Summary

A licensed private site for bulky waste disposal has opened in the Foné area of Apokoronas, giving contractors, cleaning crews, tradespeople and residents a legal place to drop off renovation rubble, old furniture and other large items. The municipality says illegal dumping in streambeds, roads and public spaces can no longer be justified, and warns that the law will be enforced. The move follows the Easter holiday period, during which volunteer and municipal cleaning efforts kept the area's villages tidy.

Apokoronas gets a legal bulky waste site — and a warning to illegal dumpers

A licensed private drop-off point for bulky waste is now operating in the Foné area of Apokoronas, giving residents, tradespeople and businesses a legal and safe way to dispose of large items that do not fit in ordinary rubbish collection.

Who is it for?

The site is aimed particularly at:

Contractors and construction crews generating waste from renovations and building works

Cleaning and maintenance teams removing large quantities of bulky material

Tradespeople of all kinds who regularly produce oversized waste

Private residents clearing out homes or undertaking renovation projects

The end of the excuse

Illegal dumping of furniture, building rubble and other bulky waste in streambeds, along roadsides and on public land has been a recurring problem in the area. With a properly licensed facility now available, the municipality says there is no longer any justification for disposing of materials anywhere other than the designated site.

The message from the municipality is unambiguous: environmental law will be applied. Anyone caught dumping illegally faces legal consequences.

A community effort

The announcement follows Easter, when cleaning workers, volunteers and community leaders worked to keep Apokoronas villages clean and presentable. The municipality is calling on elected representatives, businesses and all residents to stay engaged — to inform neighbours about the new facility, to report violations, and to treat the area's landscape as a shared responsibility that belongs to future generations as much as to those living here today.

PRESS RELEASE – MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS – MESSAGE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSCIENCE

«There is no longer any excuse: Apokoronas has a solution for bulky waste – not in nature. We love our place, and we prove it!»

April 14, 2026, 7:36 AM

During the Holy Days of Easter, Apokoronas proved once again that it is not simply a place — it is a living community with values, with respect, and with a deeply rooted sense of responsibility.

I wish, from the bottom of my heart, to express my warmest thanks to all those who contributed to keeping our villages clean, well-kept, and worthy of our tradition and history.

To the cleaning workers, the volunteers, the community presidents, and to every conscientious citizen who played their part — you have proven that when there is cooperation, the result honours us all.

However, responsibility does not end with the holidays.

It is time to speak plainly.

In Apokoronas, a licensed private site now operates in the Foné area, where bulky waste can be deposited legally and safely.

This concerns primarily:

Contractors
Cleaning crews
Technical trades
Renovations of all kinds

There is no longer any excuse for the uncontrolled dumping of materials in streambeds, roads and communal spaces.

Protecting our place is not a choice. It is an obligation.

And it must be made clear to all:

The law will be enforced.

I call especially upon elected representatives, professionals, and every individual citizen to rise to the occasion. To contribute actively, to inform, to intervene, to protect.

Because Apokoronas belongs to none of us individually — it belongs to all of us collectively.

And above all, it belongs to those who are yet to come.

Let us prove, with actions and not words, that we are worthy of handing it on in a better state.

With respect for our place, with responsibility towards our history, and with faith in the future of Apokoronas.