waste management
Almost 300k Euros for the refuse collection contract in Central Corfu
CORFU. According to the Municipality΄s press release the contract for refuse collection in Achillion, Parelion, Paliokastritsa and Phaeces will cost around 225k Euros (not including VAT).
Illegal use of the sealed Temploni cell - new lawsuits
CORFU. Temploni residents have discovered another violation of environmental regulations.
Corfu MP confirms on Facebook that Municipality΄s request for emergency award of contract for refuse collection has been approved
ATHENS. The Hellenic Single Public Procurement Authority is proceeding with the emergency release of funds.
Corfu Medical Association:Public health consequences of the tragic waste management situation
CORFU. The rubbish is a major public health risk for Corfu.
Refuse collection - What Corfu Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos says
CORFU. Kostas Nikolouzos categorically denies that he received a letter from Meropi Ydraiou regarding refuse collection and that the Interior Minister intervened due to her initiative.
Ydraiou requests fast-track refuse collection contract from Mayor and Interior Minister
CORFU. The incoming Mayor has requested that the procedure for contracting out refuse collection be put on fast-track.
Tourism-related organisations send letter to Minister for Interior requesting that waste be removed from Corfu
CORFU. Letter sent by Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners, Corfu Hoteliers΄ Association, Trade Association and Corfu Tourist Guides΄ Union.
Self-Organised Citizens΄ Movement in Corfu for the rubbish
CORFU. A shared concern for the dead end in which the issue of waste management finds itself brought people together at a meeting in Temploni.
Meropi Ydraiou: The Waste Management facility will be operational while I am Mayor
CORFU. "My position is clear - the Waste Management facility should be put out to tender immediately."
Meropi Ydraiou says that not only did she not ask for the work to stop but asked for it to speed up
CORFU. She categorically denied the accusations of her intervening to stop the preparatory study for tenders for the Integrated Solid Waste Management facility.
Kostas Nikolouzos states on Corfu TV that Meropi Ydraiou told person preparing study for Waste Management facility to stop
CORFU. The invitation for tender documentation for the Integrated Solid Waste Management facility was expected to be completed by Monday or Tuesday but Nikolouzos told the local TV channel that Meropi Ydraiou has told the person responsible to stop.
New Corfu MP Alekos Avlonitis asks for meeting to discuss refuse problem
CORFU. He calls it an "exhortation and demand" in his post - the need to come together to face the refuse problem which is again getting out of hand.
Large number of refuse trucks out of action - rubbish piling up again
CORFU. The problems at the Municipal Cleansing Service remind one of the Hydra Monster and rubbish is piling up the roadside throughout the island.
Funding for the Integrated Waste Management Facility has now been signed off
CORFU. The Mayor΄s Office announced on Wednesday evening that the inclusion of the Corfu Integrated Solid Waste Management Unit in the funding programme has been signed.
Contract signed for the restoration of Temploni landfill
CORFU. The deadline for the completion of the work is nine months from the signing of the contract.
Signing of contract for restoration of Temploni landfill cells
CORFU. Tuesday 2 July at 12:00.
South Corfu: ΄No΄ to the Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. New Mayor Kostas Lessis called a meeting with the South Corfu parties on Wednesday.
Signatures expected on Friday for the go-ahead for the Waste Management Facility
CORFU. Meropi Ydraiou is expecting the inclusion of the Corfu Integrated Solid Waste Management Unit in the funding programme of the Ministry for the Environment to be signed by Friday 28 June.
