NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT IN DALI FOR RECYCLING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, BATTERIES AND MEDICINES - Filenews 29/10 by Angelos Nikolaou
According to the reasoned finding of the Department of Environment dated October 20, 2026, the request was submitted by the company Flanxo Holdings Ltd with WEEE Cyprus Ltd as the main administrator through the Urban Planning Authority of the Nicosia District Self-Government Organization (EOAL). The project concerns the conversion of an existing industrial warehouse into a receiving, sorting, dismantling and temporary storage unit at a total cost of €1.3 million.
The main purpose of the project is the rational environmental management and preparation for recycling and recovery of sensitive waste streams, which to date often end up thoughtlessly in the environment or in household garbage. The unit will manage waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE), batteries and expired household pharmaceuticals.
Receipt with strict document checks and visual inspection, weighing, hand sorting, disassembly and temporary storage of materials will be carried out at the unit. The facility will be erected on a plot of 6,509 sq.m. in the Industrial Zone of Category A (Βγ2) in Idalion, while the construction works will be of a limited scale and involve the addition of a covered sorting area, outdoor storage areas and a weighbridge.
The total capacity of the plant is estimated at 5,190 tons of waste per year. In detail, the annual estimated receipt quantities per category are as follows:
>> Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): 5,000 tons/year (includes large and small electrical appliances, screens – televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners and photovoltaic panels).
>> Batteries: 90 tons/year.
>> Toner/Inks: 50 tons/year.
>> Fluorescent lamps: 35 tons/year.
>> Expired household pharmaceuticals/substances: 15 tons/year.
>> Plastics: 10 tons/year.
>> Ferrous metals: 14 tons/year.
>> Paper/Cardboard: 5 tons/year.
>> Other/ Material mixtures: 40 tons/year.
The Environmental Authority considered that the environmental impacts of the operation of the plant are not significant and can be fully addressed through specific conditions.
Among other things, it is necessary to completely waterproof the floors with an impermeable concrete surface, to install grease traps, manholes and watertight tanks to collect any leaks or contaminated rainwater, as well as to strictly limit noise and dust levels.
Particular emphasis was placed on safety and fire protection, as the operator is obliged to submit to the Department of Environment and the Fire Service a Risk Assessment Study (RI) for the worst case scenario of a fire, as well as an Active Fire Protection Study, before issuing a building permit. At the same time, strict maximum pile height limits and minimum safety distances for the storage of materials are set.
