In recent years Elbasan, like the rest of Albania, has had to deal not only with local pollution, but also with what environmentalists call "imported pollution", because of the waste imported from abroad for the recycling process in private companies.
近年來，與阿爾巴尼亞其他地區一樣，愛爾巴桑不僅要處理當地的污染問題，還要處理環境保護主義者稱之為“進口污染”的問題，因為從國外進口的廢物用於私營公司的回收過程。