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Brussels Increases the Fine for Throwing a Cigarette Butt from 50 to 200 Euros
Starting next year the fine for throwing a cigarette butt in Brussels will be increased from 50 to 200 euros, according to the mayoralty of the Belgian capital.
The city's cleanliness office is launching a plan to raise awareness among smokers, install urban ashtrays, as well as to launch a project for the utilisation of cigarette butts via pocket ashtrays, the service said.
Coastal municipality launches pilot program for waste management
The Municipality of Pigadakia in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula is launching a pilot program for Greece's first source-sorting waste management system.
Following an awareness raising campaign carried out over the last few weeks, the program starts on Monday with the municipal authority distributing color-coded bags.
Tackling littering one butt at a time
In an effort to reduce the amount of litter in the streets, the municipality of Athens adopted the interactive "Gopa project" which urges smokers to vote on a number of topics by throwing their cigarette butts in containers installed around the city.
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Local authorities told to pull socks up over trash sorting
Municipal authorities across Greece have until the end of the year to come up with a plan to halve the amount of solid waste that ends up at landfills, Alternate Environment Minister Sokratis Famellos told an event in Thessaloniki over the weekend.
New Plan for Taxing Waste Disposal
The payment of a "garbage fee" changes dramatically. The current principle on which the municipality's waste of garbage was formed is based on the tax assessment of the property, but this method remains in the past. Instead, the polluter pays principle is introduced. Such a decision was taken today by the Council of Ministers, which approved amendments to the Local Taxes and Fees Act.
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Ministry plan foresees 'green corners' to boost recycling
The Environment Ministry has drafted a plan, to be implemented by local authorities, that aims to boost lagging waste recycling in Greece by creating "green corners and areas" in cities and the countryside.
Human remains found in trash bag in Kolonos
Police are investigating after a trash bag containing human bones was found inside a waste container in the area of Kolonos, western Athens, on Tuesday.
No more details were immediately available.
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Most Greeks say they recycle daily
Greeks are embracing waste recycling, with the overwhelming majority saying it is part of their daily lives, according to a survey carried out by Alco for the Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation (HERRCO).
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Garbage Fee in Bulgaria May Be Divided into 2 Payments
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry has proposed to divide the garbage fee into two parts.
One part of the payment will be for cleaning public spaces and the other part for collecting household waste.
If the amendments to the Local Taxes and Fees Act are approved, the new garbage fee will enter into force in the beginning of 2015, according to reports of econ.bg.