Skip operators want more, cheaper dumping sites
OWNERS of skip waste containers and the mayors of the greater Nicosia area on Thursday called for solutions to the waste management problem with the
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Rubbish management costs rocket after landfill closure
Nicosia municipalities and communities said on Tuesday that their overall costs for the management of rubbish have gone up almost nine-fold after the Kotsiatis landfill
Defence attempts to cast doubts on police probe in landfill case
By Elias Hazou In the ongoing criminal trial known as ‘Trashgate’, the defence on Thursday sought to cast doubts on the police investigation which led
Waste management price drops
The government has struck a deal to pay €36 per tonne for the processing of municipal waste at the Koshi treatment plant, compared to €54
State consultants may have inflated costs estimates for Koshi, court hears
The state’s consultants appear to have inflated their cost estimates for the operation of the waste processing facility at Koshi, a government official said in
Government strikes deal on Nicosia waste management
The government has struck a deal for the management of Nicosia district’s rubbish, paving the way for the closing down of the Kotsiatis landfill. Following
‘Beyond belief’ that Helector still in the game, Phedonos says
By Elias Hazou It strains credulity that Helector should continue operating the waste management plant at Koshi after the company has been implicated in a
Waste plant workers on strike over pay
Workers at a waste management plant in Larnaca staged a strike on Monday over delays in renewing their collective agreement. The 80 workers at the
Government strikes waste deal to finally close landfill
The government has struck a deal for lower charges with the consortium comprising Helector and Cybarco, which constructed and operates the Koshi waste-management plant, Agriculture Minister Nikos Kouyialis said
Helector denies having gone back on deal with the state (Updated)
The consortium comprising Helector and Cybarco, which has constructed and operates the Koshi waste-management plant, on Thursday denied having gone back on a verbal agreement
Helector withdraws from extended waste deal
Helector Cyprus has decided to withdraw its name from consideration in a new deal for the operation of the Koshi waste-management plant, Central Committee of
Former interior ministry official linked to landfill scam
Former interior ministry official Yiorgos Koullapis on trial over the Paphos and Koshi landfills overcharging and bribery scandal, appointed himself a member of the
Defence objects to waste scandal extradition order
The defence in the waste management trial filed a motion on Monday asking for procedures against two defendants – an individual and a company
Pair get suspended jail sentence in waste management trial (Updated)
Two defendants in the waste management trial received a ten-month suspended jail sentence on Friday following their admission. Helector mechanical engineer Imad Baqle and civil
Ministry official pleads guilty in landfill scandal
Interior ministry official Christakis Petrou on Wednesday pled guilty to taking kickbacks by waste-management company Helector Cyprus. Petrou is the third defendant in the bribery
Former waste-management manager pleads guilty to bribery
A former general manager of Greek-owned waste-management company Helector Cyprus has pleaded guilty to charges of bribing public officials in the ongoing trial of the
Local councils send out invoices for controversial Koshi charges
MUNICIPALITIES and villages served by the Koshi waste-management plant, which refuses to make payments to Helector, the site’s administrator, on grounds that the company has
Tenders debacle allows company accused of over-charging to keep operating waste-management site
The tenders process to pick a successor to Helector, the Greek waste-management company embroiled in an overcharging scandal, has been suspended pending a final ruling
Defendants in waste management scandal trial plead not guilty
The 16 defendants in the case of alleged bribery and overcharging at the waste-management plants at Paphos and Koshi, Larnaca, pleaded not guilty on Monday,
AG drops private criminal prosecution against Phedonos
The attorney-general has decided to suspend a private criminal prosecution brought against Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos, having found no evidence of wrongdoing on the mayor’s