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Cyprus hosts EDS Conference on desalination, clean water and energy

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Cyprus’ long history of successfully using desalination, “serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration for neighbouring countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region and developing countries around the world that face similar water challenges,” Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday. Addressing the European Desalination Society’s Conference titled “Desalination for …

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First Cyprus food donation platform aims to reduce food waste, boost solidarity

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The first food donation platform in Cyprus was presented on Friday, with the aim to tackle food waste and create a community of donors and recipients based on solidarity. A press release says that the platform was created within the framework of the European project LIFE FOODprint, which aims to raise awareness and promote the reduction …

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Far greater ambition in tackling climate change is needed in pan-European region, UN environmental assessment says

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(Report by Evie Andreou of Cyprus News Agency) For greater action to tackle “the triple planetary crisis” affecting climate, nature and pollution, calls the 7th pan-European environmental assessment, presented on Wednesday at the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, taking place in Nicosia between October 5 and 7. The joint report by the United Nations …

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Cyprus to implement plan for waste management in mountainous areas

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(story by Thalia Neophytou) Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development and Environment is set to implement specific waste management actions in the mountainous areas of Cyprus in the coming period, with the creation of two waste transfer stations in Linou and Agros villages, according to Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines …

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Submerged recycling bins operational in Cyprus’ coastal city of Larnaka by early February

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(story by Fanitsa Zanettou – Edited in English by Evie Phillips) A total of 68 submerged bins for recycling materials are expected to operate in Larnaka`s seaside area aiming to service producers of large amounts of waste. In statements to CNA, Larnaka Mayor Andreas Vyras said that “we paid particular attention in completing this specific …

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Two tonnes of garbage, 531 tonnes of recyclables collected during Cyprus Zero Waste Beach campaign

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Two tonnes of garbage and 531 tonnes of recyclable garbage were collected during the Zero Waste Beach campaign by AKTI Project and Research Center and Coca-Cola in Cyprus, with the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation. Moreover five tonnes of garbage were recycled within three months  in 50 PMD bins donated in the framework of the …

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Nature is not a dumpster, Cyprus Environment Commissioner says

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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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Installation of submerged bins begins along Cyprus’ Mackenzie beach

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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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650 kilos of waste collected in Cyprus ‘Zero Waste Beach’ campaign

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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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Strict fines, new green points included in new measures for better municipal waste management in Cyprus

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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 …

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