A new study on Athens' tourism capacity reveals growing pressures on the city's infrastructure, highlighting "tourism fragility" in highly saturated neighborhoods. With year-round visitor influx impacting waste, energy, and water resources, the study calls for proactive measures, including the establishment of a Sustainable Tourism Observatory, to balance growth and quality of life.
Tag: waste management
An apparent arson attack in Iraklio, Crete has crippled waste management services in the Malevizi municipality. Eight garbage trucks were destroyed by fire, leaving authorities scrambling to find a temporary solution for waste collection.
Athens and Thessaloniki will soon welcome quieter, cleaner streets with the deployment of 89 electric garbage trucks from Mitsubishi Fuso. The eCanter trucks, equipped with innovative noise-reducing refuse bodies, mark a major step towards sustainable urban living in Greece.
The Athens Municipality has unveiled initiatives to enhance the city's cleanliness, including an upgraded anti-graffiti service and a new app for waste management. These efforts highlight regulatory enforcement, citizen education, and infrastructure improvements to promote a cleaner Athens.
The government attaches great importance to innovative projects that translate the principles of the circular…
An estimated 229,000 tonnes (229,000,000 kilograms) of plastic is dumped into the Mediterranean Sea every year,…
According to the latest figures from the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, German investment…