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North Corfu Municipality wins Verde Tec Green Award for recycling achievements

North Corfu
21 Μαρτίου 2023 / 17:23

CORFU. In three years the municipality managed to take the percentage of recycled waste from 0% to over 13%.

Another distinction for the Municipality of North Corfu and its environmental practices. At the 5th Verde Tec exhibition held on March 17-19 at the MEC Peania, Attica the Municipality was awarded the Green Award 2023 for its achievements in recycling. Within three years, it managed to exceed 13%, starting from 0%. The detailed statistics were presented by economist-statistician Theodoros Voros.

The municipality was represented by the Deputy Mayors of Circular Economy, Social Policy and Public Relations, Spyridoula Kokkali and Cleanliness, Mechanical Equipment and Civil Protection, Theofanis Skembris. They received the award from Nikos Papadakis - Regional Environmental Councillor of Attica, Vice President of the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association.

The Verde Tec exhibition is the ultimate meeting point for environmental technologies, circular economy and smart cities, raising the bar even higher in the effort to protect the environment. The exchange of scientific information and expertise, innovation and research that are highlighted through workshops and conferences are of great importance, allied with entrepreneurship, municipalities, regions, scientific institutions, and educational institutes.