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 at the Marathounda landfill.
The ...
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 service will be extended to Voroklini ...
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 Environment Committee on Wednesday.
He ...
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 main priorities in ...
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 said on Monday.
In opening remarks ...
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 the data analysis from the ‘...
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 but is already running in Aglandjia municipality, ...
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 bill is set to pass ...