When discussing Environmental Liability, the focus often falls on industrial activities such as the chemical industry, energy production and hazardous waste management, among others, while agricultural risks (beyond those related to pig farm slurry and olive mill wastewater) are frequently overlooked, despite being widely covered in literature.

The contamination of the Eo river at the end of last August, caused by a spill exceeding half a million litres of slurry and widely reported by the media, prompts the need for a brief review of the situation in the pig industry, its environmental impact, and the feasibility of insuring against any environmental damage it might cause.

The term circular economy is becoming increasingly popular; it is now widespread across all media and, as a result, among politicians, who often prioritise sending opportunistic messages over devising and implementing plans.