Cyprus Mail
CyprusEnvironment

House Passes ‘pay-as-you-throw’ law

pay as you throw system has been implemented in aglandja municipality
Pay as you throw

The House on Thursday passed regulations relating to the management of municipal waste, including for the ‘pay-as-you-throw’ scheme.

The pay-as-you-throw scheme, and the related obligations of all municipal authorities, will take full effect at the end of June 2024.

In October last year parliament had passed legislation tweaking the Waste Law in such a way as to enable the activation on a nationwide basis of the ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ system designed to promote recycling.

The system won’t be implemented not straight away, but after a transitional period.

Pay-as-you-throw is a key element of the ‘European Green Deal’, a set of policy initiatives by the European Commission with the overarching aim of making Europe ‘climate neutral’ by 2050.

The system holds people accountable for the waste they produce by acting as an immediate incentive to correctly manage it in order to minimise their charges.

Passage of the legislation – and now the accompanying regulations – will allow Cyprus to tap the EU’s Cohesion Fund.

Pay-as-you-throw has already been implemented separately by Aglandjia municipality, which has reported a substantial reduction in waste volumes.

Related Posts

Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low, sparking climate worries

Reuters News Service

Huge failings in disabled access to doctors

Andria Kades

Loulles brings back a lesser-known gay reality

Eleni Philippou

Ministry concedes big proportion of TC property leases are problematic

Elias Hazou

Sri Lanka Lions triumph in Super 6s

Staff Reporter

2025 the deadline for state-owned fuel storage

Staff Reporter