Nutrient cycle

With the Hellenic Recycling Agency (HRA) appearing to be failing over the last two years, with repeated resignations of senior executives, the recycling project is at an impasse.

A total of 1 million worms at the facility of the Zeytinburnu Municipality in Istanbul that feed on organic waste collected from marketplaces and groceries have produced a ton of fertilizer for use in horticulture.

A 26-year-old fifth-generation fisherman from the Greek port city of Piraeus has been named Europe's Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), a prestigious award that also provides seed funding and mentorship to promising environmentalists around the world.

Nine in 10 Greeks believe that recycling plastic is important to the environment, but only handful are aware of the parameters involved, Greenpeace has found.

Each year, an estimated 6.4m tons of useless fishing equipment is discarded or lost at sea, and over 100,000 marine mammals die from the harmful effects of plastic, fishing nets, and trash in the oceans. In an effort to combat the damage done to Greek environments Norwegian company Nofir A.S.

Europe could miss several key targets for safeguarding its species, water, air and land, said a study that warned economic recovery would add to the pressure on natural resources.