What is Tiganokinisi?

Tiganokinisi is an educational and environmental programme for the collection of Used Cooking Oil (UCO), successfully implemented in more than 500 schools across Cyprus. Through this initiative, we turn a highly polluting waste product into a valuable resource. The collected UCO is processed into biodiesel, and the funds generated from it are reinvested in schools. These resources help improve school infrastructure, support environmental education, and implement sustainability projects that benefit students and their communities. Above all, we want children to understand that waste is not just waste—waste has value!

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Tiganokinisi in numbers

2024-2025

SCHOOLS

536

participate in the programme

146

BUSINESSES

donated used cooking oil to the schools in their community

VISITS WITH THE CARAVAN

125

presenting experiments and raising environmental awareness

ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 2013

TONS

of domestic used cooking oil collected and converted into biodiesel

>1100

>700,000 €

are returned to schools and invested in

>1100

green infrastructure projects and initiatives to help schools become more sustainable

EVERY YEAR

>109,000

STUDENTS

participate in the programme each year, contributing to the sustainability of their school and country

Search for the schools participating in the programme and view Tiganokinisi on the map!

Discover the schools participating in the Tiganokinisi programme and track the amounts of used cooking oil they collect each school year. Learn more about their educational initiatives, their supporters, or find the nearest school on the Tiganokinisi map to drop off your used cooking oil!

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The first 10 schools of the current school year 2024 - 2025

Ranking based on the amount of collected used oil (kg):

1	ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ ΝΗΠΙΑΓΩΓΕΙΟ ΤΟΧΝΗΣ	162.69
2	ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΜΑΡΙΝΑΣ ΞΥΛΙΑΤΟΥ	68.35
3	ΕΝΙΑΙΟ ΟΛΟΗΜΕΡΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΕΛΕΝΔΡΙΟΥ	66.20
4	ΕΝΙΑΙΟ ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΛΑΙΧΩΡΙΟΥ	62.29
5	ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ ΝΗΠΙΑΓΩΓΕΙΟ ΟΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ-ΚΑΤΩ ΜΟΝΗΣ	45.00
6	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΨΗΜΟΛΟΦΟΥ	38.25
7	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΤΟΧΝΗΣ	33.03
8	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΕΝΤΑΚΩΜΟΥ	31.85
9	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΙΟΥ ΟΡΕΙΝΗΣ	28.39
10	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΜΙΤΣΕΡΟΥ	27.97

*kg/student

1	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΨΗΜΟΛΟΦΟΥ	6081
2	Γ΄ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΤΙΣΣΑΣ- ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΣ ΛΕΝΑΣ	3760
3	ΕΝΙΑΙΟ ΟΛΟΗΜΕΡΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΕΛΕΝΔΡΙΟΥ	3045
4	ΕΝΙΑΙΟ ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΛΑΙΧΩΡΙΟΥ	2990
5	ΚΟΛΕΓΙΟ ΤΕΡΡΑ ΣΑΝΤΑ- ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ	2613
6	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ (Κ.Α & Κ.Β)	2154
7	ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟ ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΤΡΙΜΙΘΙΑΣ	2139
8	PASCAL EDUCATION	2119
9	ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ ΝΗΠΙΑΓΩΓΕΙΟ ΤΟΧΝΗΣ	2115
10	ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΦΡΕΝΑΡΟΥ	1725

*kg

The champions of the 2024 - 2025 school year

Ranking based on the amount of used oil collected per student

ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΜΑΡΙΝΑΣ ΞΥΛΙΑΤΟΥ

ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟ ΝΗΠΙΑΓΩΓΕΙΟ ΤΟΧΝΗΣ

ΕΝΙΑΙΟ ΟΛΟΗΜΕΡΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΕΛΕΝΔΡΙΟΥ

68.35Kg/Student

162.69Kg/Student

66.20Kg/Student

What’s new

Through Tiganokinisi, the team from the AKTI Project and Research Centre visits schools, participates in festivals across cities and villages in Cyprus—and even beyond! Our programme has been showcased at international conferences, recognized as one of the most innovative practices in environmental education, and much more!

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