Cyprus and industry spends EUR 62 mln on environment

Industry spent EUR 62.1 mln on environmental protection in 2010 according to the Statistical Service.
This amount is equivalent to 0.36% of GDP and is not far off the EU average of 0.43%.
Ironically less was spent in recovery year of 2010 than in the recessionary year of 2009.
In 2009 the amount spent by industry on environmental protection was EUR 67.8 mln.
The highest expenditure was by manufacturing, with expenditure of €57.7 mln; mining and quarrying spent EUR 2.9 mln and electricity and water supply spent EUR 1.5 mln.
In the manufacturing sector, non-metallic mineral products accounted for EUR 34.0 mln, food products for EUR 11.8 mln, beverages for EUR 2.9 mln and wood and wood products for EUR 2.4 mln.
The Statistical Service said that expenditure mainly related to the monitoring, treatment and disposal of waste (EUR 13.5 mln), the treatment of waste water (EUR 8.8 mln), the reduction of air emissions (EUR 6.6 mln), the abatement of noise and vibrations (EUR 1.1 mln).
Other expenditure, such as the protection of soil and ground water and the protection of natural resources and biodiversity, amounted to EUR 32.1 mln.