The letter from the Director of Circular Economy at the European Commission Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, about Cyprus’ failure to meet recycling targets and reduce landfilling, should have come as no surprise. Waste management decisions at government and technocratic levels have been slapdash and rarely thought through, ensuring disappointing results and spiralling costs.
Ciobanu-Dordea said Cyprus had “failed to establish an integrated and adequate network of waste management installations for mixed municipal
