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Pupils and parents block the road in Kassiopi: "Collect the Rubbish!"
CORFU. The situation with the rubbish next to their school has come to a head.
SOS from Kassiopi parents because of the rubbish
CORFU. Parents in Kassiopi are ready to take action because of the nightmare with the rubbish in their area - just like the rest of the island.
Deputy Head of Mission at British Embassy in Athens conveys British concern about the rubbish to Corfu Mayor
CORFU. Following the concern expressed at this year΄s ABTA conference about refuse management the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Athens James Bryce was sent to Corfu.
Where is all the rubbish going to go until December?
CORFU. The long meeting the Deputy Mayors had in Brussels and the ΄informal extension΄ of the deadline hasn΄t really set anyone΄s mind at rest.
Corfu Medical Association - The dangers to public health cannot be allowed to develop any further
CORFU. The problem with the refuse is getting worse. The Association says it will take whatever legal action is necessary.
Ludicrous coming and going of refuse: Lefkimmi-Temploni-Lefkimmi
CORFU. The findings of the Environmental Inspection team show up the failings.
Corfu Medical Association meets with the Mayor about the refuse
CORFU. Members of the Madical Association board, led by President Ms. Gonidi, had a long, comprehensive discussion with the Mayor this morning.
The Municipality will be responsible for mixed waste and private contractors for recyclable materials.
CORFU. The plan for refuse collection was urgently revised. We are in the Nikolouzos era - this local authority΄s final term.
Rubbish pile fire in Kentroma
CORFU. At around 04:20 early on Wednesday morning a pile of refuse on the roadside caught fire in Kentroma in the Thinalaion district.
New funding of 713,000 Euros for recycling in Corfu
CORFU. Yellow bins will be provided for the collection of paper and cardboard which will be picked up separately by refuse trucks used solely for that purpose.
Letter from Ionian Islands Regional Administration to ABTA: In 10 days Corfu will have been cleaned up
CORFU. The Ionian Islands Regional Governor assures British travel agents and tour operators that collection of refuse throughout the island will have been completed in 10 days.
Hopes for the decongestion of Temploni and the roads
CORFU. It was announced at the Town Council meeting that the Solid Waste Management Service (SYDISA) has obtained (it is not known how) a second machine for the selection and baling of mixed waste - an absolute necessity for the decongestion of the Temploni facility and the Corfu roads.
Large turnout for the protest about the rubbish
CORFU. The rally with Corfu residents in the pedestrianised area in town to protest about the situation with the huge piles of rubbish was much larger than at any other time.
Tension in Temploni again this morning
CORFU. The police were called and the driver of the bulldozer disappeared.
British travel agents call for Corfu to get cleaned up
According to an article in Travelweekly, ABTA - the Association of British Travel Agents & Tour operators - has joined hoteliers and tourism professionals in Corfu to take swift action to clear up piles of dumped rubbish in Corfu.
More rubbish pile fires early on Thursday morning
CORFU. Fires are continuing to break out in rubbish piles in Corfu despite warnings from the Medical Association and Technical Chamber of the dioxin toxicity produced by burning.
Tour operators are expressing their concern about the image of Corfu with its refuse problem
CORFU.The noose is tightening around the Corfu tourist economy as not a day passes without tour operators, large and small, expressing their concern.
Tourism professionals ready to ΄freak out΄
CORFU. Tourism professionals went to the Mayor΄s office yesterday morning to express their anxiety at the distressing state of the island with thousands of tons of rubbish piled up on the roads.