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The Office of the Environment Commissioner today launched the delivery process of the "Advisory Guide for the Conversion of Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Buildings into Zero Waste Buildings in Landfills". This is an Advisory Guide to guide Ministries and Deputy Ministries on how they can achieve zero waste to landfill verification. The first recipient of the Guide from Environment Commissioner Dr Maria Panayiotou was today, 24 July, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis. Meetings between the Environment Commissioner and the other Ministers and Deputy Ministers for the delivery of the Guide in electronic form have already been scheduled for the coming days. The aim is for all Ministers and Deputy Ministers to receive the Guide by the end of August, so that the staff can be trained by the Environment Commissioner's Office in the autumn.
It should be recalled that this action was initiated by the joint initiative of First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides together with the Commissioner for the Environment Dr. Maria Panayiotou to start the process of transforming the Presidential Palace into the first governmental Zero Waste Building in Chomatteres.
For the preparation of the Advisory Guide, the expertise of the Senior Development and Programme Management Officer of the Environment Commissioner's Office, Mr. Theodoulos Makrygiannis, was utilized. His expertise stems from and is documented by the fact that he was the initiator and head of the conversion of the first organization in Cyprus with zero waste to landfill verification since 2016.
The Advisory Guide explains the steps and the process that must be followed in order for a building to qualify as zero waste to landfill.
The Advisory Guide explains the steps and the process that must be followed in order for a building to qualify as zero waste to landfill.
The Advisory Guide explains the steps and the process that must be followed in order for a building to qualify as zero waste to landfill. Through this process, the following is achieved:
- Waste reduction: becoming a zero waste building means that these buildings will promote the reduction of waste production at source and encourage the reuse of materials. This can significantly reduce the volume of waste going to landfill and can help to improve the processes involved.
- Promoting recycling: Zero waste buildings promote good waste management and therefore encourage recycling and reuse of materials. This helps to save resources, and to reduce energy consumption and use of natural resources.
- Environmental protection: Reducing waste production and promoting the reuse and recycling of materials helps to reduce environmental pollution and the strain on natural ecosystems. This contributes to improving air, soil and water quality.
- Promoting sustainable practices: The conversion to zero waste buildings confirms our commitment to adopting sustainable practices and promoting environmental awareness. With our example, we invite both the private sector and citizens to follow sustainable waste management in practice.
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