Second water refill station for Limassol
A second water refill station has been installed on the seafront path of Ayios Tychonas in Limassol to promote the use of reusable water bottles...
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How green are you?
Five everyday items that might not be as environmentally friendly as you think By Prudence Wade Cotton totes might be better than single-use plastic bags...
Electronic waste collection at Dherynia
The waste collection campaign for electrical and electronic devices in Dherynia will continue until October 7, the municipality announced on Tuesday. Dherynia municipality, in collaboration...
Cyprus lagging in reuse of recycled materials
Cyprus ranks 23rd among the 27 EU member states as regards the use of recycled materials in their economies. According to Eurostat data on sustainable...
Paphos last in recycling in Europe as it doubles down on landfill
A recycling programme has yet to be implemented there: it is burying almost all its solid waste Recycling in Paphos is falling dismally short...
Cans for Kids charity donates examination couch to children’s hospital
The local charity Cans for Kids on Monday donated an examination couch purchased with the proceeds of metal recycling worth over €2,000 to Makarios children’s...
Coca-Cola HBC Cyprus delivered great performance in attaining environmental targets in 2020
Coca-Cola HBC Cyprus has coupled its growth to the attainment of strict sustainability targets. A member of the Coca-Cola HBC Group – which for seven...
Greener PPE: Inventors tackle Covid-19 plastic waste mountain
By Emma Batha From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the Covid-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste...
Millions handed to Paphos landfill rather than recycling say Greens
Greens are up in arms following an announcement by Paphos municipality that a contract has been signed to create a new cell for storing trash...
Green Dot expands recycling pickups to more communities
Green Dot’s recycling programme should cover 90 per cent of the population by 2023 the environment service said on Tuesday as it announced that the...
President pledges ‘swift transition into a green economy’
President Nicos Anastasiades and agriculture minister Costas Kadis visited recycling unit Cyprus Environmental Industries on Wednesday in light of the government’s recently announced recovery and...
Turning construction waste into something useful
A project in Cyprus aims to reduce and reuse the waste produced by the construction industry – and in the process, help to create safer...
Plastic waste down, other waste up during pandemic
The public absolutely must learn how to recycle, a local environmental NGO said citing a huge increase in disposable waste production during the pandemic. Presenting...
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...
Public urged to refocus on versatile, natural, green-friendly wool
The public has been invited to attend a special event on April 9, the first European Wool Day, to learn about the importance of this...
Bottle top recycling plan for Larnaca
Larnaca municipality will install a special bin for plastic bottle caps at its temporary green spot so that these can be recycled. Net proceeds will...
Engomi leads Nicosia district in recycling
Engomi municipality recycled the most household waste per capita in the Nicosia district in 2020, the municipality said on Thursday citing official data from Green...
New measures to recycle construction waste
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a technical committee for the more sustainable handling of construction waste. According to EU law, member states...
Fifth fish for recycling placed on Cyprus beach
The ceremony to install the second ‘recycling fish’ of Limassol, a work of art to encourage recycling, took place in Ayios Tychonas on Friday, it...
Business fined €2,000 for irregularities in recycling electronic equipment
Authorities fined a business €2,000 over irregularities during checks on companies recycling electronic equipment and discovered that another was illegally employing third country nationals, police...
