Author Archives: Γιάννης Ζησόπουλος
What are the advantages of waste prevention through recycling?
Recycling is a form of waste management that involves converting waste and other used materials into reusable products. Instead of being taken to a landfill to sit and rot the Earth for years to come, it gets singled out and repurposed for another use. Recycling helps to reduce energy usage, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce air pollution, […]
Supply of biowaste bins in Grevena
Today, the Municipality of Grevena received the biowaste bins for the citizens of Grevena. Especially, 200 biowaste bins with a capacity of 120lt and 100 bins of 240lt were received, as well as 200 home composting bins of 330lt. Furthermore, 1000 bins with a capacity of 10lt, for the separation of biowaste at home, will be received soon. Below […]
Supply of biowaste bins in Kastoria
The Municipality of Kastoria received 250 biowaste bins of 120 lt and 145 of 240 lt, as well as 250 home composting bins of 330lt. Furthermore, 1200 bins with capacity of 10lt for the separation of biowaste at home, will be received soon. Below there are some pictures of the bins.
Supply of Less Waste II Vehicle
Today, the Municipality of Kastoria received a special vehicle for the transportation of the bins to the citizens or in case of malfunction and also for the daily monitoring. The vehicle is 4×4 because of the weather conditions during winter. Below there are some pictures of the vehicle.
Examples of national and regional waste prevention plans
There are a number of national and regional waste prevention plans already in place, notable for their diversity of approaches and objectives. Some of them are described at european comission’s handbook “GUIDELINES ON WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMMES”. This handbook is designed to help EU Member States and other interested parties take advantage of the many opportunities in waste prevention and […]
Supply of biowaste bins
The Mayor of Kastoria announces the public tender, with closed offers, of the public contract “Supply of Less Waste Bins”, with a budget of € 42,999.05 incl. VAT, no. mel. 9/2019, of the project “Promotion of waste prevention and recycling at the cross-border area” under the acronym LESS WASTE II, funded by the Interreg IPA CBC Program “Greece – Albania […]
Study on waste prevention strategies in the Cross-Border Region
The main object of the project is the promotion of waste prevention and recycling at the cross-border area. For this purpose, a study for the development of waste prevention strategies in the Cross-Border region was carried out, with scope to transfer experience from Greek to Albanian side on waste prevention. Below there are some results of this study: In Western […]
Press-release 2nd meeting in Çorovodë
Press release Çorovodë, 12/07/2019 The second meeting of the project “LESS WASTE- Promotion of waste prevention and recycling at the cross-border area”, organized by Municipality of Skrapar in Çorovodë, was successfully completed in the framework of the cross-border cooperation program Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme “Greece-Albania 2014-2020” on Friday 12/07/2019, at Skrapar Municipality’s offices.
Supply of Less Waste II Vehicle
The Mayor of Kastoria announces the public tender, with closed offers, of the public contract “Supply of Less Waste II Vehicle”, with a budget of € 35,000.00 incl. VAT, no. mel. 10/2019, of the project “Promotion of waste prevention and recycling at the cross-border area” under the acronym LESS WASTE II, funded by the Interreg IPA CBC Program “Greece – […]
Questionnaire of the project
DIADYMA prepared a suitable questionnaire to be shared within the residents of Grevena and Kastoria, through Municipalities, to collect data on their views on the following issues: Recycling (about what they recycle, how, satisfaction of current situation) Mixed waste (bin distance, collection frequency, satisfaction of current situation) Biowaste (management, utility, bucket, domestic composting, fertilizer) Disclaimer The views expressed in this […]