Larnaca to attempt Guinness record for battery collection
The Federation of Parents’ Associations of Larnaca Primary Schools will try to set a Guinness World Record for the longest line of AA batteries at an environmental event in Larnaca ...
Cyprus heralds one million kilograms of batteries recycled
More than one million kilograms of batteries have been recycled in Cyprus since 2009, according to figures released by the Cyprus waste management association on Monday.
The organisation said total collections ...
Over 37 tonnes of batteries recycled in first half of 2025
More than 37,000 kilograms of used batteries were recycled in Cyprus during the first half of 2025, according to the non-profit organisation Afis Cyprus, which coordinated a series of public awareness and ...
Batteries are the environmental Achilles heel of electric vehicles
By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski and Saad Mekhilef
Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fuelled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns ...
In power-starved Gaza’s scrapyards, batteries keep piling up
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
In a scrapyard near Gaza’s fence with Israel, thousands of old batteries are piling up – one of several such sites in the enclave set up to ...
Public urged to recycle batteries
On the occasion of Battery Day, the environment department issued a call for the public to recycle their batteries, as they can pose a great risk to the environment “despite ...