Waste management
Refuse collection to resume by order of the government
CORFU. Due to the critical situation and threat to public health.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Cleansing arrested at Temploni landfill
CORFU. Attempts were made this morning to dump refuse at the Temploni facility.
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: Recycle now - to save the island!
CORFU. Society holding a meeting in Lefkimmi on Sunday evening.
Municipality will put all refuse into containers temporarily
CORFU. Containers will be rented for all districts so that the island doesn΄t become one big rubbish dump.
Municipal Cleansing Services Announcement: No more refuse collection - don΄t put your rubbish in the bins!
CORFU. Refuse and waste should be kept at our homes and businesses - guidelines for dealing with the accumulation of rubbish.
Residents block access to Temploni landfill and press charges
CORFU. Members of Temploni Cultural Society will be pressing charges - most likely today (Friday) - against the Solid Waste Management Union (SYDISA) all other persons responsible for the operation of the landfill facility.
Environmental Department report confirms the wretched condition of Temploni landfill
CORFU. The report has been published following the inspection of Temploni landfill by the Regional Environmental Department.
Temploni residents take photos to the Prosecutor
CORFU. The Prosecutor proposed that the residents have a meeting at her office with Mayor Nikolouzos and Deputy Mayor Aspiotis.
Which local resident associations took part in the Central Corfu Residents meeting on waste management?
CORFU. The Central Corfu Action Committee and Temploni Cultural Society give their answer.
Temploni: Now a fourth mountain of waste at the baling facility
CORFU. Residents are calling for the Corfu Prosecutor to do an on-the-spot inspection so that the law can be applied.
The rubbish is your problem - not a police problem
CORFU. The Ionian Islands Police Officers Union issued a statement in which they told Mr. Galiatsatos (also for Mr. Nikolouzos΄ ears) that ΄the rubbish is your problem - not a police problem΄.
Corfu Hoteliers to Prime Minister Tsipras: We are at zero point
CORFU. Corfu Hoteliers Association sent a letter to the Prime Minister expressing its fear that the final nail will soon be driven into the coffin of the country’s top tourist destination.
It΄s come to breaking point - but we are not to blame, say Temploni residents!
CORFU. The Central Corfu Action Committee and Temploni Cultural Society announced that they are continuing to block access to vehicles coming to illegally dump refuse at the landfill facility.
Burnt-out buildings bear witness to what happened at Lefkimmi landfill facility
Images and eye-witness descriptions bear witness to what happened at the long-suffering Lefkimmi facility on Sunday morning. The fire which broke out during the night was spotted on Sunday afternoon – when everything had already burnt out! The Municipality is pressing charges. The Regional Governor is enraged. Lefkimmi Cultural Society and Mr. Charalambos are claiming it was the work of provocateurs. Meanwhile, everyone is waiting to see what is going to happen next. Today at 12:00 the Mayor is meeting with the Temploni Action Committee, which has hardened its stance.
Regional Governor: Police Chief should be suspended
CORFU. Strong words from the Regional Governor, Theodoros Galiatsatos, in a post on Facebook regarding the Lefkimmi landfill arson.
Tension between Temploni residents and work contractors
CORFU. Residents were alerted when a contractor΄s refuse truck entered the Temploni landfill this morning and emptied the rubbish onto the mountain of waste at Unit 3, which residents had wanted to blockade.
Lefkimmi protesters at landfill road junction
LEFKIMMI. Photos and video of protesters and the barricade of tyres blocking the road and preventing access to the municipal facility.
Protesters find Temploni landfill closed
CORFU. Residents who had decided on Thursday to block access to the mountain of rubbish within the facility found the Temploni facility padlocked.
