EU finances the construction of a major new compliant sanitary landfill in the north

THE EUROPEAN Commission is providing more than €5 million funding to construct a sanitary landfill site in the occupied area of Kythrea area, in order to improve solid waste management.

The site will include a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility and will serve the whole population in the occupied areas until 2033.

The 16 month project will be undertaken by the consortium of Finnish firm EKOKEM,  local firm Tüfekçi and overseen by the German firm  C&E Consulting und Engineering GmbH.

The project is one several related EU projects in the north to ensure modern solid waste management – others include the closure of the largest waste dumpsite in occupied village of Kato Dhikomo and the construction of a new waste transfer station near Famagusta.

The overall EU contribution to these projects is €19.5 million, which will come out of the EU’s €259 million aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot community.

The landfill is designed to be operated, according to the Landfill of Waste Directive (1999/31/EC) and has been designed to comply with the requirements of the Council Decision of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills (Directive 2003/33/EC).

 

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