3rd Tiganokinisi Festival!

Schools, students, parents, local authorities and organisations came together on Saturday, 24 October 2026, to celebrate the schools and businesses that collected the largest quantities of used cooking oil during the 2025 – 2026 school year! 🌟

The Festival was organised by the Unit for Education for the Environment and Sustainable Development @eesd.cy (EESD) of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth @cymoesy (MoEC) in collaboration with AKTI Project and Research Centre.

🏅In the category "Largest quantity of used cooking oil per school," the following schools received awards:
🏆Psimolofou Primary School
Palaichori Regional Primary School - 4,160 kg
🏆 Stavrou Primary School (Sections A & B) - 2,622 kg

🏅 In the category “Largest quantity of used cooking oil collected per student”, the following schools received awards:
🏆 Tochni Public Kindergarten – 2,950 kg, with just 23 students!
🏆 Pelendri All-Day Primary School – 2,185 kg
🏆 Mitsero Primary School – 1,695 kg

🏅 In the category “Business Supporters”, the awards went to: @picnicc_ with a total of 4,722 kg of used cooking oil collected, @tochni.tavern with 2.950 kg and the Chrysanthis Restaurant with 2.390 kg

In the “Supporting Organisations / Local Authorities / Green Points” category, the awards went to @un.cyprus with 1,955 kg, Paphos – Mouttalos Green Point with 900 kg, and the Agia Marina Xyliatou Community Council with 650 kg.

Congratulations to everyone! Without your commitment and efforts, the Tiganokinisi programme would not be the same.