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ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
"ALLIANCE FOR GREECE" DESIGNS AND PROMOTES INTEGRATED RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND PRIVATE ENDITIES

With this initiative and through the support, volunteering and cooperation of private and public sector, we have achieved the following important goals:

  • Protect the environment through recycling.
  • Support NPO (Non-Profit Organizations) promote social benefit.
  • Creation of new jobs.
  • Fulfillment of the legal obligation, for public sector, arising from the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 12 of Law 4496/2017, according to which: "Public Services, the legal entities under public law, public enterprises and organizations, as well as local authorities, are obliged to ensure the separate collection of the individual packaging materials ...".

This initiative is addressed to all employees in both private and public sector. All those employed in the facilities and offices of Ministries, Organizations, businesses etc. who have joined our recycling programs take part in the achievement of a very important and multifaceted purpose relevant to:

Environment - Society - Supply – Employment

Integrated recycling programs are aimed at people of different social and academic backgrounds. These are thousands of employees in the Public and Private Sector, people who work at:

  • Ministry of Citizen Protection
    • Hellenic Police
    • General Secretariat of Anti-Criminal Policy / Korydallos’ Prison
  • Ministry of Culture & Sports
  • Ministry of Development and Investments
  • Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
  • Ministry of Justice:
    • Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office
    • Courts
    • Athens Appeals Prosecutor's Office
    • Piraeus Court of Appeal (Courts)
    • Piraeus Maritime Court
    • Juvenile Probation Service and Social Assistance Piraeus
  • The Office (of Prime Minister)
  • Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization (OPEKA)
  • NATIONAL ENERGY
  • MOTODYNAMICS
  • Everest Group
  • New Democracy Offices
  • KARENTA
  • ALLIANCE FOR GREECE

 

The initiative has been implemented for 5 years and will continue in the future.

ALLIANCE FOR GREECE implements programs regarding Culture, Tourism, Sports, Environment and Volunteering. We are proceeding with synergies between our companies/members but also with the private and public sector to achieve the following goals:

  • Reinforcement of the state's effort for enhancing the country's exposure.
  • Awareness of public opinion and especially of the business world for the need to promote programs that will contribute to the development of our country's productive resources and the quality upgrade of the services provided.
  • Maximization of the social benefit, through the awareness of the Greek society.
  • Promotion of Greece with the cooperation of major productive entities, especially in the fields of volunteerism, tourism, the environment, culture and sports, as well as the support of any activity that promotes the above sectors, in order to achieve the best possible result, with the lowest possible expense.
  • Promote research to identify means in order to improve the quality of the Greek product.

Based on the above and knowing the countless benefits of recycling, ALLIANCE FOR GREECE designed an initiative to protect the environment and promote environmental education through synergies between companies and organizations in private and public sector.

We contacted both public and private sector to establish synergies and we were able to promote integrated recycling programs to as many as possible. After 4 years we managed to get the following organizations and businesses to join the rewarding recycling and circular economy programs:

  • Ministry of Citizen Protection 
    • Hellenic Police
    • General Secretariat of Anti-Criminal Policy / Korydallos’ Prison
  • Ministry of Culture & Sports
  • Ministry of Development and Investments
  • Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
  • Ministry of Justice:
    • Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office
    • Courts
    • Athens Appeals Prosecutor's Office
    • Piraeus Court of Appeal (Courts)
    • Piraeus Maritime Court
    • Juvenile Probation Service and Social Assistance Piraeus
  • The Office (of Prime Minister)
  • Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization (OPEKA)
  • NATIONAL ENERGY
  • MOTODYNAMICS
  • Everest Group
  • New Democracy Offices
  • KARENTA
  • ALLIANCE FOR GREECE

It is an innovation because at the same time it serves different purposes achieved through the cooperation of many different companies and organizations in both private and public sector:

  • Employees from different industries, companies, agencies "collaborate", without working together, and contribute to the protection of the environment.
  • At the same time, this initiative contributes to support different public benefit organizations. For each package that is recycled, the compensatory price is €0.03 cents and supports a charity chosen by each service that takes part in the program.
  • The public sector also fulfills its legal obligation arising from the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 12 of Law 4496/2017, according to which: "Public Services, legal entities under public law, public enterprises and organizations, as well as OTAs, are obliged to ensure the separate collection of the individual packaging materials ...".

 

For the implementation of this action, depending the recyclable materials, we cooperate with two companies, “REWARDING PACKAGING RECYCLING” and POLYGREEN.

  1. The National Collective System " REWARDING PACKAGING RECYCLING " is a non-profit organization that has been approved by the Greek State.
  2. Polygreen Group is the only industry of integrated waste management and utilization in Greece.

Six volunteers from our members/companies along with employees of ALLIANCE FOR GREECE worked for the planning and implementation of this initiative.

This initiative is mainly applied in the area of ​​the prefecture of Attica. However, it has been extended throughout Greece with the engagement of police departments.

We started our first integrated program of Rewarding Recycling as a pilot in 14 Services of Greek Police, in Athens and Thessaloniki. Today it has been extended to other Services throughout Greece. Subsequently, we included in the program Ministries, Public Organizations and Private Companies such as:

  • Ministry of Citizen Protection
    • Hellenic Police
    • General Secretariat of Anti-Criminal Policy / Korydallos’ Prison
  • Ministry of Culture & Sports
  • Ministry of Development and Investments
  • Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
  • Ministry of Justice:
    • Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office
    • Courts
    • Athens Appeals Prosecutor's Office
    • Piraeus Court of Appeal (Courts)
    • Piraeus Maritime Court
    • Juvenile Probation Service and Social Assistance Piraeus
  • The Office (of Prime Minister)
  • Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization (OPEKA)
  • NATIONAL ENERGY
  • MOTODYNAMICS
  • Everest Group
  • New Democracy Offices
  • KARENTA
  • ALLIANCE FOR GREECE

Results in numbers:

  • More than 8,500,000 packages have been recycled
  • 20 new green jobs were created (directly and indirectly). A typical example is the social cooperative enterprise (Coun.S.Ep.) "New Horizons ", which has undertaken the collection and transport for recycling packages. It is an organization of solidarity and social economy, which implements an action plan for those who have been released from prison to join the labor market.
  • Many charities have received financial support from the compensatory fee, such as:
    • "Agios Polykarpos" Child Protection Charity
    • “Lighthouse of the Blind of Greece”, a N.P.I.D. Specially Recognized Association
    • "Return" charity organization.
    • "Together for Children", an organization for abused children.
    • "Friends of the Poor Fund" of Korydallos Reservation Store / Prison
    • Orphan Children Assistance Account of the Personnel of Greek Police and Fire Brigade, Civilian Personnel, Border-Guards and Special-Guards.
  • Over 1/4 million € have been given to charitable institutions, accounts for vulnerable social groups, etc.

In the new network world strategic alliances are more than just an alternative. They are a necessity. The cooperation between businesses and organizations is mainly an area of productive frames. Through synergies, goals are implemented that concerns the common benefit of all. ALLIANCE FOR GREECE through this initiative has won exactly what it represents. The promotion of "Good Greece". By “Good Greece” we mean that through joint contribution we can achieve many important accomplishments for people, society and environment.