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"TILOS, Greece (AP) — When deciding where to test green tech, Greek
policymakers picked the remotest point on the map: tiny Tilos.
Providing electricity and basic services, and even access by ferry, are all a
challenge for this island of just 500 year-round inhabitants. Its most recent
problem has been dealing with plastic.
But authorities this week announced that more than 80% of Tilos’ trash is now
being recycled. A landfill where untreated garbage was once buried in a
hillside has been permanently closed.
The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019,
using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that
maintain an uninterrupted supply.
S-shaped and slightly larger than Manhattan, Tilos is a far-flung member of an
island chain in the southeast Aegean Sea, where most beaches are empty, goats
roam next to centuries-old churches and the sawtooth mountains smell of wild
oregano. Self reliance is a necessity here and a source of pride.
So is embracing technology.
At the main port, electric vehicles hum past tourists, transporting goods.
Solar panels power bus stop information boards and a ramp that gives people
with disabilities access to the sea."
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