The Environmental Authority has cleared the way for a facility in Dali to sort and dismantle electrical and electronic waste, batteries and expired household medicines. The 1.3-million-euro project will turn an existing industrial warehouse into a plant that prepares these waste streams for recycling and recovery.
The facility is intended to ensure the environmentally sound handling of these sensitive types of waste, which until now have often been discarded carelessly in the environment or thrown out with household rubbish.
The plant is expected to take in an estimated 5,000 tonnes a year of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), covering large and small appliances, screens and televisions, fridges, air conditioners and solar panels. It is also expected to receive an estimated 90 tonnes of batteries, 50 tonnes of toner and ink, 35 tonnes of fluorescent lamps, 15 tonnes of expired household medicines and substances, 14 tonnes of ferrous metals, 10 tonnes of plastics and 40 tonnes of other or mixed materials a year. Paper and cardboard are put at five tonnes a year.
The application to change the use of the premises was submitted by Flanxo Holdings Ltd, with WEEE Cyprus Ltd as the main operator, through the planning authority of the Nicosia District Local Government Organisation (DLGO), according to a reasoned conclusion by the Department of Environment dated 20 October 2026.
The Environmental Authority found that the plant’s environmental impact would not be significant and could be fully addressed through specific conditions. These include sealing the floors completely with an impermeable concrete surface, installing grease traps, sumps and sealed tanks to collect any leaks or contaminated rainwater, and strictly limiting noise and dust.
Particular emphasis was placed on safety and fire protection. Before a building permit is issued, the operator must submit to the Department of Environment and the Fire Service a risk assessment for a worst-case fire scenario, as well as an active fire protection study. Strict maximum heights for stockpiles and minimum safety distances for stored materials have also been set.
Waste arriving at the facility will undergo strict document checks and visual inspection, and will then be weighed, sorted by hand, dismantled and temporarily stored. The plant will stand on a 6,509-square-metre plot in Dali’s Category A Industrial Zone (Vg2). Construction work will be limited to adding a covered sorting area, outdoor storage areas and a weighbridge.
