waste
Lefkimmi vindicated by the decision to transport waste out of Corfu
CORFU. Maria Kontomari, President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society, told Enimerosi that she considered last night’s unanimous decision – following hours of discussion at the Council meeting – to be a step forward.
Paxos: Request to Minister of Interior for ‘divorce’ from Corfu Cleansing Services
‘We do not wish to be an extra burden on Corfu or to have to deal again with the waste accumulation problem we have at present,’ stated Paxos Mayor, Spiros Vlahopoulos, at his meeting with the Minister of the Interior, Panayotis Skourletis, and the General Secretary for Solid Waste Management, Evgenios Capetanios.
Council meeting reversal: Proposal to transport the waste passed unanimously
CORFU. Temporary relief for residents of south Corfu with agreement not to use Lefkimmi landfill.
Town Council: Hall packed out for the meeting on waste management
CORFU. The Town Council hall at Mon Repos is completely packed out for the meeting on waste management now in progress.
The ‘mother’ of all meetings is expected tonight in a desperate effort to find consensus
CORFU. The Mayor and his partners will be laying all their cards on the table at tonight’s council meeting on the subject of waste management.
Temploni Cultural Society: If 2016 pledge isn’t honoured, there will be ‘war’
CORFU. Temploni Cultural Society reminded local authorities of their pledge that Temploni won’t be included in the Integrated Waste Management programme.
Corfu Integrated Waste Management studies included in ESPA funding programme
The Ministry of Economy and Development and the Ministry for the Environment have announced funding for 10 regions.
Vehement opposition to Lefkimmi landfill
CORFU. Residents of south Corfu along with other organizations were out in force to contest the proposed licensing of Lefkimmi landfill.
Paxos is preparing the first shipment of waste to send to Corfu
PAXOS. Transportation of the waste accumulated over a period of 8 months hasn’t begun yet.
TEE report blasts the waste baling operation at Temploni
CORFU. Inspection by the Corfu branch of the Technical Chamber of Greece – The problems they found.
Protest demonstration at Temploni landfill with police presence
CORFU. The director of the Cleaning Services was not present. Residents demand that the waste packages be removed immediately.
Waste management: Corfu seeking arbitration from Environment Minister
CORFU. Meeting with Environment Minister, Panos Skourletis, in Athens tomorrow about waste management.
Corfu Mayor: A matter of days for the waste to be removed from Paxos
CORFU. The mayor of Paxos, Spyros Vlachopoulos, is awaiting the green light from the mayor of Corfu for the removal of rubbish which has been accumulating on the small island over the past 7 months and which, by rights, belongs in the Temploni landfill in Corfu.
Meropi Idraiou: Waste disposal is a bomb ready to explode. The issue needs to come before the town council
CORFU. Following her visit to the landfill at Temploni, Ms. Meropi Idraiou, leader of the local party ‘Corfiot Municipality’, declared that the town council needed to have a special meeting to discuss the subject of waste disposal.
