GPS devices ‘to be installed on commercial vehicles’ to prevent fly tipping
Efforts to get trucks transporting debris to install GPS – so that the vehicles can be tracked to ensure they don’t unload the rubble in illegal dumps – have come to ...
Bill to double fines for illegal waste dumping
A bill submitted to the House of representatives by the agriculture ministry on Wednesday proposes doubling out-of-court settlement fines for illegal and uncontrolled waste disposal.
The proposed amendment to the ...
MPs identify severe shortcomings in waste management
The House environment committee in a meeting on Wednesday said it has identified failures in inspections of the appropriate discarding of construction waste materials.
The implementation of regulations on their ...
Crackdown looms on illegal waste dumping
Authorities are preparing to enforce stricter measures against illegal waste dumping, warning local councils they will face legal action if the problem persists after new measures are implemented.
The department ...
Scientists find 820 illegal rubbish tips in Cyprus
Scientists from the Cyens centre of excellence-affiliated software company Periopsis identified a total of 820 illegal rubbish tips between April and July, they announced on Wednesday.
The tips were found as ...
Massive community effort to clean up Fasoula fly-tip
Dozens of volunteers gathered on Saturday morning at the Fasoula green point area in Limassol to continue community-wide efforts to clean up what has developed into an enormous illegal rubbish ...
Fly tipping in Akamas underlines need to protect the area, Greens say
Fly-tipping near a turtle nesting beach in Akamas shows people lack environmental awareness and highlights the need to protect the area, the Green party has said.
Plastic bags, bottles, surgical ...
Illegal dump blights picturesque reservoir
Paphos environmentalists are pushing for the creation of green spots to serve village communities, as illegal dumping is way out of hand.
“Making green spots where people can take their ...
The beauty of nature
For one local photographer, what can be seen in the great outdoors makes life worth living, although he fears the change inflicted on it by hordes of visitors
With increasing ...
250 tonnes of rubbish to be cleared from riverbed
Work is underway for the removal of an estimated 250 tonnes of rubbish dumped in the Pedieos riverbed, it was announced on Wednesday.
The agriculture ministry said that crews of the ...
Fly-tipping at Paralimni lake highlights need for green points
The long-standing fly-tipping problem in Paralimni lake underlines the need for the creation of a green point in Famagusta, said the mayors of the municipalities responsible for the lake on ...