They collected 48 bags of garbage from the Agia Triada campsite (photo)
23 large blue bags for recycling and 25 black bags with general waste were collected from the Agia Triada campsite.
Large amounts of garbage collect from the campsite of Agia Triada Thessaloniki the citizens’ initiative committee of Thermaikos “Save the Camping”, with the participation of several citizens who responded to a call it had addressed in the previous days.
During the action, 48 large bags were collected while they were also sorted, in order to distinguish the recyclable materials. A total of 23 large blue bags for recycling and 25 black bags with general waste were collected.
According to the announcement of the Thermaikos citizens’ initiative committee “Save the Camping”, large quantities of bulky materials, rubble, aluminum to old furniture and… books still remain in the area.
As the heads of the municipal factions of the minority in the municipal council of Thermaikos, Yiannis Mavromatis, Thodoris Tzekos and Giorgos Chatzivalasis, who came to the camping site, expressed their support for the action and actively participating in the cleaning operation, the matter will be raised in the municipal council, said so that the municipality of Thermaikos sends cleaning machines in order to completely clean the camping area, according to the committee’s announcement.
According to the organizers of the action, following a written request from the initiative committee, the vice-mayor of cleanliness of the municipality of Thermaikos had sent waste collection bags as well as a small van, but it was impossible to load bulky objects.
“The cleaning operation is part of the efforts that for months the initiative committee has undertaken to raise public awareness in order to prevent the destruction of this unique oasis of green and recreation in eastern Thessaloniki, as the TAIPED seeks, by cutting down most of 2,500 trees that exist there, in order to “plant” luxury villas for a few, a “five-star” hotel and shopping malls in their place. At the request of the residents of the area, the area of 162 acres of the campsite in the municipality of Thermaikos has not passed, in order to be used for sports, educational and cultural activities as well as recreation”, concludes the announcement of the Thermaikos citizens’ initiative committee “Save the Camping”.