CSR Coups de Coeur Awards - Environment

Cyprus

Cyprus Post: Tiganokinisi

ACTIONS

“Tiganokinisi” comes from the word “Tigani”, which is the Greek word for “frying pan”. It concerns the recycling of used cooking oil from households and its transformation into “fuel”.

Actions are very simple:

• In a plastic or glass container or bottle, collect the oil used and left over from frying, or from cooking in the oven, or the oil from salads and from cans.
• The postal employee takes the container with the oil to the post office on the days each post office has determined for the collection.
• He pours the oil into the barrel that has been specifically installed for this purpose.
• When the barrel is full, the post office recycling team sells it to a specialised company which processes and turns it into “biodiesel”, which is a far more environmentally friendly fuel.

This initiative enables to understand the importance of taking everyday measures that help reduce one’s carbon footprint on the environment. It illustrates how every individual’s actions can make a difference.

RESULTS and IMPACT

“Tiganokinisi” generates income for schools: the oil buyer gives money to schools, which develops innovative actions on environment protection.

The project also raises environmental awareness for postal employees