Western Macedonia landfill takes tonnes of garbage from Tripoli

The Western Macedonia regional landfill agreed to accept some 5,000 tonnes of rubbish from the city of Tripoli in the Peloponnese. The Western Macedonia Waste Management company DIADYMA SA said in an announcement that it agreed to the municipality's request "displaying social responsibility" and "solidarity" with Tripoli, which has been forced to declare a state of emergency over its waste mountain. DIADYMA SA said it would charge 25 euros per tonne for accepting the city's refuse, including VAT.

Meanwhile, a group of residents from Levidi (a small town in Arkadia) held a protest outside the old dump at Magoula to protest against the rubbish dumping in their area by Tripoli city authorities, picketing the entrance and guarding the site. Parallel to this, they filed a law suit against the Tripoli municipality including its mayor, Dimitris Pavlis, after an unsuccessful attempt to transfer and deposit the city's rubbish in the old Levidi dump last Friday, on the grounds that the area is now part of the Natura 2000 network.

According to local reports, a protest is planned in Tripoli on March 6th to demand the removal of rubbish from the city by 17 organisations and associations in the region, including the Labour Centre, the bar and medical associations, the Parents and School Children Association, etc.