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Greek Rubbish Collectors Will Strike

Greek rubbish collectors have called for a 48-hour strike on Feb. 14-15 and won't make pickups as scheduled. They strike from time to time but return to work eventually. The strike has been called by the Panhellenic Federation of...

Rubbish Collectors Protesting

Since 10 a.m. this morning rubbish collectors have been gathered in front of the Interior Ministry in Athens while awaiting a meeting between their representatives and Minister Tassos Gianitsis. The workers in the sector, who yesterday occupied the office of...

No Rubbish Bins Outside OAKA Stadium

  It was shock and horror when the sight of piles of rubbish came into view at OAKA stadium at a recent concert. OAKA stadium policy requires those before entering the stadium must throw out any bottles they maybe carrying and beverages...

2 dead, 3 injured in clashes at Greek rubbish dump

Greek police say two men have been shot dead and three injured in a fight between scavengers at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Athens. Police say the victims are believed to be Asian immigrants who clashed with Albanian...

Residents Outraged at Keratea Rubbish Dump Plans

Fresh incidents occurred last  night between police and residents of Keratea, south-east of Athens. This location has been chosen over the past few years alongside Grammatico (north of the capital) as the site for two new large rubbish tips for the...

Inside the Magnificent Minoan Palace of Knossos in Crete

The Palace of Knossos was the largest of the Minoan palaces in Crete. 

Takis Shelter: The Greek Man from Crete Who Devotes His Life to Animals

Takis Proestakis, a former Greek businessman in the town of Ierapetra, Crete, gave up his comfortable life to devote himself to caring for abandoned dogs and cats at his shelter. The former owner of a popular nightclub in the town has...

Leonardo DiCaprio Spotlights Pollution, Leading to Greek Island Cleanup

Scientists from the Greek island of Andros are using a submarine with advanced sonar technology in order to document the state of the island's polluted seabed. The submarine, which is also equipped with a robotic arm, will enable researchers to...

Greek Orthodox Church on Lesvos Island Destroyed by Vandals

The small church of Hagios Georgios (Saint George) near the village of Moria on Lesvos was vandalized by unknown assailants on Monday. Some local people are blaming a group of migrants who live at the nearby camp for the act....

Homesteading British Couple Create Blissful Greek Haven on Crete

A millennial couple who quit their routine, predictable lives in the UK to live an alternative life outside a small village on the Greek island of Crete say that it was the "best decision they could have made." Stephanie and...

Wild Boars Spotted Roaming Around the Streets of Rafina, Attica (video)

A bizarre, and unnerving, spectacle has been appearing in front of people who live in Rafina, Attica for the last several days. A herd of wild boars has often been spotted wandering around the streets of the town, especially during...

Study Finds Every Tourist in Greece Leaves Behind Two Kilos of Trash

According to a recent study conducted by SETE, Greece's Association of Tourism Enterprises, each tourist who visited Greece in 2018 left behind an average of two kilograms of rubbish. In 2018 alone, more than 33 million people visited the country,...

Iconic Mykonos Lighthouse Abandoned to its Fate (video)

The Armenistis lighthouse, one of the most visited places on the Greek island of Mykonos, has been abandoned to its fate, as seen in an exclusive video by Mykonoslive.tv. The heartbreaking footage shows the building in a decrepit state, with...

New Mayor of Athens in Paris to Observe City's Sanitation Techniques

Kostas Bakoyannis, the new mayor of Athens, took a lightning-quick visit to Paris on Monday, just one day after he was sworn in, to see how the French capital handles sanitation and rubbish collection, the City of Athens announced...

Leonardo DiCaprio Shares Video of Andros Island Plastics Cleanup

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...