environment
Spyros Neratzis announces end of voluntary recycling of clothing
CORFU. The head of “All Together for the Corfu Environment” Spyros Neratzis announced that the voluntary recycling of clothing and footwear, which has been extremely successful, will end on 26 September.
North Corfu Municipality supports Special Needs Association in collection of plastic bottle tops
CORFU. North Corfu Municipality handed over the first collection of plastic bottle tops to Corfu Regional Special Needs Association.
Marine pollution in Garitsa
CORFU. Corfu Coastguard has placed absorbent barriers around the polluted area.
Νew “Erimitis Plus” Board of Directors to request a Prosecutor’s investigation
CORFU. Unanimous decision from the General Meeting - New Board of Directors from Saturday 24 July.
Green Mission: “From the sea to our plate”
CORFU. Followgreen: A new "Green Mission" every 10 days.
Survey of environmental conditions in Temploni finally begins
CORFU. The 3-year study of the Temploni landfill and the surrounding area is being implemented as a political commitment of the Regional Authority and “the results are expected to ‘show the way forward’ for the current regional authority and those that follow and to the local authorities with regard to the management of the area”, said Mr. Ioannou at a press conference yesterday.
Environment Directorate inspection at Temploni landfill
CORFU. Representatives of local residents were not allowed to be present.
Large-scale project at Antinioti Lagoon in Natura 2000 area
CORFU. Antinioti Lagoon has been designated a protected Natura 2000 area for its biodiversity and wetlands and building is not allowed within a distance of 500m.
Over 1 ton of rubbish ΄fished΄ out of the sea in Corfu!
CORFU. Divers removed 1,150kg of plastic and other rubbish from the Corfu marine ecosystem.
Temploni under Demokritos ΄microscope΄ for 36 months
CORFU. A complete survey of the environmental situation in Temploni and the surrounding area.
New investment plan at Antinioti Lagoon sets off alarm bells
CORFU. Fear that a “Pandora’s box” will open with more tourism investments in the NATURA protected area, in the name of development.
Central Corfu Municipality becomes member of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
CORFU. First Greek Municipality to become member and second worldwide after Dubrovnik.
Benitses Primary School 1st in Followgreen Recycling Marathon
CORFU. Although it΄s a small school with just 42 pupils, all the children took part with enthusiasm and got the more ΄stubborn΄ adults involved as well.
΄Let΄s Recycle΄ Marathon 2020-21 school awards
CORFU. 9 nursery schools and 16 primary schools took part in sorting at source - paper, plastic, aluminium and batteries - and managed to collect over 11,750kg recyclable materials.
Another two Corfu hotels begin sorting at source
CORFU. Roda Beach Hotel (1,800 beds) and Almyros Beach Resort (360 beds) set up their own Green Spots on Sunday.
2 vanloads of recyclable materials collected in North Corfu over 2 days
CORFU. ΄All Together for the Corfu Environment΄ in collaboration with other organisations collected a substantial amount of recyclable materials.
New signs put up in Issos and Halikouna for protection of environment
CORFU. South Corfu Association for the Protection of Natura Areas has put up signs in the area.
North Corfu Municipality: Recycling information campaign for hotels
CORFU. North Corfu Municipality has started visiting hotels to help organise collection of recyclable materials in four streams.
