Seven defendants indicted for the illegal burial of over 860 tons of waste near the Brașov bypass

Prosecutors from the Brașov Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Brașov Tribunal sent six individuals and a commercial company to trial on Friday, November 13, 2026, accusing them of allegedly dumping and illegally burying hundreds of tonnes of waste on land near the Brașov bypass.

The investigation concerns the period from February 2025 to April 2026. The company allegedly stored at least 868 tonnes of construction and demolition waste at its worksite without an environmental permit. After the Environmental Guard imposed a fine of 60,000 lei and ordered the suspension of operations, the administrator allegedly paid for approximately 391 tonnes of waste to be buried. The operation was allegedly repeated in 2026, when a further 306 tonnes were transported, buried and covered with soil.

The land was allegedly turned into a pit after at least 9,868 cubic metres of sand and gravel were illegally extracted without a permit or licence. The estimated damage includes 760,852 lei for environmental cleanup and 35,757 lei in unpaid mining royalties. Precautionary measures have been imposed, and prosecutors are seeking the confiscation of vehicles, money obtained and property used in the illegal activities.