Paphos authorities call for better way to dispose of seaweed
Some Paphos hoteliers and local authorities within the district have complained to the mayor over the cost and disposal of 40,000 tonnes of seaweed that...
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Green points part of broader waste strategy, Kadis says
The establishment of a Green Point network in Cyprus is part of the government’s broader strategy for waste management, agriculture and environment minister Costas Kadis...
Cyprus will miss its environmental targets for 2020 and 2030
Cyprus is expected to miss its EU 2020 and 2030 environmental targets by large margins, a damning country report of the EU environmental implementation review...
Government to push pay as you throw rubbish scheme
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis wants to pass a new law on garbage collection fees by the end of the year based on the usage-pricing model...
Biggest landfills finally close down
Thursday was the last day of operation for the Vati and Kotsiatis landfills and the environment department warned their long-overdue closure would increase the price...
Kotsiatis, Vati rubbish dumps to close at the end of the month
The illegal landfills at Kotsiatis and Vati will finally close down at the end of February, the environment department of the agriculture ministry announced on...
Nearly 80 per cent of rubbish still being dumped in landfills
Cyprus ranked second in per capita production of municipal solid waste among EU member states in 2016 while nearly 80 per cent of rubbish is...
Four new ‘green points’ for Limassol district
The contract for the management of four ‘green points’ in the Limassol district have been signed and they are expected to start operating within a...
Over 70 per cent of rubbish still dumped in landfills
The amount of rubbish thrown into landfills is unacceptable and the practice threatens to burden the state with large fines by the European authorities, Environment...
Helector witness has ‘no idea’ about irregular waste invoices
A man who worked for a company cooperating with Helector – the operator of landfills in Paphos and Larnaca – denied in court on Monday...
Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’
Some of Europe’s richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries, according to a survey...
Report highlights environmental wrongdoings
An audit office report on the department of the environment has been highly critical of its handling of Natura 2000 areas and landfills and...
EU allows more time to close down landfills
Cyprus will be given time to close down the illegal landfills in Vati and Kotsiatis, European Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella said on Monday after meeting...
Minister confident Cyprus will avoid EU landfill fine
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said on Wednesday that the landfills at Kotsiatis and Vati would soon close thus ensuring the government should avoid being fined...
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...
Polluted Polemidia must be off limits
Water in the Polemidia reservoir in Limassol has been polluted by chemical waste from the nearby Vati landfill, and all water sports and fishing...
Recycling blunder could see Cyprus lose out extension to landfill target
CYPRUS may lose out on EU ‘grace period’ to reach recycling targets due to miscalculation of the figures to date, a Cypriot ME said on...
75 per cent of waste still ends up in landfills
Cyprus remains one of the EU countries with the highest amount of municipal waste, and 75 per cent of it ends up in landfills, the...
Minister says landfills to close under proposal headed to cabinet
A proposal will be submitted to the cabinet by the end of October on waste management, that will see the closure of the landfills in...
‘New waste management philosophy in Cyprus’
A new, European philosophy is being followed in waste management in Cyprus. The Department of Environment is paving the way forward with a new municipal...