waste management
Baling machine out of operation again - refuse collection on hold
CORFU. The baling machine broke down again on Tuesday morning.
The extra expenditure for the refuse situation will come to half a million Euros
CORFU. Along with the elation that has come from the collection of refuse there is also concern for the immediate future – when the time comes for the waste bales to be transferred to Lefkimmi.
Refuse collection being reinforced - increased need for recycling
CORFU. Update from the Municipal Cleansing Services.
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: We will obstruct the use of Lefkimmi landfill in every legal way
CORFU. Residents΄ Association held a meeting with the recent legalization of the use of the Lefkimmi facility as the main topic.
Temporary permission approved - transfer of waste bales to Lefkimmi can now go ahead
CORFU. Today the Ionian Islands Regional Administration received the approval from the Decentralized Administration for the temporary storage of bales in Mesorahi, Lefkimmi.
Breath-taking drone footage of Temploni landfill
CORFU. This is what is meant by ΄overfull΄!
250,000 Euros to transfer the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi
CORFU. All the necessary procedures for transferring the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi are being completed. Today the Cleansing Services (SYDISA) approved the funding of the operation.
Lefkimmi landfill: Temporary permission for one year for the waste bales to be taken there
CORFU. What the Solid Waste Management Organization (SYDISA) report says about a permanent licence being granted.
Spraying to be carried out on piles of refuse
CORFU. Emergency spraying of piles of refuse with insecticides and fumigants in the districts of Corfu and Phaeaces, Korission, Lefkimmi, Meliteia, Achilleion, Parelion, Agios Georgios, Esperion, Thinalia, Kassopaion and Palaiokastritsa.
Paxos rubbish tip still smouldering
CORFU. Fire engines are still at the scene as they attempt to completely extinguish it covering it with earth.
Protest concert in Lefkimmi against the use of the landfill
CORFU. With the slogan - ΄No to the criminalization of the people of Lefkimmi - No to the illegal operation of the Mesorahia (Lefkimmi) landfill΄.
Refuse collection has begun
CORFU. According to sources close to the local authority, collection of refuse to be taken to Temploni for baling began at about 18:00 and is hoped to continue smoothly and gradually.
Rapid developments with the refuse
LEFKIMMI. Positive initial response from Lefkimmi Cultural Society regarding a meeting with the Mayor and Temploni, provided the discussion starts from scratch.
Decentralized Administration amends Lefkimmi environmental regulations
CORFU. The Cleansing Services had just requested the amendment to the regulations when the Decentralized Administration sent it early on Friday evening - thus allowing the use of the sports pitch in Mesorahi, Lefkimmi for temporary storage of the waste bales.
Residents΄ Associations meeting to discuss the Enimerosi initiative for a meeting with the Mayor to discuss the refuse problem
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos has agreed to the proposal to meet with Temploni and Lefkimmi Residents΄ Associations to find a solution to the refuse problem.
Enimerosi initiative: Meeting between Town Council and the Temploni and Lefkimmi Residents΄ Associations
CORFU. The newspaper΄s initiative has been put to Mayor Nikolouzos and the councillors, Temploni Cultural Society and the Lefkimmi Coordinating Committee.
16-month suspended prison sentence for Temploni resident
CORFU. The Temploni resident involved in the incident at Temploni landfill on May 20 was given a 16-month prison sentence, suspended for three years.
Fire breaks out at Paxos rubbish tip
PAXOS. Fire broke out at Paxos rubbish tip this afternoon.
