Trash Talk #1: Waste is all around

Limassol Agora, 15 Dec, 18:30 (19:00 – start of the program) 💚

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We will gather to find out where waste is taken to, and why a significant part of it remains on the city streets and in the countryside surrounding us all around. Does recycling fall into the same pile as household waste, and what is the “pay as you throw” system, and could “zero waste concept” become one of the solutions?

The problem of garbage and its sorting is acute all over the world. Governments are allocating huge budgets trying to get out of the garbage crisis, but which of these solutions are truly innovative, and which are essentially no different from sweeping dirt under the carpet? Fragile island ecosystems like Cyprus need our care even more than the mainland. Will the waste sorting plant on the island be able to solve the problem? And who will get the huge EU budgets allocated to the “pay as you throw” system?

World eco-industry experts, business analysts, investors and residents will gather to search for relevant solutions, analyze the recycling market, discuss business and charitable ideas at a series of our meetups.

Event program:
– Presentations and Q&A session
– Quiz with prizes
– Networking afterparty with DJ germes

Speakers:

1. Marios Polymniou, Project Manager at City Friends Club.

CFC is a Limassol based charity and NGO organisation on a mission to make Cyprus clean.

2. Andreas Kallis, Managing Director at Greenpack Cyprus Ltd

Greenpack (Cyprus) Ltd was established in 1995, the founder of the company is one of the pioneers in waste paper recycling in Cyprus since 1971 in Famagusta.

3. Kyriacos Theocharous, Supervising Engineer at Limassol’s Board of MSW Management (Green Points)

Green Points are drop-off points (centers) that can be used by any resident for FREE disposal of their recyclable waste that can’t be put out for collection with household waste.

4. Kristina Cernakevica, Co-founder at αgnό zero-waste grocery store.

Agno grocery is the first zero waste grocery shop in Limassol & Cyprus, our aim is to provide the local community with a sustainable option for day-to-day shopping and reduce the volume of household waste and disposable plastic going to landfill.

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