Story by Stavros Koniotis (Cyprus News Agency) Dealing with the problem of uncontrollable rubbish dumping is both a matter of culture and legislation, Cypriot Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). A cleaning campaign at the bed of the Kouris dam in Limassol district, took place, on Sunday. The event was …
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(Story by Fanitsa Zanettou, translated in English by Rebekah Gregoriades) The installation of submerged bins along the beachfront of Mackenzie in Larnaca, Cyprus, has begun and is expected to be completed by the end of August, with neighbouring Piale Pasha next in line for September. Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras told Cyprus News Agency that works …
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Six hundred and fifty kilos of waste were collected from the coastline and from the seabed during the `Zero Waste Beach` campaign between May-July 2019. According to a press release, a total of four cleaning campaigns took place at the sea bottom and 17 along the coastline of the island. The program is being implemented …
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(story by Thalia Neophytou) The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said he will enable municipalities to impose severe penalties on polluters of open spaces and will create new green points in Nicosia district, to support the adjustment of local authorities to the new way of waste management in Cyprus, after the …
(Story by Evie Mitsidou Phillips) One year after the implementation of regulations forbidding the free use of thin plastic bags, their use has dropped by around 80%, Environment Department Technician Elena Christodoulidou has told Cyprus News Agency, noting at the same time that the possibility of a complete ban is under review. In statements to …
Urban waste production in Cyprus in 2017 has remained significantly higher than the EU average, while at the same time, the waste treatment by the method of landfill has increased since 2016, says Environment Commissioner Ioanna Panayiotou. In a press release Panayiotou referred to findings by the European Commission which did a country report about …
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Cyprus participates in the “Let`s Do It! World ” campaign for the reduction of global waste. The campaign titled “Let`s Do It! Cyprus“ will take place between 2-7 April. A big event is planned on April 7 at Athalassa Park in Nicosia. The “Let`s Do It! Cyprus ” is being held on the island since 2012 …
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Article written by Elias Palialexis (Athens-Macedonian News Agency) Wednesday 20 February 2019, Μνημόνιο συνεργασίας για την ενίσχυση της ενημέρωσης των πολιτών, σε ζητήματα που αφορούν τις κοινές προκλήσεις τις οποίες αντιμετωπίζουν οι χώρες στην περιοχή της Μεσογείου, συμφώνησαν να υπογράψουν ο γενικός γραμματέας της «Ένωσης για τη Μεσόγειο», Νάσερ Καμέλ και ο διευθυντής του ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Μιχάλης Ψύλος, …
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Students from the Special School of Ayios Spyridonas, in Larnaca, aim for Cyprus to be the first country in the EU to say no to the use of plastic straws in practice. They tour the island on a bus, performing a play which sends the message: “Say no to plastic straws”. Today’s stop was the …
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European Commission’s policy on single-use plastic will most probably work because there is a broad consensus and public awareness, Patrick Wegerdt from the DG Environment, has told the Cyprus News Agency. «There are different elements on our policy about plastic in general and there’s specifically a strategy on single-use plastic. I think it is going …