Green Dot has announced the completion of the application process for the construction of the island’s first automated waste processing plant. The facility will be equipped with optical separators for material recognition and aerodynamic sorting systems, allowing efficient separation of plastics from paper. Thanks to advanced technologies, the new plant will become a benchmark for the entire country and will significantly reduce the heavy burden on the Kotsi landfill, where large volumes of municipal waste are currently buried every day.
Project details
The future plant will be located in the industrial zone of Tseri. The estimated cost of the first phase of the project is €1.75 million excluding VAT. At the same time, a second separate tender is being conducted for the procurement of high-tech equipment, with a starting price of €4.95 million, also excluding VAT. The results are expected to be announced in mid-May 2026.
The Green Dot board of directors plans to proceed as quickly as possible. The goal is to sign contracts with the winners of both tenders by the end of May 2026. Construction and installation work will then begin and is scheduled to last exactly 15 months. If the timeline is maintained, the plant will be fully completed and operational by July 2027. Green Dot CEO Marios Vrahimis confirmed that there are interested contractors for both tenders.
Plant capacity
The capacity of the new complex is impressive. The plant will be able to process up to 36,000 tonnes of various packaging materials annually. These primarily include PMD waste: plastic bottles, containers and bags, metal cans, and composite packaging such as Tetra Pak. In addition, the facility will handle the sorting of paper waste.
According to Vrahimis, the plant will have sufficient capacity to process all PMD waste collected across Cyprus. The situation with paper will be addressed separately: the company plans to conduct an economic study, as paper is exported through ports, and transporting it from distant regions to Nicosia and then back may be inefficient. A final decision regarding the paper stream will be made after a detailed analysis of logistical and financial costs.