Rome , Italy ( CNN ) -- The Italian government said it would halt the construction of a controversial landfill near Naples , but the assurance was not enough for protesters who clashed with police Saturday night , injuring six police officers . Residents were protesting not only the building of a new landfill , but the conditions of an existing landfill , which they said pose an environmental and health hazard . Guido Bertolaso , the chief of Italy 's civil protection agency , was named by the government to deal with the issue . He told reporters that the government would put the second landfill on hold and the current landfill will be analyzed for any dangers to people or natural resources . But protesters were wary of the government 's word , and continued their demonstration . Some 500 protesters were blocking the road that leads to the landfill , though police estimated that only 20 or 30 people were involved in the clashes with police . Some speculated that those involved were not even involved in the protest , but were hooligans looking to start trouble . Protesters hurled rocks , firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at police . Bertolaso met Sunday with the mayors of the towns in the landfill area in Naples to restate the governments position . But the mayors have not agreed to Bertolaso 's proposed compromise . Another meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday . `` We are going to continue these battles and I believe that we 'll obtain what we want , '' said Domenico Auricchio , mayor of Terzigno . `` I only ask my citizens to have faith in the local institutions . We 'll continue to battle to the end , but now I ask that these acts of vandalism stop because they do n't bring any thing good to any one . '' Another nearby mayor , Gennaro Langella of Boscoreale , said , `` Our citizens have asked for a bigger guarantee that a second landfill would not be open . It has not been possible to obtain that and therefore we do n't think we can sign the document . '' Despite the lack of agreement , Bertolaso said the government will move forward unilaterally with its proposals . He also said that garbage in Naples , which has been piling up on streets , will be cleared within four days . Last week , Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised that `` within 10 days , the situation should be brought to normality . '' He said the current landfill poses no risk to the residents .
The Italian government promised to halt a second landfill near Naples . But the waste was still being dumped in other parts of Italy and it is not clear how much more could be dumped. Protesters continued their demonstrations . Six police officers were injured .