Trash
Environment
Volunteers Collect More Than 13 Tons of Garbage from Greek Beaches
Over thirteen tons of garbage were collected from Greek beaches and the seabed in 145 separate cleaning operations between September and October 2019, the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) announced on Thursday.
The detritus was collected by a total of...
Environment
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,...
Environment
Greece's Corfu Wallows in Trash Amid Violence over Garbage Site
The authorities on Corfu have started collecting the mounds of trash which have been piling up for weeks on the island after residents near dumping grounds prevented garbage trucks from approaching.
So far 500 tons of trash have been collected by the...
Economy
Greece Talks Trash to Garbage Collectors
ATHENS - With rubbish piling up and even blocking some streets after two weeks of a strike by rubbish collectors, public health authorities said the government might bring in private companies to pick it up, signaling what could be...