The Bio-Waste Household Collection is slowly entering the lives of Athenians, with the aim of achieving the creation of a “green city”. Today, the Municipality’s Cleaning-Recycling Directorate carried out an informational activity in Lambrini square in Patisia, in the presence of the mayor Harry Doukas.

In this context, more than 600 residents received small household brown bins and were informed in detail about the Household Bio-Waste Collection. 220 apartment buildings and 1,600 apartments have already been informed about the new program, while in today’s action 1,100 household small brown bins of 10lt and 4,000 biodegradable bags were distributed. Those interested had the opportunity to state their residential address, so that the municipality could soon carry out an informative visit to their homes.

The network of brown bins is constantly expanding in Athens. Approximately 700 brown bins serve daily 108 supermarkets, 55 hotels, 411 KYE stores, 19 hospitals, 13 street markets, 6 camps, etc. The goal of the municipal authority is to expand the network of brown bins in residences, in order to create green neighborhoods in all Municipal Communities.

“More than 1,600 households have already been informed about our action. We provide citizens with useful information on how we recycle organic waste”, said Haris Doukas and added: “If we can significantly increase the recycling of organic waste and reach 50%, then we will save over 2.5 million euros in time. Hundreds of our fellow citizens have come here since morning. They have taken the little brown bins and the biodegradable bags. We vigorously start the effort for recycling. Green Athens begins now.”

For her part, the deputy mayor for Cleaning and Recycling, Roxani Bei, emphasized: “It is a pilot program that is proceeding in collaboration with the managers of the apartment buildings in the area. I and the mayor thank them. We believe that since this pilot program was successful in the fifth arrondissement, it can work in other neighborhoods as well. The message today is very optimistic.”