The latest ruling by the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) for Sardinia raises the issue of the former petrochemical hub in Northern Sardinia, a significant chapter in the industrial history of Porto Torres, marked by decommissioning and the need for environmental remediation. These complex plans are proceeding slowly in an area aiming for sustainable reconversion.
In its ruling of April 30, the Regional Administrative Court judge rejected Eni Rewind's appeal against the Metropolitan City of Sassari because it had failed to address the multinational's request to reject the waste excavated from the Minciaredda landfill during its land and groundwater remediation efforts. Instead, the request was to consider it a reusable raw material, thus avoiding its disposal at the collection site.
A request for a review of the Hague regulations for changes to the management and classification criteria for polluting materials, established by the protocol adopted by the Ministry of the Environment.
A request submitted by Eni in October 2025 was declared partially inadmissible by a TAR ruling, while the dispute must partly be dismissed, as it would not fall under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan City, which "cannot make any changes to the Ministry's protocol." Therefore, the former Province of Sassari's inaction would be legitimate.
The multifunctional platform built by Eni Rewiind at the site of national interest, within the Porto Torres industrial plant, retains the specific function of treating non-hazardous and hazardous waste and soil from some of the most polluted areas —Minciaredda and the Peci area and phosphate fields —being remediated as part of the complex Nuraghe Project.
The decision could now be moved to the Ministry of the Environment, to which the appellant company will have to request the modification, which, if accepted, will have to be implemented by the Metropolitan City.