waste
Even if construction of waste processing plant started today...
CORFU. The 18th Panhellenic Conference of Greece΄s Waste Management Authorities (FoDSA), held in Corfu, has shone a spotlight on the island΄s largest environmental project. Yet even if construction of the Temploni waste treatment plant started today, it would still take years before the facility was fully operational, and waste shipments off Corfu would continue.
Refuse collection begins in South Corfu
CORFU. With the publication of the relevant Government Gazette notices, the temporary suspension has been permanently lifted, ensuring the uninterrupted provision of cleaning services.
Mountains of rubbish in South and Central Corfu – New decree expected to resolve the issue from Monday
CORFU. When refuse collection will begin.
Central Corfu Municipality cracks down with wave of fines for breaches of cleanliness regulations
CORFU. From parking in front of waste bins to unflattened cardboard boxes: the municipality is urging the public to cooperate in keeping the area clean.
Will the €480 million funding call untie the Gordian knot of the Corfu waste-processing plant?
ATHENS. The funding call explicitly foresees the financing of phased waste-treatment (MEA) and sanitary landfill projects from the previous programming period, which may provide a solution for a project that, despite having an appointed contractor, remains on hold due to a funding gap that emerged during the transition to the new ESPA framework.
Future of treatment plant uncertain amid changes to national waste management strategy
CORFU. The project in Temploni has been contracted, but construction has not yet begun, as funding, technical planning, and the residual waste management model are being changed across the country.
Costly waste management, structural deadlocks, and what could change
CORFU. The dependence on transporting mixed waste off the island, the extremely costly logistics, the low recycling rates resulting from obvious and long-standing mismanagement, as well as the chronic understaffing of the cleaning service, have created a model that places suffocating pressure on both municipal charges and the municipality’s finances.
Work begins on disinfecting and repairing underground waste containers
CORFU. The process is ongoing and will continue until all the underground bins in the municipality are cleaned and checked for any damage.
Those who dump medical waste in rubbish bins will be brought to justice
CORFU. Those who dump medical waste in rubbish bins will be brought to justice
Regional Authority: Meeting with mayors about waste and recycling
CORFU. Meetings will follow with the hotel sector, supermarket chains, and catering establishments.
Dumping syringes in recycling bins is a crime
CORFU. Laboratory waste has been found in recycling bins, posing a danger to manual sorting workers.
Protest at Marasleio Town Hall against privatisation of cleaning services
CORFU. The workers say they are determined to continue their struggle to ensure that cleaning services remain public.
Waste treatment plant as Christmas ΄gift΄
CORFU. Contract to be signed with contractor for the construction of the Urban Solid Waste Treatment Plant in Temploni.
Small Green Spot at Tria Gefyria in operation from today
CORFU. People can now drop off recyclable materials that have already been separated at source.
New fines from Municipal Cleaning Service
CORFU. What is prohibited and what is allowed.
Situation in Yialiskari–Kontogialos dire - road destroyed and outrage over dumped rubble
CORFU. A post with video and photos by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor warns that ‘this kind of behaviour will not remain unanswered!
Removal of waste from Goggakis to be completed by end of week
CORFU. The company aims to reconstruct the unit from scratch, counting on the support of the departments involved.
Lorry giving off foul smell taken off ferry
CORFU. The stench spread throughout the vessel, creating an unbearable atmosphere for the other passengers.
