Greece

The Mayoral authorities of the Greek island of Ithaca decided to ban plastic bags recently and they will replace them with fabrice bags, the Mayor said on Wednesday. The new, environmentally-friendly bags will be distributed to residents free of charge. Ithaca...

The use of plastic bags in supermarkets in Greece dropped 80 percent in 2018 since stores no longer give them away for free, according to a recent survey by the the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA). The environmental...

The use of plastic bags in Greece has dropped sharply following the introduction of a so-called eco-tax of €0.4 ($0.47) for every bag, introduced in the beginning of 2018. According to data collated by the Research Institute of Retail Consumer...

An average Greek is adding to the overall pollution by using 250-350 plastic shopping bags each year, leading authorities to a new measure that forces super markets to start charging for them, as of January 1st, 2018. The measure is...

The European Commission sent final warnings to Greece and another four EU member-states to complete the enactment of EU waste legislation and adopt measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags, in line with the Plastic Bags Directive...

According to reports by Ethos newspaper, Greeks will soon have to start paying a small charge for plastic bags at supermarkets. There are many other countries in the EU that charge for plastic bags and have done so for decades. Greece's...

Each Greek citizen uses, on average, between 240 and 500 plastic bags each year, many of which wind up in the sea or in the natural environment, degrading habitats, public health and the country's tourism. This and other facts about...

The mayor and the residents of Alonnisos decided to ban plastic bags from the island as part of the plan to make it a model for environmental awareness. The project went into effect on Monday, December 1st, making the Sporades...

Greece will look to end the use of single-use plastics by July 1, 2021, according to Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis. Hatzidakis made the announcement on Saturday while attending an event announcing the partnership between the Ministry and AC...

The use of light plastic bags plunged an amazing 98.6 percent in Greek supermarkets in 2019 compared with 2017, the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) said in a report released on Wednesday. According to the report, Greek households...

Greece will ban plastic in the public sector as of February 1, Natural Environment and Waters Secretary Constantine Aravossis announced.

The Greek government is drafting a bill that aims to ban all single-use plastics in the country by July 2021. The draft law to reduce the impact of certain plastics on the environment, with the incorporation of the relevant EU...

The Greek government announced a campaign on Wednesday to tackle pollution from plastics, and promised to completely ban single-use plastics by June of 2021. "Thirty-nine tons of plastic waste end up in the sea in Greece (every day) and a...

Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted on the Greek island of Paros last week, enjoying all the delights that the idyllic destination has to offer during his summer vacation. But the actor, long known for his environmental activism, took an opportunity...

The tiny island of Donousa in the central Aegean Sea is striving to become the first Greek island completely free of disposable plastics by way of a series of awareness-raising actions which begin on Friday. Under an initiative called "Sea...