Veolia Environnement has agreed to sell Suez’s UK waste business to Macquarie for 2.4 billion euros ($2.44 billion) after concerns were raised by the country’s antitrust authorities, the agency said. Bloomberg. The sale is the latest step in Veolia’s acquisition of a large stake in French rival Suez, completed elsewhere in the world earlier in […]
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The evolution of waste management in Greece
Waste management is undeniably one of the most important areas of discussion in recent years since it directly concerns public health and the environment. With the increasing difficulties faced by the residents of areas near landfills and with the ascertainment of their environmental impacts, the planning of waste management solutions based on the circular economy […]
The polluter pays: The new program for the big Municipalities opens
of Eleni Botas A new program in collaboration with the Ministry of Development for “The polluter pays” opens in the coming days the Ministry of Environment and Energy. According to the General Secretary of Waste Management Manolis Grafakos, the program that will be opened concerns the submission of proposals by the Municipalities for the implementation […]
Cross-border hazardous waste handling has increased by 500% over the last 30 years
The most complete “map” of the transboundary transport of hazardous waste around the world was presented by scientists in a study in the journal “Nature Communications”. They are talking about a real World Wide Waste Web, in a clear analogy to the WWW. About 7 to 10 billion tonnes of waste are generated each year […]
Where are the competitions of MEA Schistos, Fili and Grammatikos
By Eleni Botas “The water has now entered the ditch” claims the Attica Region for the tenders of the waste treatment plants in Schistos and Fyli, with a total budget of 761 million euros, while for the tender of the Grammatikos unit that “every possible measure is taken for the shortest conclusion of the tender […]
Where are the competitions of the Schistos, Fili and Grammatikos waste units
By Eleni Botas “The water has now entered the ditch” claims the Attica Region for the tenders of the waste treatment plants in Schistos and Fyli, with a total budget of 761 million euros, while for the tender of the Grammatikos unit that “every possible measure is taken for the shortest conclusion of the tender […]