The Circular Economy Information Day in Central Greece took place on 3 November 2025 in Chalkida, at the Regional Council Chamber in the Administration Building of the Regional Unit of Evia. The event was jointly organised by the Green Fund, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Region of Central Greece, the Regional Unit of Evia and the Hellenic Recycling Agency (EOAN), as part of the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece – LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013 “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece” project.
Opening remarks were delivered by Mr Manolis Grafakos, Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination; Mr Evangelos Kouk kouzas, Deputy Regional Governor for Environment, Spatial Planning and Transport of the Region of Central Greece; Mr Charalampos Kostaros, Deputy Mayor for Sanitation of the Municipality of Chalkida, representing the Solid Waste Management Authority and the Mayor of Chalkida; Mr Ioannis Androulakis, Chairman of the Board of the Green Fund; and Dr Manolis Anadranistakis, Chairman of the Board of EOAN.
These were followed by talks and presentations by Ms Mary Plati, LIFE-IP CEI-Greece Project Manager at the Ministry of Environment and Energy; Dr Alexandra-Sofia Tog ia, Chief Executive Officer of EOAN; Mr Grigoris Konstantellos, Mayor of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni and First Vice-President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece; Dr Nikolaos Afratis, Assistant Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Mr Vasilis Katerelos, General Manager for Sustainable Development at HERACLES Group; and Mr Dimitris Stamatoukos, General Manager of SANKE MEPE, the Collective Recycling Scheme for Excavation, Construction and Demolition Waste.
Mr Koukouzas concluded the event with a presentation of the Region of Central Greece’s proposals for digital tools supporting the circular economy.
The event aimed to highlight successful circular economy practices that could be implemented in Central Greece and to promote a better overall understanding of circular economy issues.
A total of 70 participants attended the event, both in person in Chalkida and online.
View the event programme here.
View the presentations below:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY – The LIFE-IP CEI-Greece Project
Circular Economy: Challenges and the Role of EOAN
Afratis – Research and Industry
Watch the video here
