The management of waste across Thessaloniki Prefecture is the responsibility of FODSA, a professional organization which was originally known as The Association of Local Authorities of Thessaloniki when it became a legal entity of public law in 1971.
On 1st January 2014, the Association was renamed the Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies of Central Macedonia (FODSA). Its responsibilities were expanded to provide waste management for the whole region of Central Macedonia. The expansion happened when The Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies (RASWMA) of Central Macedonia became the first scientific and logistical operator to merge fourteen former waste management associations who were responsible for thirty eight municipalities across Central Macedonia. This merger included seven regions: Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Pella, Pieria, Serres, Kilkis and Imathia. FODSA has its headquarters in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki Prefecture is home to two million people, one million of whom live in the city of Thessaloniki. The management of waste is therefore high on the agenda to provide Thessaloniki’s citizens and summer tourists with a sustainable waste management system.
Traditionally, waste had been transported from the western region of Thessaloniki directly by the municipality’s waste collection vehicles to the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site. To help reduce vehicle movements and the carbon footprint, FODSA decided to build a new 1100 tonnes per day waste transfer station at Efkarpia to serve the municipalities across western Thessaloniki. The development of the new waste transfer station has also improved the efficiency of the municipality’s waste collection services across this area.
The development of sustainable waste management systems has always been at the forefront of FODSA’S plans for Central Macedonia. These developments have been delivered through Michael Geranis, the President of FODSA. Mr. Geranis has been President of the Association for a considerable number of years. Since his initiation as President, his main agenda was to deliver sustainable waste management systems for the region, one of which being the development of the Efkarpia waste transfer station. Mr. Geranis is continually looking at other ways to develop sustainable waste management and recycling systems for the region both for the present as well as the future.
The development of the Efkarpia waste transfer station is the second significant development by FODSA in waste management infrastructure for Central Macedonia. The first was the design, construction and operation of the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site in 2008 to replace the old Tagaredes sanitary landfill when it became full. The Association has also rehabilitated some of its closed landfill sites into natural park land. A methane generator is used at the
Tagaredes sanitary landfill site to harness electricity from the methane produced inside the landfill site. The waste transfer station has reduced waste collection vehicle movements by 60% and reduced their carbon footprint having to travel directly to the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site. FODSA is at the forefront of innovation in delivering sustainable waste management systems to the citizens and visitors of Central Macedonia for meeting the needs of the present as well as the future.
On 1st January 2014, the Association was renamed the Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies of Central Macedonia (FODSA). Its responsibilities were expanded to provide waste management for the whole region of Central Macedonia. The expansion happened when The Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies (RASWMA) of Central Macedonia became the first scientific and logistical operator to merge fourteen former waste management associations who were responsible for thirty eight municipalities across Central Macedonia. This merger included seven regions: Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Pella, Pieria, Serres, Kilkis and Imathia. FODSA has its headquarters in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki Prefecture is home to two million people, one million of whom live in the city of Thessaloniki. The management of waste is therefore high on the agenda to provide Thessaloniki’s citizens and summer tourists with a sustainable waste management system.
Traditionally, waste had been transported from the western region of Thessaloniki directly by the municipality’s waste collection vehicles to the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site. To help reduce vehicle movements and the carbon footprint, FODSA decided to build a new 1100 tonnes per day waste transfer station at Efkarpia to serve the municipalities across western Thessaloniki. The development of the new waste transfer station has also improved the efficiency of the municipality’s waste collection services across this area.
The development of sustainable waste management systems has always been at the forefront of FODSA’S plans for Central Macedonia. These developments have been delivered through Michael Geranis, the President of FODSA. Mr. Geranis has been President of the Association for a considerable number of years. Since his initiation as President, his main agenda was to deliver sustainable waste management systems for the region, one of which being the development of the Efkarpia waste transfer station. Mr. Geranis is continually looking at other ways to develop sustainable waste management and recycling systems for the region both for the present as well as the future.
The development of the Efkarpia waste transfer station is the second significant development by FODSA in waste management infrastructure for Central Macedonia. The first was the design, construction and operation of the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site in 2008 to replace the old Tagaredes sanitary landfill when it became full. The Association has also rehabilitated some of its closed landfill sites into natural park land. A methane generator is used at the
Tagaredes sanitary landfill site to harness electricity from the methane produced inside the landfill site. The waste transfer station has reduced waste collection vehicle movements by 60% and reduced their carbon footprint having to travel directly to the Mavrorahi sanitary landfill site. FODSA is at the forefront of innovation in delivering sustainable waste management systems to the citizens and visitors of Central Macedonia for meeting the needs of the present as well as the future.
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