IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION AND CATEGORIZATION OF UNCONTROLLED LANDFILL SITES IN CYPRUS
The protection of the environment from the cease of operation of all uncontrolled / semi controlled disposal areas comes up to a necessity and a priority for the Republic of Cyprus as a new member of European Community. For the complete harmonization with the principles of sustainable development and European legislation (99/31/EC on the landfill of waste and 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste), “The strategic plan for solid waste management in Cyprus” was prepared in June 2002 (it has been approved by the Cypriot Parliament in 2003).
The Landfill Directive was passed by Europe in 1999 and requires among other things the Cyprus waste management industry to classify landfill sites according to their hazards to the environment. In the Republic of Cyprus, 113 uncontrolled waste dump sites have been identified and recorded. Once the sites have been identified, a GIS database was developed with complete information for each site. Risk assessment of the sites was carried out using a method of multiple criteria decision analysis. The method was based on the highest scores achieved for each criterion. The 10 sites that have the highest scores are the ones prior to immediate restoration.
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| Autor: | Theofanis Lolos  Georgios Koullapis George Lolos Alexior Panagoulopoulos C. Tsobanidis | |
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