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The signing of the Tender Contract for the "Supply and installation of 50 prefabricated Green Kiosks for separate recycling in mountainous and remote areas of all the Provinces of Cyprus" took place today, between the Department of Environment and the Contractor (MESOΓEIOΣ DIGITAL DIGITAL PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS A.E.), in the presence of the General Directorate of Development, due to the fact that it is a milestone in the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026. The Contract will have a duration of twenty-five (25) months and its value amounts to €3,274,000 excluding VAT.
The Green Pavilions are an action of the LIFE IP CYzero WASTE- LIFE20/IPE/CY/000011 Project, "Smart Monitoring and Effective Waste Reduction in Cyprus". The design of the Green Pavilion is a prototype unit of the National Technical University of Athens, as a partner of the project, and has been successfully implemented in remote areas and islands in Greece.
The Green Pavilion is a small Recyclable Materials Sorting Centre appropriately configured in a small modified container, which accepts separated recyclable materials from citizens. The aim of the Green Pavilion is to record the quality and quantity of incoming materials, and to achieve detailed separation and recovery of materials of high purity and value. The Green Pavilion will accept (a) paper/cardboard, (b) plastic, (c) glass, (d) metal and (e) special streams, while in addition, materials that can be easily reused without any kind of processing may be placed in the Green Pavilion.
The Green Pavilion will accept (a) paper/cardboard, (b) plastic, (c) glass, (d) metal and (e) special streams. For example, clothing and footwear, toys, CDs and books. In terms of specific flows, these consist of edible fats and oils (frying oils), light bulbs, small electrical and electronic appliances, as well as household batteries - accumulators.
The Green Pavilions will be installed in fifty (50) remote and mountainous local authorities in all the Provinces of Cyprus. Specifically, these are eight communities in the Nicosia District, 16 communities in the Paphos District, 14 communities in the Limassol District, ten communities and one municipality in the Larnaca District and one community in the Famagusta District. The installation of the Green Pavilions is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026.
In conclusion, the importance of the Green Pavilions in the efforts of Local Authorities to improve their performance in recycling and reuse was highlighted, with a view to the integrated management of municipal solid waste.
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