First bin for cigarette butts in Corfu Town in Annunziata Square
recycling
05 Jun 2020
/ 12:37
CORFU. The first bin to collect cigarette butts for recycling was placed in Annunziata Square today - World ENvironment Day
There was a special information event with Mayor Meropi Ydraiou, Deputy Mayor for Cleansing Yiannis Seremetis, Deputy Mayor for Technical Works Nikos Kalogeros and Giorgos Sakellarios from the non-profit company Cigarette Cycle which will be providing the bins and setting up the network.
This is the first time that special bins for cigarette butts are being set up in Western Greece and the Ionian Islands and the first bin was placed on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipality plans to place 40 bins for cigarette butts.
The butts are collected and sent to a facility abroad to be processed and recycled. Income from the project will be donated to people with seeing and hearing problems, with locals being given priority.
'gopafree' is a new project to recycle cigarette butts throughout Greece and also raise awareness about how butts can pollute the environment.
This is the first time that special bins for cigarette butts are being set up in Western Greece and the Ionian Islands and the first bin was placed on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipality plans to place 40 bins for cigarette butts.
The butts are collected and sent to a facility abroad to be processed and recycled. Income from the project will be donated to people with seeing and hearing problems, with locals being given priority.
'gopafree' is a new project to recycle cigarette butts throughout Greece and also raise awareness about how butts can pollute the environment.
