Bill drafted for deposit return on bottles and cans
The government is drafting a bill that would introduce a small deposit return fee to help reduce waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told the House...
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Aglandjia ‘pay as you throw’ reduces trash by over 1,000 tonnes in five months
Five months after the implementation of the ‘pay as you throw’ waste management system, Aglandjia municipality has reduced its rubbish by 1,396 tonnes, the municipality...
Cyprus prepares for pay-as-you-throw scheme
Waste in Aglandjia has been reduced by 41 per cent with scheme The nationwide pay-as-you-throw scheme is due to be announced later this month...
Recycling for dummies, it’s trickier than you think
But as pay-as-you-throw approaches, there’s no avoiding it. We all have to learn Are you one of the 88 per cent of people in Cyprus...
Pay-as-you-throw ‘a motivation to change habits’ president says
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy. The...
Parliament plans to pass pay-as-you-throw law before elections
Parliament plans to pass a pay as you throw bill for rubbish management before the May 30 elections so that it can be put to...
Cyprus looks to expand pay as you throw
The extension of recyclable waste collection and the implementation of pay as you throw (PAYT) systems across all municipalities and communities, is a priority for...
Aglandjia switching to ‘pay as you throw’ next year
AGLANDJIA municipality will not be sending out rubbish bills as of next year, following a pilot ‘pay as you throw’ scheme it says will work...
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...
Bill being prepared to launch ‘pay as you throw’ system
The government is preparing a draft bill to implement ‘Pay as you throw’ (PAYT), a trash metering programme for household waste, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis...
Dali communities promote “Pay as you throw” project in their area
Dali Municipality and the communities of Ayia Varvara, Alambra Kotsiatis, Lythrodontas, Lympia, Mathiatis, Marki, Pera Chorio-Nisou, Potamia and Shia have decided to forge a cooperation...
Public to learn about ‘pay-as-you-throw’ this month
By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS is preparing legislation to promote “Pay-as-you-throw” trash metering programmes within local authorities, with the competent government department unveiling two regulations for...
Aglandjia to introduce ‘pay as you throw’
By Constantinos Psillides Aglandjia municipality will be introducing a trash metering system for residents, charging them for waste based on how much they produce, according...