What is the FODSA?

The Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Entities (FODSA) of the Peloponnese Region was established by the 2555/28-05-2012 (Government Gazette 1810B΄/08-06-2012) Decision of the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece, and Ionian Islands under Articles 13 and 17 of Law 4071/2012.

It has operated since 2014 pursuant to the 45556/4607/02-10-2013 (Government Gazette 2565Β΄/11-10-2013) decision of the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administrative of the Peloponnese, Western Greece, and Ionia Islands regarding merging of the seven (7) solid waste management entities in the Peloponnese Region to form the Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies (FODSA) of the Peloponnese Region aw a Public Law Legal Entity of the Peloponnese Region.

It is governed by a 53-meber Board of Directors which is composed of representatives of all municipalities of the Peloponnese Region according to Article 246 of N. 3463/2006 (Code of Municipalities and Communities) which elects the Entity and 7-member Executive Committee.

Purpose of the FODSA

The purpose of the Regional Association of the Peloponnese Region is integrated management of solid waste, in accordance with the Regional Wase Management Plan (Waste Management Plan)? inparticular, to identify and implement the objectives and actions for temporary storage, transshipment, sea transport of MSW, processing, recovery and disposal of solid waste of the territorial jurisdiction in accordance with the joint Ministerial Decision 257/2009 (A΄83).

Specifically, planning the solid waste management projects preparation and monitoring of the implementation of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (PESDA) of the Peloponnese Region, while solid waste management concerns temporary storage, transshipment, treatment, recovery, and disposal of solid waste in the allocated region.