Waste Management – a noose around Corfu’s neck

In a hurried move today, the Regional Governor, along with the mayors of North and South Corfu, travelled to Athens to address the island’s waste management issues. They are scheduled to meet with the Secretary-General for Waste Management, Mr Grafakos, following the recent decision to refuse acceptance of waste from South Corfu at the Palairos landfill.

The mayor of North Corfu has expressed concern that his municipality could be next to face restrictions.

Authorities are calling for an urgent solution, as transporting waste to the Dodoni processing facility would be significantly more expensive — exceeding the capacities of both municipalities.

GIORGOS KATSAITIS