'Recycling Town' at Syntagma

    The City of Athens announced that it will “construct” a “Recycling Town” for three days in Syntagma Square to inform city residents and visitors on ways of recycling, in collaboration with private SKAI radio/television station and Eurobank, beginning on Friday.

   

    From Friday through Sunday, November 22, leading recycling companies will manage kiosks at Syntagma Square and give citizens the opportunity to be informed about the usefulness, the benefits and the ways of recycling. In addition, environment volunteers of the City of Athens will distribute info brochures and be on call to provide information to all.

   

    The “Recycling Town” will be home to eight Collective Alternative Management systems that recycle: Packaging materials; Oils; Packaging and Waste; Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste; Lighting Equipment and Lamps; Portable batteries; Used Tires; and Used Lubricating Oil.

   

    The kiosks will operate the following days and hours:

    Friday, November 20 - 10am-8pm

    Saturday, November 21 - 10am-6pm

    Sunday, November 22 - 10am-3pm

   

    Events

   

    During the three-day operation of the "Recycling Town", an outdoor photography exhibition held in cooperation with the Greek Lomographic Embassy and gallery M55 will be staged at Syntagma Square.

   

    Six photographers “lomo-write” about the environment: Ilias Kosidas, Athena Kazolea, Marilia Kostantinopoulou, Yiorgos Kouvaras, Yiannis Fountoulakis and Stefania Mizara. The lomo-photographs will give a different perspective on the way waste is handled in the city’s trash containers, the landfills and the recycling centres, under the motto “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle”.

   

    In addition, children can have fun and learn about recycling through clever events that will attract their interest:

   

    On Friday, the group “Ftou xeleftheria” will present the programme “You wanna play Environment?” from 10am to 2pm. The programme is aimed to raise children's awareness on recycling and the preciousness of water. Next will be the “Recycling Amusement Park” presented by the Entertainment Educational Action group from 2pm to 8pm.

   

    On Saturday, Trash Art creates... treasures from the trash from 10am to 3pm. Children, together with teachers and artists, can create artwork from recycled materials and arrange the city they desire and dream of living in through creative constructions.

   

    On the same day, light bulbs will be exchanged for energy saving from 3pm to 6pm under the initiative of the company Fotokyklosi.

   

    On Sunday, from 11am to 1pm, the play “Which way to Litter... Greenville” will be performed at the “Eleftheri Ekfrasi” theatre of Mary Igglesi. Topics of the play include recycling, the protection of the forest and the balance of nature.

   

    Shortly afterwards, at 1:30pm the City of Athens Philharmonic will perform at the “Recycling Town” and close the three-day event with music.

    Please note that on Saturday, November 21, book donations will be accepted. The non-governmental organisation "The Caravan of Solidarity" will operate book collection points at Syntagma Square, Glyfada and Kifisia. Some books will be used to stock new libraries.

   

    The book collection points will be located at:

    1. Syntagma Square from 10am to 6pm in the “Recycling Town”.

    2. Glyfada Municipality (15, Alsous St) in the City Council hall from 8am to 2pm.

    3. Kifissia Municipality (Dionisou & Mirsinis Sts) from 8am to 2pm.