Work has started to remove dangerous chemical waste from the AstraSol factory in Latsia, the environment department confirmed on Monday.
The department’s director, Theodoulos Mesimeris, said this was a long-overdue step and a long-standing demand of the local community . He described it as a major issue finally coming to an end.
For years, residents have fought legal battles over concerns that emissions from the factory’s smokestacks contained dichloromethane, a
