How green focused are our political parties?
The final part of the Cyprus Mail’s look at the environmental policies of the main political parties ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections focuses on their...
waste management
Ministers outline how post-Covid Cyprus will go green
More than €1 billion will be allocated in Cyprus over the next five years for a speedy transition to a ‘green economy’, three government ministers...
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...
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...
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...
Skips ‘on strike’ over spiralling costs
Nicosia waste skip owners on Monday said they would continue their indefinite strike that started last week until the government comes up with a viable...
Pentakomo waste management workers announce strike
Workers of Pentakomo waste management facility on Thursday announced an indefinite strike from next Monday after the company failed to pay their salaries, they said....
Paphos mayor says garbage collectors strike unjustified
Paphos garbage collectors started a 24-hour works stoppage on Tuesday morning, protesting a decision to privatise the town’s waste management system. Employees gathered outside the...
Diko goes green, lambasting government’s environmental policies
Centre-right Diko on Monday announced it had formally defined its political positions on sustainable development and the environment, following a lengthy dialogue with civil society,...
Top officials focus on improving mountain communities
A total of 25 plans to rejuvenate and improve the mountain areas were discussed by agriculture and environment minister Costas Kadis and mountain development commissioner...
Unions oppose privatisation of waste management in Paphos
Trade unions have condemned Paphos municipality’s decision to assign waste management to a private company, arguing the town will suffer loss of income and incur...
Packaging recycling company says collecting single-use plastic is not its job
Waste collection company Green Dot Cyprus (GDC) has published a post on Facebook urging the public to stop disposing of single-use plastics in its rubbish...
Ayia Napa and Paralimni residents protest against illegal rubbish site
Around 300 Ayia Napa and Paralimni residents blocked a highway for half an hour on Monday in protest over the ongoing operation of an illegal...
Green points are too few and are badly run, MPs told
Green points have failed in their mission, MPs said on Wednesday citing among other things wrong planning and lack of management units for bulky items....
Ban on rubbish collection threat postponed
The agriculture ministry decided on Monday to postpone the decision to stop garbage collection from Paralimni and Ayia Napa over municipalities’ debts to the district...
Municipalities squabbling over waste management fees
The ministry of agriculture offered to mediate on Monday in a financial dispute over waste treatment fees pitting the district council of Larnaca and Famagusta...
Cyprus produces second largest amount of rubbish in EU
By Gina Agapiou At an estimated 637kg per person, Cyprus generates the second largest amount of municipal waste in the European Union, a Eurostat report...
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...
Work begins to install underground bins along Larnaca beach areas
Work began on Tuesday to install underground bins in the Phinkoudes, Mitsopoulos and Makenzy coastal areas of Larnaca. An announcement from Larnaca municipality said the...
President defends government’s environment policies
President Nicos Anastasiades took the opportunity of World Environment Day on Wednesday to defend the government’s environment policies, but was swiftly criticised by opposition Akel...