Waste management
Environment
Greece Ranks Last in EU in Waste Management, Recycling
Greece and Malta rank at the bottom among European Union Member States in waste management and recycling, according to data provided by the Technical Chamber of Greece.
According to estimates by industry experts, 80 percent of garbage goes to landfills,...
Economy
Austerity's Harsh Impact on Greece's Public Services Revealed
According to data released Thursday by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), significant declines in state funding for public services were recorded between 2015 and 2016. During this period, the Greek state invested just €3 million ($3.4 million) in...
Environment
Decision to Transport Thousands of Tons of Garbage from Tripolis to Athens Landfill Canceled
The executive committee of the Regional Authority of Attiki solid waste management body, EDSNA, on Friday canceled a decision to transport 4,000 tons of waste from the town of Tripolis in Peloponnese, southern Greece, to the Fyli sanitary landfill in Athens.
According...
Environment
Athens Dumps a Toxic Bomb
Members of the Directorate of Environment of the Regional Division of Western Attica, after an unannounced audit in the facilities of a waste management company, discovered a repugnant situation. A dangerous, toxic dump almost next to the residential zone...
Greece
Greece Ranks Last in EU Waste Management
Greece, struggling through an economic crisis, isn't doing well with waste management either, finishing at the bottom of the 27 member states of the European Union in a report ranking how well countries do in collecting, sorting and dealing...