Rhodes, the largest and most populous island in the region and one of the most important tourist destinations in Europe, is natural to accept great environmental pressures, which require immediate and effective treatment by the central administration and local government, but also brave funding. During the previous programming period, a large-scale effort has begun for the environmental upgrading of the island, including the rehabilitation of three Uncontrolled Waste Disposal Sites (Afandou, Archangelos and Kamiros) and the extension of the Sanitary Landfill Site covering the northern part of Rhodes. At the same time, two more important projects were launched: the construction of the Recyclable Materials Collection Center (KDΑΥ) and the new landfill in South Rhodes, recently completed and put into operation.
(Source: Journal of South Aegean Region's Managing Authority "Communication", issue 31 / August 2018, pp. 6-7).