Waste management

Over 100,000 load-sized, densified bales of solid waste, which have been a health hazard for nearly a decade, are set to be relocated from the Potoki area of Pyrgos to the Triantafyllia landfill in Ilia, Peloponnese.

In addition to the waste bales, contaminated soil, polluted by urban solid waste, will also be transported to the landfill.

The land register is one of the biggest pending reforms in Greece right now. Efforts are being made to take advantage of the capabilities of new technologies so as to accelerate the process by guaranteeing efficiency and transparency in all the relevant procedures and transactions. 

Greece can reduce its waste by 35% and recycle 90% of its waste by 2040 without resorting to unnecessary investments that undermine the country's progress toward a circular economy, according to a new study by WWF Hellas (the Greek section of the international environmental organization WWF). 

Tragedy struck at the Fyllis landfill Fyllis on Sunday morning, with a cleaning worker of the Municipality of Athens losing his life.

The failure to properly manage waste is one of the Greek state's many enduring shortcomings.

The problem becomes urgent on the country's islands however, when the influx of tourists puts an even greater strain on areas that are very ecologically sensitive and often lack basic trash collection and management services.

Every year, millions of tourists visit the islands of the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, leaving, albeit for a few months, a heavy environmental footprint.

To cope with the inevitably dramatic rise in waste which the small islands have to handle with limited means, space and resources, it is simply buried or baled.

It is estimated that Istanbul's urban transformation will generate a staggering 110 million tons of construction material waste valued at 66 billion Turkish Liras (more than $2 billion), underscoring the significance of sustainable resource management initiatives.

Within the scope of the "Zero Waste Project," the Education Ministry has announced that 66,416 tons of paper has been recycled and 167.7 million Turkish Liras ($5.25 million) in revenue generated to contribute to the national economy by recycling free textbooks which have been distributed every year.

In addition to the deputy mayor, two truck drivers were arrested for dumping garbage in this landfill

Motor Oil is close to the signing of a memorandum of cooperation that will provide for the acquisition of Ellaktor's subsidiary, Helector.

Negotiations between the two listed groups are at an advanced stage and the last steps to complete the agreement are expected to take place, barring unforeseen circumstances, in the near future.