{"id":2204,"date":"2025-01-19T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/trash-is-still-buried-and-no-fines-are-to-be-paid\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:58:05","slug":"trash-is-still-buried-and-no-fines-are-to-be-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/trash-is-still-buried-and-no-fines-are-to-be-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"Trash is still buried and no fines are to be paid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1259062\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trash-landfill-intime-320x200.jpg?v=1616002629\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trash-landfill-intime-scaled.jpg?v=1616002629\" alt=\"Trash is still buried and no fines are to be paid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trash-landfill-intime-960x600.jpg?v=1616002630\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece continues to bury 78% of its trash in landfills, recycles very little \u2013 just 17% \u2013 and uses a very small amount of trash to generate energy.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, municipalities who were supposed to pay a sort of fine to the national recycling agency, EOAN, owe a staggering amount and were excused from paying these fines this year after a near-revolt.<\/p>\n<p>The amount owed by the municipalities since the second half of 2023 is estimated at \u20ac165 million. Late last year, they were asked to pay \u20ac119 million, which would count as a forward payment for the trash that will be buried in landfills in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After a few weeks of furtive discussions, and complaints by mayors that payment would blow up their budgets, they were recently informed that the state budget contained no new revenue for EOAN this year and that, therefore, they would pay nothing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1259062\/trash-is-still-buried-and-no-fines-are-to-be-paid\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Greece continues to bury 78% of its trash in landfills, recycles very little \u2013 just 17% \u2013 and uses a very small amount of trash to generate energy. 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