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Completion of E-learning Program “Circular Economy for Tourism Professionals”

Within the framework of the European project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece – “Implementation of the Circular Economy in Greece”, which is coordinated by the Ministry of Environement & Energy, another cycle of distance learning (E-learning) was carried out under the title: “Circular Economy for Tourism Professionals”. The comprehensive training program is implemented by the Network of Sustainable Islands (DAFNI), the Green Fund, Harokopio University, the Ecological Recycling Society, Terra Nova, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, and the Hellenic Recycling Agency.
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Municipality of Athens: International Zero Waste Day with 170 Primary School Students

Students from primary schools in Athens took part in the creation of an experiential model community at Agios Thomas Square in Goudi. On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Waste, on March 30, they were informed by the Directorate of Cleaning and Recycling of the Municipality of Athens—participating in the LIFE-IP CEI Greece programme—and by Appliances Recycling S.A., about the proper management of hazardous household waste, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic equipment.
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Information Day & Three-Day Regional Circular Economy Workshop in Crete, 20–22/04/2026

An Information Day and a Regional Circular Economy Workshop in Crete are co-organized by the Green Fund, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Region of Crete, and the Unified Waste Management Association of Crete (ESDAK), from April 20 to April 22, 2026, in Heraklion, specifically at the Hellenic Mediterranean University – HMU (Estavromenos area), within the framework of the LIFE-IP CEI-GREECE Project – LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013 “Implementation of the Circular Economy in Greece”.
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Verdetec 2026: Circular Economy and the LIFE–IP CEI

The European project LIFE IP CEI GREECE, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment & Energy and implemented in collaboration with 19 strategic partners, invites you to the conference: “Circular Economy and the LIFE–IP CEI–Greece Project in Greece”, which will take place on Friday, February 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the MEC Exhibition Center in Paiania, within the framework of the international VerdeTec Forum 2026.

kladopoulou kladopoulou
February 21, 2026
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Sheep Wool: From Waste to a Valuable Resource

New bilateral agreement of the LIFE IP CEI Greece project with the Egnatia Epirus Foundation for the circular economy A new bilateral agreement has been signed between the LIFE-IP CEI Greece project, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, and the Egnatia Epirus Foundation, aiming to promote the valorization of agri-food waste — with a focus on sheep wool — in line with the principles of the circular economy.
kladopoulou kladopoulou
January 29, 2026