By Eleni Botas
Turnover of over 20 million euros, two new acquisitions by the end of the year and plans to enter the Stock Exchange, are the goals – prospects of Polygreen, the company that managed to turn Tilos into the first island of zero waste, through the project ” Just Go Zero Tilos.
Recently, Polygreen proceeded with the acquisition of Vasilakopoulos Recycling SA, a company that is active in the collection and sorting of recyclable materials, is the first step of the ambitious investment plan for 2022, while two more acquisitions are in the works.
In 2021, the total amount of the company’s investments in Greece and abroad exceeded 20 million euros, which included the purchase of a special ship to deal with and restore marine pollution and the development of its presence and infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa but also the organization and strengthening of its infrastructure in Greece.
Great interest in the program
Polygreen has managed to make Tilos the first island in the world to achieve 100% diversion from landfill. How; Through a comprehensive waste management program that has been developed by the company and includes door-to-door waste collection and their full utilization. This waste concerns a total of 25 flows: Plastics, packaging paper, printed paper, aluminum, four-pack, metal containers, cigarette butts, coffee capsules, cooking oil, spray, lamps, glass, toner, batteries, PP caps, drug packaging, styrofoam, , electrical appliances, organic, non-recyclable, diapers, reusable items and wooden packaging).
With the correct sorting of waste at the source being a prerequisite for the success of the project, more than 500 special bags have been distributed to every household and business in Tilos. Through them, the separated door-to-door waste is collected on predetermined days and intensified during the summer period, when the number of visitors to the island increases drastically.
The waste is then transported to the Cyclic Innovation Center which replaced the landfill and was equipped with modern machinery and technological applications. There is further sorting and preparation of waste for recycling, composting or energy recovery.
Just Go Zero Tilos was presented a few days ago to the President of the Republic, Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou by the founder and president of Polygreen, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, while in an open event, in the speeches of the Ministers of State, Akis Skertsos, Environment and Energy, Kostas Aegean G. Hatzimarkou, but also the Commissioner for the Environment Virginijus Sinkevičius expressed their full support for the program, which, as they said, is an example for everyone, as it implements zero waste, for the first time, in an entire community and paves the way for the cyclical waste management in other areas of Greece.
Besides, the benefits of the project both in environmental, as well as in social and economic level for the inhabitants of the remote island are great
According to information, the program has attracted the interest of other municipalities that wish to follow the example of Tilos, having already compiled a list of 22 islands, while great interest is recorded by companies and organizations.
Source: Capital
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