous waste pollutes the soil at Gospić; citing Index, it states that between May 2022 and April 2024, 12,338 tonnes of plastic waste were brought to Gospić from Italy in 576 shipments, and that the affair involves hazardous waste from Slovenia, Italy and Germany.
• Secondary24ur.com (Slovenia)States that there are around 44,000 tonnes of illegal waste at Gospić, and that in the facilities and silos an estimated 6,000 tonnes remain - of which roughly 4,500 tonnes non-hazardous and around 1,500 tonnes hazardous.