An employee of Tilos island municipality works at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
A resident carries a bag of recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
Employees of Tilos island municipality collect recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
Employees of Tilos island municipality collect recycled waste on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
Maria Kamma Aliferi, mayor of Tilos island, charges an electric car on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
Employees of Tilos island municipality sort recycled waste at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
An employee works by the batteries of the energy storage system on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
An employee of Tilos island municipality holds medicine packages to be processed at the recycling center of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
An employee works by the batteries of the energy storage system on the island of Tilos, Greece, May 9, 2022. Tilos, a small island at the southeastern Aegean with over 500 residents, is the first island in Greece to rely entirely on renewable energy to meet its energy needs. After being self-sufficient in energy through wind and solar power, the island, with about 80 percent of its waste now recycled, also aims to become a "zero waste" island. (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)
